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Celebrating 30 Summers Days with Staples Canada

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Note: The following giveaway is open to Canadians only.

At the beginning of June, I accepted the #30SummerDays photo challenge, sponsored by @StaplesCanada.

For the last month, I’ve posted themed photos that showcase my love for the season. And while y’all may have looked at my Instagram stream, thinking, “cute pictures!” – I actually have a little secret: I took them all with a handy little camera from Staples Canada!

30SummerDays4Staples Canada is the place to find Wifi-enabled cameras from Canon and Nikon, which allow you to upload your pictures and movies on-the-go. A social sharer’s dream! And, they just happen to have the BEST prices on some of the hottest cameras – like the Nikon COOLPIX S9600 Digital Camera, which features built-in Wi-Fi for instant photo sharing and remote camera control with a compatible smartphone or tablet.

30SummerDays3The 30 days flew by! I mean – newsflash – it’s the first of July today! And, if there’s one thing I learned from the photo challenge, it’s the importance of documenting life’s moments (big and small). Now would be the perfect time to pick up a Wifi-enabled camera from Staples Canada, to start cataloging your own memories. 

30SummerDays2Well, I’ve got great news for you – one lucky reader will win a Nikon COOLPIX S9600 Digital Camera, valued at $299.95, courtesy of Staples Canada! The Nikon COOLPIX S9600 features a 16.0 Megapixel CMOS image sensor, 22x Optical Zoom, NIKKOR Glass Lens and Up to 4x Digital Zoom; a 3.0″ (approx. 460k-dot) TFT-LCD monitor with anti-reflection coating and 5-level brightness adjustment.

30SummerDays5The camera features 18 Scene Modes and a Scene Auto Selector for effortless photos and videos, and you can easily apply creative image effects like Glamour Retouch, Quick Retouch, Red Eye Correction, Skin Softening – so, there’s no need for additional photo or video-editing software. Did I mention that it’s just one of thirteen Wifi-enabled cameras available at Staples Canada?

30SummerDays1To enter, simply fill the form below with your qualifying entries. Good luck everyone! And now, armed with a newfound appreciation for finding the season’s happiest moments – and the tools (and camera) to make social sharing easier – I’m off to play shutterbug! Enjoy the summer, friends.

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    • Chandra Christine O'Connor

      you have to answer the question she asks on what you would take the first picture of or your entries are void as much as I want to win it I dont want you to miss out

  14. Darlene Schuller

    I’d take a pic of the box it came in and post it on twitter & your page & MINE!!

  15. Mary

    My 3 month old would get the first capture if I won!!! Thanks, got my fingers crossed :)

  17. Michelle

    my first picture would be of my holland lop bunny Peach because he is turning 2yrs old this month :)

  18. stacey dempsey

    The first picture I would take is of my daughter who just graduated and is moving on to college and time and pictures of her right now are precious

  20. stephen gordon

    I would take a picture of my stunning lovely wife. Thanks for the chance.
    Cheers

  22. Stacy Lynn Scott

    A family picture with all 10 of my children =) <3 =) Thank you for the chance =) Incredible Giveaway =)

  23. Soozle

    Unless the rain lets up, the first photo I will be taking is of the lake we are currently calling a city! eeep!

  31. Viv Sluys

    Probably pictures of kids would be first and then I would try it out on some scenery shots, like of the gorgeous mountains I see from my deck.

  39. Crystal Englot

    The first picture I would take would very likely be a photo of my very photogenic son!

  52. Michelle K

    Another Michelle :) I would take pictures of my nine year old daughter and husband and our two bunnies Hazel and Hanna Holland lop and mini rex

  66. Rajbinder Kaur

    I’d take a picture of my gorgeous nephews! They have the best smiles! Cheers )

  72. Flora M

    My grandchildren !! Hopefully they will all sit together without fighting for a few seconds LOL

  73. Wayne Lecoy

    I am entering your giveaway.
    It would be awesome to win a Nikon COOLPIX S9600 Digital Camera.
    In response to your question of
    If you win this awesome camera, what is the first picture you’ll take?
    I would take a picture of my cat in my flower garden.
    Thank you for having this great giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  81. Teressa Bignell

    First picture I would take is the look on my Mom’s face as she opened the box. She doesn’t have a cell phone & her last camera was a 110. I’d love for her to be able to take her own photos again & have a chance to develope them where it wont cost her $30+ for a roll of film.

  85. Wanda Tracey

    If I win this Nikon camera my first picture(s) that I take will be of my newborn grandson.He is due the first week in August and I want to win this so I can show him off….and show off the new camera at the same time of course.

