Videos: Select a photo to download & view the corresponding Mpeg video:

1.9 MB , 10 sec.

2.7 MB , 15 sec.

8.1 MB , 48 sec.

2.2 MB , 13 sec.

1.1.75 MB , 11 sec.

1.5 MB , 8 sec.

1.6 MB , 9 sec.

Note on the Video Clips: These are my first attempt to use video capture mode on my new (cheap) digital camera.  Thanks Justin for taking those of me trying to get a little air with Junko on the back.  For some reason the camera's video format is *.mov ,(apple); apparently other digital camera makers are using this also.  The quality is nice but the files are huge, recorded at 640x480 pixels and 30fps (frames per second), the higher video settings on the camera.  I converted the MOV video files from the camera to Mpeg format, which knocked the file size down to a tenth of the original.  The quality suffers, but it makes them a more reasonable size to download and view; at least for broadband users.  I wouldn't try to download these on a dial-up connection!

Camera: Panasonic DMC-LZ7, 7.2 mega pixels, 6 x optical zoom, accepts SD & SDHC memory cards, powered by two AA batteries, 2.5 inch LCD display.  The image stabilization works great in reducing jitter on long telephoto shots.  Video clip length is limited only by the capacity of the memory card.  Using a 4GB SDHC card, the display shows it will shoot about 23 minutes of video at the higher settings in movie mode, or in still photo mode over 2,400 photos with picture size at 3m, quality set at fine, producing photos at 2048 x 1536 pixels.  This is more than enough data for very nice prints, but two higher settings at 5m and 7m will capture much more data per photo.
MSRP $179, can be found on sale for $159.