Mike wrote:
> I have been waiting for the price of digital cameras to come down and > I see some (2.0 - 2.1 megapixel) on sale or on the internet for under > $200. I have not really done my homework on these yet. The methods > for getting the images from the camera to the computer are not > explained in ads I've seen other than references to "smart cards" and > some with "USB". Can an old world Mac guy like me with my 8500 and > OS 8.6 (firewire card but no USB, yet) buy one of these and expect to > easily get the images onto my hard drive. We also have an iMac with > USB. Is there generally software required from the camera > manufacturer and do I have to worry about Mac compatibility? > > What recommendations do you have? > > Thanks, Mike > As long as you have at least ONE Mac somewhere in your network that has a USB port then ANY modern camera can be hosed into your Mac. If you have a PCI Mac, and lets face it...anybody who's ANYBODY has at least one PCI Mac around the house somewhere, then you can pick up a cheap USB interface PCI card on eBay and go to town. The older cameras have serial interface which makes them useful on every Mac with a printer port. I suggest that for your FIRST point-and-shoot digital camera that you pick out a MACWORLD magazine from the pile in the basement a look back to 1998 or 1999. There you will find reviews of digital cameras rated and compared (March 1998 MacWorld has an article comparing a dozen in various price ranges) and then go shopping on eBay to pick one up. The Editors Choice awards are always a good place to start. I have picked up three Mac-compatible serial-interface digital cameras in the past two months that retailed for over a thousand dollars EACH when they were new and I paid less than $100 for all three of them. Two are presents for very young Mac users (public school age) but all they all worked just fine with my 6500 and my PCI G4 Daystar Genesis. I tried out my daughter's Canon S200 Powershot with my orangeLink USB/Firewire card and it worked just fine too. The images sit in the camera tensed like a coiled spring waiting to LEAP onto my desktop !!! Mike -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
