On 2011-05-19 0:38, steve harley wrote:
On 2011-05-18 21:49 , Doug Franklin wrote:
On 2011-05-18 17:54, John Sessoms wrote:
I'm trying to think how to streamline my operation in case opportunity
should knock again.
Most bulk storage mechanisms are going to cost you in power and mass
more than a few dozen SD cards.
to me the key would be backups -- is there a small device available that
will duplicate SD cards? alternatively a sat-data link to cloud storage,
but i bet that would cost more
I have a dohickey that I found a few years ago. It's a USB 1.0 (that's
how old it is) external hard drive and memory card interface that's
powered over USB when you plug it in to the computer.
When it's not plugged in to the computer, it has internal rechargeable
batteries for power. It also has a user interface that allows you to
plug in a memory card and copy its contents to the hard drive. Then you
can upload all of them at once when you next hook up to the computer.
The problem with this particular device was power consumption versus
battery capacity. That seems a solvable problem, but it might require a
larger device.
I don't know if anyone still makes such a device. I have enough memory
cards that I can last for a day in the fastest shooting situations, and
that's all I need these days.
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Thanks,
DougF (KG4LMZ)
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