  114. Leslie W-H

    First picture would be our first attempt to put up our first tent together for our first family camping trip. I’m sure it will be memorable!

  115. Angie In My 30s

    I’d actually give this to my son who is dying for a camera – and i have a suspicion his first picture would be him and his little bro making a crazy face lol

  116. Angi

    I would love to have the chance to take photos with a quality camera. I haven’t been able to afford something fun (full time student & full time job) so this would be a treat.

  135. SUMMER PLEWES

    FIRST! Let me take a selfie! ;)

    Probably my son. I just want a million pics of him !

  143. Eva Mitton-Urban

    When the weather permits and the sun is beaming down on us relentlessly – SUPERSOAKER battles occur in our backyard. The first picture I plan to snap would be the Victory/Defeat smiles on my husband and son’s face of who reigns as The King Of Our Hill !

    Eva Mitton-Urban

  144. Janie N

    Oh Lena :) I have never taken a “selfie” If I win this camera I promise to take my first selfie

  145. Sean M

    Probably something lame like the couch or a chair. Got to learn how to use the camera somehow

  148. jen s.

    I’d take a picture of my best friend, holding her adorable son, on her upcoming birthday.

  156. Erin McGrath

    It would be my daughter if she will stay still long enough. Most of her pics are just a blur lol.

  158. Ivan Plumridge

    I’d take either a sunrise OR sunset from our balcony – always beautiful!!!

  166. Kimberley Graham

    The first picture I would take would be of my new niece… She has the most beautiful blue eyes : )

  185. Nena Sinclair

    I would take a pic of my two grandchildren before anything else! I haven`t had a decent camera to take any good pics for awhile now!

  188. Bailey Dexter

    If I won the awesome camera I would love the first picture to be of my soon to be first grandbaby!

  199. Terri O'Donnell

    The first picture I would take (well more like the first hundred pictures) would be of my son :)

  200. Anne

    I would take pictures of my upcoming trip to Calgary & upcoming concerts. I currently dont own a camera except for the one on my cellphone because it got destroyed by a wave while i was picking seashells by the shore! Lol

  205. Alayne Langford

    The very first picture I would take would be of the newest addition to our family, beautiful Adalynn, one month old!

  211. Erin W

    I’ll be taking pictures of the adventures that my daughter and I will be having this summer.

  212. Jacqueline Sampson

    I will take a picture of our adopted child that we have coming in the fall :) I know it will be hard but I will wait to take it out of the box until that moment happens!!

  215. DH

    my sons! they’re always up for posing for selfies… shouldn’t be hard to get them in a pic or two.

  216. Cathy C

    I would take a picture of packing for a road trip Not sure to where but we got to do a road trip it is a summer tradition

  224. Karen C. Hill

    First pic would most certainly be of my little boy…as would most of the pics after that ;) Can’t turn down an adorable face that likes to pose

  235. Julia H

    Hmmm…I think the first pic I’d take would probably be a landscape photo of our beautiful river!

  242. Laura Ritchie

    -If I won the camera the first picture that I would take would be of my family enjoying a sunset at the cottage.

  251. Karen M

    I would take a nature photo of my backyard wildlife as I’d LOVE to try out the 22x optical zoom!

  257. Lisa A.

    First pictures I’d take would be of my kiddos, and lately with this fantastic weather- probably at the beach. :) Thanks for the chance.

  264. Jane Reid Gray

    My dogs they love being super models and they are far more patient and willing than my humans !

  266. Jen Conlin

    My Family! Never enough Pictures. We could definitely use a quality new Camera. Thanks for the chance.

    • Stephanie S.

      And it would be awesome to have camera for the fresh start of opening up my licensed daycare

  283. Catherine O'Reilly Porter

    what ever is right in front of me at the time… Basically life, the little moments to the big ones are all worth capturing

  285. Rena Bourre

    I will take a picture of my beautiful daughter or get my husband to take a picture of me and my son when he is born soon.

  289. Hibbat

    If I win, the first picture I will take is of my family in front of the beautiful Royal Caribbean ship that I will be cruising on for the first time ever! Things on the list that we need to get is a camera! So this would be awesome to win, plus save us some cash!

  290. Christine

    The first photo I would take would be of my parents and all their grandchildren. The next would be of cheesecake! LOL

  292. Lyn

    The first picture I would take is of my husband I on our anniversary vacation in August celebrating 12 years together and 3 years happily married!

  295. Chantal A

    I love making memories with my kids and I certainly love taking pictures to perserve those memories