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Reader's Tip for Avoiding a Lost Camera

Share Your Story: Camera Lost and Found

From Tony K

Did You Find a Camera? Or Did You Lose a Camera?

Neither -- just a useful tip to help if you do lose a camera

Describe the Camera, Such as Brand/Model/Color.

Most cameras come with a small amount on on-board memory, so I take a picture of a piece of card with my zip code and door number & name on it.

I store this in the on-board memory and protect it, so it does not accidentally become deleted.

When Approximately Was the Camera Found / Lost?

I hope this tip might help some others to be reunited with their cameras

Where Exactly Was the Camera Found / Lost?

That way if the camera is ever lost, when checked out by someone, it should be fairly easy to reunite it with me.

Sorry for entering my comment this way, but I cannot find a better page to enter them on.

Lessons Learned

  • As you can just keep your norrmal pictures on the removeable memory and just the special "finder's advice" picture on the internal memory.

Kyle Schurman, Digital Cameras Guide, says:

Thanks for the tip!

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