Another camera dies
Our first digital still and video combo—Sony DCR-PC9E, which has been with us since February 2002—just died on us.
We’ve had some fond memories attached—like videos of our kids growing up; recordings of our trips within Malaysia; our visit to Singapore; family excursions; celebrations and festivities while in India, and others.
Among the forgettable episodes, this MiniDV unit was indirectly responsible for killing our old Presario notebook. The miserable died a slow death, burning in its own CPU’s heat under the assault of power-hungry video capture.
The DCR-PC9E is a complicated piece of equipment—one that demands respect. I mean I’ve been under the hoods of VCRs of my time; to host all that circuitry and stuff miniature-packed into a tiny volume of 38 cubic-inches is nothing short of being ingenious.
Damn you, Sony.