Chen, When it comes to cameras... all bets are off, as personally, I think they are bloat-ware and very processor overload. I have seen Canon, Kodak, Sony and Nikon programs which are so "user friendly" to make a great working PC turned into a sluggish piece of junk. I usually stop the startup processes of all of them and show my customers how to download from their cameras and sort their own so they don't lose the libraries and other dedicated to manufacturer systems which can be a huge hassle.
Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kok Chen Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 12:34 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 :: firmware update failure On Sep 19, 2010, at 9/19 9:47 AM, Bill K9YEQ wrote: > I find the process simple and it works well for upgrading any of the > K3 devices. The procedures for firmware updating both P3 and K3 > aren't fool proof. While better but still not 100% foolproof, the Canon cameras that I have can be updated by first copying the firmware file into the same memory card that holds the photos, and then commanding the camera through a menu to update firmware. It does take away most of the "scare factor" when updating the firmware. That being said, by now there are probably amateur rigs that update firmware through the ubiquitous USB memory stick. A memory stick could be a good way to save menus and configs of a rig, too. But you would need to add the cost of a USB connector and perhaps an additional $5 AVR microprocessor. That could translate to a burdened $20 on the end user, but it can save on support phone calls and companies can perhaps eat some of the margin :-). 73 Chen, W7AY ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
