Cell Phone Cinema

In past blogs I have tried to highlight what can be done with the relatively primitive digital camera on my cell phone. Recently, I have upgraded to a much more advanced cell phone, a Samsung s390g. It is still a Tracfone and its total cost was less than $35 so it is not very advanced by contemporary standards. Still, one can use it to place and receive calls; it has a very fine mp3 player along with a standard assortment of calendars, calculators, memo pads, and alarms; it has free web browsing via wifi; and most importantly from the point of view of this blog entry, its two megapixel camera is a big step up from the one on my previous phone. Sue says that it isn’t really a smartphone, but rather one with above average intelligence. I am now using it almost exclusively to record my progress in construction. The video here is my first use of the movie camera on the new phone:

Speaking of construction, I have just passed a number of milestones. The windows are all in so that the west wing is now completely enclosed. The wiring is finished. The mini-split heat pump is scheduled for delivery today. And crucially the ping pong table has been moved from the garage to it new home in the west wing.

Bedroom wall--Note the wiring

Two layers of 1/2" foam provide insulation

The fixed-pane windows

The area for the mini-kitchen with its window

The great room