ARTM2210 Intro to Web Design

Just another Intro to… site

Bi-weekly 1 (Laura Keefer)

I chose to go on Best Buy’s website to look at video cameras.  The search bar is in the top left of the navigation bar and if easy to see, right next to the company’s logo.   Below the search bar are four drop down menus, Products, Services, Shops & Deals and gifts.  By hovering over the Products menu, a list appears including TV & Home Theater, Audio & MP3, Mobile Phones, Cameras and Camcorders, and Movies & Music among others.   I hovered over the Cameras and Camcorders link and was given several more options including Digital Cameras, Digital SLR Cameras, Camcorders, Memory Cards and resources for people who need assistance with their cameras.

After clicking the Camcorders link, I’m redirected to a page that featured the camcorders on sale, along the left hand side is a column where I can choose what kind of camcorder I’d like to shop for, I choose the High-Definition Camcorders link and have 146 cameras shown to me on 10 pages.  From here, I can narrow the selection by brand, price and optical zoom.   I choose to look at the brand with the most available cameras, Sony.   The selection is lowered to 24 cameras, and from there I choose to narrow my price field from $250 to $499.99, leaving me seven cameras.   I choose the Sony HDR-PJ200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder, which costs $439.99.  I can either click the camera’s link or add it directly to my cart by clicking a large yellow price tag that is next to every link.  I add it directly to the cart and can choose to go to my cart and pay or to add their suggested accessories to my cart as well.

The Best Buy website is very easy to use and user friendly.  I liked that, at the check out feature, I was given the option to purchase additional memory cards and other accessories, including a carrying bag and tripod, for the camcorder.