[Shop-talk] insurance and inventories

[Peter Murray]

Modern cell phones can record for as long as they have storage. I have
three kids (9, 7, 4.75) and that's why I have a 256GB storage iPhone SE2! I
also have a couple of GoPro cameras, which take shockingly good video (and
have removable micro-SD card storage).

That said, if what you have is your mobile phone (or a tablet with a
camera), I would just do the video walkthrough (don't rush, and talk to the
camera to elaborate/explain what's being seen as if you're talking to your
insurance adjuster) and save it both locally (USB sticks are cheap and
durable) and in your preferred cloud provider.

I'll add that if you have VHS, 8mm and/or Beta video cassettes (or
LaserDiscs) you'd like converted to digital (or modern physical media), I
can do that.

-Peter

On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 10:21 AM john niolon <jniolon at att.net> wrote:

> Yea, Jim  I could use stills and a notebook to record details but it would
> be a lot of pictures and writing.. just thinking now I have over 70 drawers
> if
> tools in my shop alone and would require a good bit of detail of written
> detail where "a picture is worth...."   Plus I'm a bit lazy...video just
> seems easier to me
> and a copy to a thumb drive or two gives me the ability to store inventory
> offsite as well as at home...   Still researching though and looking for
> best ideas
>
> Now I'm looking at cheap video cameras and baffled at all the
> specifications and wondering what I need
>
> john
>
>
> *----- Original Message -----*
> *From:* Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org>
> *To:* shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* 7/18/2022 5:00:12 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Shop-talk] insurance and inventories
> ------------------------------
> Does it need to be video? Can't it be still pictures?
>
> jim
>
> On Jul 18, 2022, at 2:47 PM, john niolon <jniolon at att.net> wrote:
>
> Contacted by my home owners insurance co for renewal and thinking about
> the set amounts of coverage.  I remembered that I had made
> an inventory video of everything in the house and especially the
> shop/tools showing everything on every shelf and every drawer.  took awhile.
>
> I used a vhs video camera and transferred it to video cassette tape.  I
> realized today I have nothing to view this video on anymore
>
> I need to update the whole inventory as things have changed...  don't
> think my phone will do it and wondering what is the best device/media/etc to
> use...Technology has left me in the dust..
>
> suggestions for equipment and format are appreciated... admitting this is
> an old man on a limited budget and limited tech knowledge..  in other words
> KISS strategy..
>
> thanks
>
> john
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