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I recommend checking for visible corrosion and look into a replacement battery, if thats not the issue then it could be due to aged electronics internally which probably wouldn't be an easy fix.

I don't personally have experience with using VHS cameras so I unfortunately can't recommend any. The DSi camera does have a fairly unique aged look, but it's still digital and will look different from analog tapes. I think VHS would be higher quality with more options, DSi is more just for fun.

On the camera there's a playback button, but to see on a computer If you don't have a memory card or card reader, you'll need the usb cable. There isn't much internal memory though so without a memory card photos won't actually be saved.

It takes either 1 CR-V3 battery, or 2x AA batteries. I found cheap batteries wouldn't work for very long if at all though.

No as far as I know they're different with slightly different optical design, though I could be wrong.

With my PC I can use a usb cable to drag and drop photos, but usually I just use a card reader to transfer. I'm not sure if there would be any camera issue that would cause files to not transfer.

Keep in mind just because things aren't recorded doesn't mean they aren't done, was just a fun video I enjoyed making, if you'd like a tutorial there's plenty more on other channels!

@@freeshrimp I wasn't saying it in a bad way. I was saying there was a lot more you could of done. Such as replace the caps, use some BW-100 on the main board. Clean the pins. The outside of the case should of been put into hot soapy water and let soak then washing with a soft Brisiel brush. I used to restore old consoles so was giving some advice. You did a good job.

Thank you! I do plan on doing all that eventually and lots of IPA cleaning was done off camera. For now it was just so it looked good in the collection, and full restoration will be done when it inevitably gets modded in the future!

@@freeshrimp Looking forward to the video then. Sorry if I came off rude.

and what converter you used to upload the images/videos

I apologize, I dont actually have a link. I was lucky and the camera was given to me with 2 of them. Luckily it also had the usb cable too so I just dragged the files off directly to my PC.

A new cord could work, but the power supply in the console may be dead and need a replacement.

I second this, probably an issue on the power board

I wish I could compare but my mavica is broken lol.

Thanks! I find it neat how different the variations of one console can be on the inside. I didn't bother even changing the CMOS in this one yet since its mostly for display

To a crackhead maybe.

Even my little 5 gallon looks empty most of the time, they love spending most of their time in the dense vegetation in my experience so far!

I believe I've played face pilot but forgot about it lol. Thanks for the great info!

That sure sounds like a completely flat battery to me based on my experience with electronics repair. I use a generic phone charger with mine and it works fine, I'm sure a replacement battery would solve your issue!

While the Fuji can focus super close, a phone with lens will get you more magnification in my experience. Most phones have macro modes built in that are just as good, the Fuji is better for other genres of photography in my opinion. Hope this helps!

@@freeshrimp With my phone's built-in macro mode I have to get within 3cm to focus on a subject. So this is not good when I wan to take pics of skittish insects. Can I use Fuji's 40x zoom to take macro photos of subjects from 30-40cm?

Fuji would be much better than a phone in that case. I did some quick measurements in macro mode to try and help, super macro mode is limited to 1x zoom and too close for insects. Closest I could focus at 40x zoom was 230cm away capturing 10cm across the frame. Around 5x zoom would give a decent working distance for most insects I think.

@@freeshrimp Thank you I'll give it a try. Can I use Screw-on filters on this camera? Is there a screwing part at the end of the lens? Maybe I can put a +10 close-up filter and maintain focusing while zooming more than 5x.

Unfortunately no, I thought that too, but there's no filter threads. I'm sure it'd work though if you used a bit of tape or something to keep it in place

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoy the content!

Thank you!

Because I am a robot still trying to learn how to properly sound like a convincing human

Kinda both. I'm using a warm color LED bulbs which makes it more yellow, but the driftwood and almond leaf I added will leak tannins staining the water more too. It's not quite as yellow in person as it looks in the video.

Thank you!

Thanks for the tip! My little guys also get frozen foods like brine shrimp and mini blood worms to keep their diet varied throughout the week, and live baby brine shrimps when I can get them too.

If they are still really young, they should get more color with time given water parameters are good. They show more color in larger groups too. I'd suggest try feeding live baby brine shrimp if you haven't yet, mine absolutely love it!

Nice find! I can't compare sharpness with newer lenses yet, but I shoot mine stopped down to f8 most of the time and am actually still quite impressed with the sharpness of some of my bird photos, I even started using a vintage 2x teleconverter with mine, though that does also magnify the chromatic aberrations.

Thanks! Quite proud of how this one turned out even if not the most exciting camera haha

Bridge cameras have built in super zoom lenses that can't be removed. Meant to be a bridge or stepping stone between small point and shoot cameras and larger interchangeable lens cameras. Hope this helps!

That's unfortunate it's broke, I've got my fair share of those projects too lol. I used to use flipnote so much on my dsi xl! So nostalgic haha

@@freeshrimp Flipnote DSI brought me so much joy back in the day. I cherish those memories. I still draw in Flipnote but with Flipnote Studio 3D and that’s been hella fun

Good luck! I still use this lens all the time and still surprised at some of the photos I get out of it being older and ~$100

@@freeshrimp I picked mine up for about 40€, hoping it works as advertised xD

Nice! Good luck with the photos!

Adapting lenses is still my main use for it, using Minolta mount 400mm with vintage teleconverters almost every day!

I used a PC with a card reader to transfer files from the SD card in the DS. You can get card readers that work with phones as well if you don't have a computer, but I'm not sure if there is any other way

I can work on that! Though I'm a bit slow haha. Any info in particular you'd like me to add?

@@freeshrimp I'd appreciate it. Is it possible to adjust the video mode somehow or it's automatic? There is little information on the web. Need a review from a professional.

If I had the space for a large enough tank to house like 15+ clown loaches I totally would! Sadly I'll probably rehome him soon since I don't have space or money for a larger tank than this at this time

Definitely worth the effort!

Thanks for the tip! One of the first things I did. Luckily there was a new sealed bag of food too.

fish.

Its huge for fishing here, gaspereaux school through in the fall for spawning, ice fishing for the winter, and tons of other fish all summer. Its called Grand Lake, in NB Canada. Full of so much life, including massive leeches.

I honestly didn't think to check that before, but no you can't. There is a digital zoom, but the optical zoom or focal length is locked while recording.

@@freeshrimp really!? lots of people have been telling me you can effectively zoom while recording

@@mike24kb I thought you could too, but I checked after reading your comment, there's 4x digital zoom, but the lens doesn't move.

Thank you, I try to make my videos the best I can, they really are fascinating to watch!

I don't know why I never thought to try those, I'll have to pick up some more now!

Congrats! New Otos can be really scrawny at first and be a problem, glad they're taking to food for you! Gouramis never cease to surprise me, small gouramis are great centrepiece fish and I love they're quirky personalities!

@@freeshrimp I lucked out with a friendly gourami. He likes the two female bettas in his tank and is a good boy with them😊 I do love the otos. They are more personable than I thought they’d be.

Mine like to go into the back from time to time, so there are weeks where it looks like I've got no otos, then other days all 7 school around. I've got honey Gourami in with mine currently, with a very protective father Gourami that doesn't bother otos at all

If I was actually trying to breed I 100% would, but this is just my community tank and not an actual attempt to get baby otos. Surprisingly the frogs didn't seem to be much of an issue, however I know they'd definitely snack on a fry if given the chance.

@@freeshrimpmaybe they became more of a target when they were old enough to swim around more? There is also a chance of fry getting sucked into the filter. IDK, but I hope people breed them in captivity more soon.

Not sure, it's like that all the way across Canada though. What're they called where you are?