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| Thread ID: 93483 | 2008-09-18 14:07:00 | Buying digital cameras in the USA | thanrah (14191) | PC World Chat |
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| 706124 | 2008-09-18 14:07:00 | Hi, Are there any compatability issues or other downsides with buying a camera from the US and using it in NZ? The specific camera is a Nikon DSLR (D90) fitted with the kit lens (18-105mm VR). Just wondering about the battery, charger, DC input, HDMI, AV, USB, etc... even the software supplied - are these all workeable in NZ? Thanks! |
thanrah (14191) | ||
| 706125 | 2008-09-18 14:27:00 | Any software will be incompatible with NZ computers. | roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 706126 | 2008-09-18 17:56:00 | The charger may require an intermediate transformer in order to provide the correct voltage. Something at the back of my head tells me that HDMI standards may vary between regions. Cheers and welcome :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 706127 | 2008-09-18 19:20:00 | You will need a transformer since USA power is only 110 volts and ours is 240 volts. Also if software is a problem use a card reader and just import the pictures. I don't use any of the software that came with my cameras never have as I have free stuff that is better. The only one I don't know about is hdmi but then do cameras use it? | gary67 (56) | ||
| 706128 | 2008-09-18 20:40:00 | You won't need a transformer because the Nikon battery charger does 110 - 240 volts but you will need a new cord between the charger and the wall plate. The warranty may only apply in the USA. The D90 with that lens is around NZ$2400 here. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 706129 | 2008-09-18 23:11:00 | You won't need a transformer because the Nikon battery charger does 110 - 240 volts but you will need a new cord between the charger and the wall plate. The warranty may only apply in the USA. The D90 with that lens is around NZ$2400 here. Quite right,my brother who just purchased the D80 in NY says that the switch from 110 to 240 is auto. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 706130 | 2008-09-19 00:42:00 | You may get more goodies bundled with your camera buying in the US of A. I have experienced that with Olympus - you read the reviews on USA sites and it says the camera comes with X, Y & Z, then rock on down to your local Kiwi store and find it comes with precisely nought. The Olympus importer in NZ is a real cheapskate and doesn't import bundles that include things like a remote. Trying to keep his costs down and his profits up. I guess you may have found this out, but the same camera in the US will often have a different name or model number from the identical camera here? It can make it a little trickier finding what you want. Check out the review sites and that will usually tell you. I doubt the warranty is transferable in all cases, but I stand to be corrected. It may differ from brand to brand. |
John H (8) | ||
| 706131 | 2008-09-19 00:49:00 | The Olympus importer in NZ is a real cheapskate and doesn't import bundles that include things like a remote. Trying to keep his costs down and his profits up. Do the NZ agents have any say in it. I thought Olympus Australia decided that sort of stuff. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 706132 | 2008-09-19 01:59:00 | Do the NZ agents have any say in it. I thought Olympus Australia decided that sort of stuff. I was repeating what I was told in the shop where I bought the camera Paul. I assumed they knew what they were talking about. |
John H (8) | ||
| 706133 | 2008-09-19 07:08:00 | Any software will be incompatible with NZ computers. Bollocks. :) The only possible difference would be TV standards, and I imagine the software would have international settings (no point in writing software for a internationally available camera, and limiting the software to just one market). |
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