J&R is a well-known
retail store in New York City, located
on Park Row, across from New York City
Hall. J&R stands for Joe and Rachelle
Friedman, the founders, who established
the company in 1971. The heavily
trafficked store has expanded from
selling LPs to the current umbrella
encompassing J&R Music World and J&R
Computer World, selling everything from
VCRs to the latest electronic gadgets.
J&R on Park Row in Lower Manhattan
J&R also had a location at Columbia
University, which closed in 2003. J&R
has now opened a J&R Express at the
bottom level of Macy's Herald Square.
Online sales
With the main J&R location just a block
from the World Trade Center site, the
company lost millions of dollars of
electronic equipment due to the
September 11, 2001 attacks. But, the
company's growing online sales helped
sustain the company. J&R has an Amazon
Marketplace agreement with Amazon.com to
sell merchandise through that channel,
in addition to its own online store. A
customer has to pay return shipping fee
even when their product is defective. It
is also known that the customer service
of J&R often ignores complaints from
customers.
Summer fest
Since the summer of 2002, J&R has
sponsored an annual music festival in
City Hall Park, featuring R&B and other
performers. In June 2007, Summer fest
performers included Mario, Bobby
Valentino, Tank, Carl Thomas, Collie
Buddy, and Canadian Brass.
Video cameras
* Professional video cameras such as those used in television and movie production. These typically have multiple image sensors (one per color) to enhance resolution and color gamut. Professional video cameras usually do not have a built-in VCR or microphone.
* Camcorders used by amateurs. They generally include a microphone to record sound, and feature a small LCD to watch the video during taping and playback.
* Webcams are digital cameras attached to computers, used for video conferencing or other purposes. Webcams can capture full-motion video as well, and some models include microphones or zoom ability.
In addition, many still digital cameras have a "movie" mode, in which images are continuously acquired at a frame rate sufficient for video.
Still cameras
Canon Power Shot A95 with Compact Flash card loaded
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Canon Power Shot A95 with Compact Flash card loaded
