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Digital Cameras – Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH Digital Camera Review, Information, Specifications

I got a call this morning notifying that I’ve just won a Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital Camera. Apparentlly I entered a Ultra-Sheen Back-To-School Contest (Sheen is a character from Jimmy Neutron on Nickelodeon) a while back.

Looking the camera up on WalMart.com, it retails for around $300. About $100 more than the Kodak z700 we’re about to purchase.

I enter so many contests, I can’t keep track of them all. But I always say…”You can’t win if you don’t play!”.

So this puts me in a pickle…

1. I didn’t plan on winning this camera – who could?
2. I’ve already purchased a battery charger and batteries (about $50 total) thinking that I’ll need them for my Kodak. The Canon takes a LiOn battery. The only up-side to this is that I can use the AA’s and AAA’s for my wireless Xbox controllers and other misc. items around the house
3. I have no clue as to when I’ll get the camera. I was hoping to have one by Christmas but talking with the prize company, it’s an unknown.
4. The Kodak was going to be purchased with Tracy’s 20% off discount at Wal-Mart that we only have 1 week to use or loose it…now we need to find a replacement item to buy

So much to think about and not a lot of time to do it in.

I can guarauntee

• a widescreen HDTV is out – the money’s just not there…no matter how much credit I have laying around.
• an Xbox 360 would be dumb to buy since I should be getting free one shortly

So I’m not sure. Tracy an I will have to put our heads together and figure it out.

Which reminds me, I’ll need to post what I want for Christmas. Stay tuned.

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