Hi Mark! Sorry for delay in replying. Yes, the A50 is a great camera also - it does indeed plug directly into the TV if you so wish. My A5 has a video out, and comes with a cable to use with my TV. you can get full specs here : http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/a50_f.html - it has NTSC out. If you have a Powerbook 2400,then the only extra thing you'll want is a PC card adaptor so you can do mega fast file transfers. You can get these almost anywhere, but mine is a Lexar Media thing - www.digitalfilm.com ( a good source of stuff is http://www.d-store.com/, as is http://www.henrys.com - and you can get a Microtech adaptor here : http://www.d-store.com/d-store/microtech/qs-cfa.html ) - without this, you can still transfer, but will need to do so via serial port, which is a tad slow. As far as software goes, it will come bundled with TWAIN drivers and all the software you will need etc - but I transfer files directly and manually, and use the absolutely excellent iview multimedia program to manage all my imagery - http://www.iview-multimedia.com - it is soooo cheap, is shareware, better than any commercial thing I've seen, and I love it - as well as Graphic Converter for any conversion purposes. I managed to pick up a Canon CD-200 Digital Printer for $100, but I also use an Epson Stylus Color 740 printer, and that works great too. As far as hardware goes - just pick yourself up a good case to cart it around in, and that's about all you will need. The camera comes with a charger and lithium battery, and one is fine for me. I carry a spare standard (non-rechargeable) battery around with me just in case I run out of juice, but perhaps you want to pick up an extra rechargeable. you might want to get some more flash memory, but if you use the PC card method of exchanging imagery, it's almost no hassle to do so and you won't need to bother with a whole load of flash mem. Let me know if I can help further! -Gordon. ~ Gordon Cameron ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ~ Project Leader Animation, R&D, SOFTIMAGE Inc. ~ Editor, SIGGRAPH 'Computer Graphics' - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ http://www.siggraph.org/newsletter ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][
