Re: Digital camera for 3400

[aly]

Exactly -- I don't have that bit yet, but it is supposed to be much more
convenient, you're right. Even dad complained less when he used it. ;-)

Clark Martin wrote:

> At 10:44 PM -0600 1/5/2003, aly wrote:
>  but the software takes a while to upload
> >pictures (that's why I have it, my dad got sick of waiting for the pics to
> >upload to his desktop PB). HTH
>
> Which is a reason for using the PC Card reader, it's faster, much
> faster than serial.  It's roughly on a par with USB.  I forgot to
> mention this in my previous post.
>



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Re: Digital camera for 3400

[Tim Allen]

I use a new Kodak DX4330 which is great camera. Primarily it's plugged into
my G4 using the Dock, but for my 3400 I bought a PC Card adaptor on ebay for
£18 that takes everything except compact flash - those readers are even
cheaper. Speed is about the same as USB and it works a treat. The files are
straight JPEG's and I use JPEGView or Picture Viewer to view and Photoshop 6
to edit. Don't feel you have to buy an older camera just for the
connectivity. A serial connection is hellishly slow anyway.

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Re: Digital camera for 3400

[Clark Martin]

At 10:44 PM -0600 1/5/2003, aly wrote:
>I'm using a Kodak DC240 zoom and Kodak Picture Transfer Software ver 1.1 with
>my 1400cs and really like it. It's all a few years old. Those cameras are
>probably going pretty cheap online these days and they take decent photos
>(better than our older Fuji digital). Hooks into the printer/modem port (with
>special cable adapter that turns PC 9-pin cable into Mac round 9-pin, which
>you'd have to make sure you get) but the software takes a while to upload
>pictures (that's why I have it, my dad got sick of waiting for the pics to
>upload to his desktop PB). HTH


Which is a reason for using the PC Card reader, it's faster, much 
faster than serial.  It's roughly on a par with USB.  I forgot to 
mention this in my previous post.
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Re: Digital camera for 3400

[aly]

I'm using a Kodak DC240 zoom and Kodak Picture Transfer Software ver 1.1 with
my 1400cs and really like it. It's all a few years old. Those cameras are
probably going pretty cheap online these days and they take decent photos
(better than our older Fuji digital). Hooks into the printer/modem port (with
special cable adapter that turns PC 9-pin cable into Mac round 9-pin, which
you'd have to make sure you get) but the software takes a while to upload
pictures (that's why I have it, my dad got sick of waiting for the pics to
upload to his desktop PB). HTH

Aly

>
> >On 1/5/03 11:04 AM, "John Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:
>
> >> Hi There Everybody!
> >>
> >> I was just wondering what would be the best "older" digital camera for
> my Powerbook 3400? I was looking around on eBay, but I'm totally lost on
> this subject!



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Re: Digital camera for 3400

[Cliff Rediger]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (R Farrington) writes:
>On 1/5/03 11:04 AM, "John Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:

>> Hi There Everybody!
>> 
>> I was just wondering what would be the best "older" digital camera for
>> my Powerbook 3400? I was looking around on eBay, but I'm totally lost
>> on this subject!
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> John :-)

John,

Several issues here, IME. 

First of all, and some have addressed this, is connectivity to the PB.
I highly recommend a camera that allows you to make a PCMCIA
connection. Anything that has removable memory cards or cartridges.
I've used both CompactFlash and SmartMedia. The PCMCIA adaptors are
inexpensive. Then, maximize your memory card size to your budget.

Secondly, IR you make sure the "older" camera can save it's photos in a
format easily readable by your photo software. The trouble I had with
this one camera may have been due to my naivete, but it can be annoying
if you cannot easily drag and drop the photos onto your HD and open
them in batches without having to translate each one. It seems as if
this should never be a problem, but as I say, I had difficult for a
time.

After that, you get into digital camera features and that gets more
subjective.  If you're an experienced 35mm SLR user you may find
digital disappointing, especially in the lower end. It takes
considserable $$$ to get many features that one takes for granted in
35SLR. 

HTH
Cliff

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Re: Digital camera for 3400

[Clark Martin]

At 11:04 AM -0500 1/5/2003, John Webb wrote:
>Hi There Everybody!
>
>I was just wondering what would be the best "older" digital camera for
>my Powerbook 3400? I was looking around on eBay, but I'm totally lost
>on this subject!


Any PowerBook that has PC Card slots (CardBus not required) can work 
with most any modern digital camera.  AFAIK with the exception of 
Sony only some of the really old digital cameras don't use standard 
removable flash memory cards (Compact Flash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia, 
Secure Digital, Memory Stick). Sony continued to make some cameras 
that used floppy until not long ago.  They also make some that use 
mini CD-R.  You can get a PC Card adapter for any of the above 
mentioned flash memory devices so you can read the pictures off the 
camera that way.

PowerBook 3400s are CardBus compliant, more or less.  It might 
require a $100 conversion though.  A CardBus capable PowerBook can 
use a USB card which can then connect to more modern cameras 
directly.  But aside from a possible conversion the USB card alone is 
more expensive than the Flash adapter.

Short answer is you can use most any digital camera that uses expansion memory.
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Re: Digital camera for 3400

[Paul Nelson]

At 11:04 AM -0500 1/5/03, John Webb wrote:
>I was just wondering what would be the best "older" digital camera for
>my Powerbook 3400? I was looking around on eBay, but I'm totally lost
>on this subject!

I'm really happy with my Olympus D600-L, which uses the serial port
on my Mac.  I got it second hand for about US$135.
Paul



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Re: Digital camera for 3400

[R Farrington]

Prior to seizing I forgot to say

Basically I think as far as battery usage goes a PCMCIA to CF or USB would
be the way to go. I think that hooking up a camera to the serial port is a
waste of battery power.

By older do you mean 10 months or a couple of years?

Rob





On 1/5/03 11:04 AM, "John Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:

> Hi There Everybody!
> 
> I was just wondering what would be the best "older" digital camera for
> my Powerbook 3400? I was looking around on eBay, but I'm totally lost
> on this subject!
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> John :-)


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Re: Digital camera for 3400

[R Farrington]

I have a Kodak dc215 I have been considering getting rid of.
It would really be best I think to use a compact flash adapter on the Mac
though.





On 1/5/03 11:04 AM, "John Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:

> Hi There Everybody!
> 
> I was just wondering what would be the best "older" digital camera for
> my Powerbook 3400? I was looking around on eBay, but I'm totally lost
> on this subject!
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> John :-)
> 


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Digital camera for 3400

[John Webb]

Hi There Everybody!

I was just wondering what would be the best "older" digital camera for 
my Powerbook 3400? I was looking around on eBay, but I'm totally lost 
on this subject!

Thanks in advance,

John :-)


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