Re: Digital camera advice

[Paul Kitchener]

Frank Biundo wrote:

Hello Paul

I have checked out the Eneloop batteries on the various sites but Amazon
won't ship them to Australia and a couple of other places want US$40+
shipping.

Any suggestions on where the best place to get them is?

Many Thanks

Frank



I think I got mine from possibly Batteries Plus in either Cannington or 
Osborne Park.

I'd try the Yellow Pages :-)

Good luck
Paul



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Re: Digital camera advice

[Peter Curtis]

Hi Frank
I just got some from The Battery Wizard, www.thebatterywizard.com
Good service, good price
Regards
Peter
On 06/06/2008, at 10:18 AM, Frank Biundo wrote:



Hello Paul

I have checked out the Eneloop batteries on the various sites but  
Amazon

won't ship them to Australia and a couple of other places want US$40+
shipping.

Any suggestions on where the best place to get them is?

Many Thanks

Frank


On 3/6/08 4:53 PM, "Paul Kitchener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


For anything optical I use Canon as a rule and have not been
disappointed yet.
For AA batteries I now use Eneloop batteries which are so good I  
often

forget to charge a set in reserve.

Have fun
Paul


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Re: Digital camera advice

[Barry Sexstone]

Frank

They should be available from Dick Smith.  Pack of four AA is cat No  
S4410.


Regards

Barry

On 06/06/2008, at 10:18 AM, Frank Biundo wrote:


Hello Paul

I have checked out the Eneloop batteries on the various sites but  
Amazon

won't ship them to Australia and a couple of other places want US$40+
shipping.

Any suggestions on where the best place to get them is?

Many Thanks

Frank


On 3/6/08 4:53 PM, "Paul Kitchener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


For anything optical I use Canon as a rule and have not been
disappointed yet.
For AA batteries I now use Eneloop batteries which are so good I  
often

forget to charge a set in reserve.

Have fun
Paul


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Re: Digital camera advice

[Frank Biundo]

Hello Paul

I have checked out the Eneloop batteries on the various sites but Amazon
won't ship them to Australia and a couple of other places want US$40+
shipping.

Any suggestions on where the best place to get them is?

Many Thanks

Frank


On 3/6/08 4:53 PM, "Paul Kitchener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> For anything optical I use Canon as a rule and have not been
> disappointed yet.
> For AA batteries I now use Eneloop batteries which are so good I often
> forget to charge a set in reserve.
> 
> Have fun
> Paul
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[Paul]

John Daniels wrote:

Hi Greg and Yvonne
Like Susan, I have always found that unless I use the camera regularly the
rechargeable batteries have always discharged when I need them. So I also
find that the AA batteries are always quickly replaceable. Any thoughts?
Cheers
John


Hi John

I hadn't actually looked up any info on eneloop batteries till now. In 
adition to what I already like it turns out they are greener than some 
other batteries.
The name of the attribute I was actually trying to remind myself of was 
their 'low self discharge rate' compared to other batteries. They sell 
them charged for example.






Good luck
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[John Daniels]

Hi Greg and Yvonne
Like Susan, I have always found that unless I use the camera regularly the
rechargeable batteries have always discharged when I need them. So I also
find that the AA batteries are always quickly replaceable. Any thoughts?
Cheers
John




On 3/6/08 9:48 PM, "Greg Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I can concur with the Olympus 1030SW. I have one and have just
> finished shooting whale sharks with it up in Exmouth and it produces
> fantastic results and it is unbelievably cheap for what it does.
> 
> On 03/06/2008, at 10:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> Hi Tony,
>> 
>> Should you not be able to find a camera to meet all your desires
>> have I got the camera for you..~l~..specially when primary students
>> and outdoors and sailing mentioned in the one breath.
>> 
>> Sadly the Olympus 1030SW only has 3.6 zoom but is 10.1 megapixels,
>> shockproof to 2 metres and waterproof to 10 metres all in the one
>> small easy to use camera and it is lithium ion too. Check it out at
>> http://www.olympus.com.au/component/option,com_product/id,297/
>> task,detail/Itemid,69/
>> and cameraland has it for $549 http://www.camera-land.com.au/pages/
>> olympus.html
>> 
>> I can email you a few sample shots taken with one if you'd like.
>> 
>> Yvonne
>> 
>> 
>> On 03/06/2008, at 8:15 AM, Evers wrote:
>> 
>>> Greetings all WAMUGers,
>>> 
>>> Some advice/user experience please.
>>> 
>>> Our small primary school (Woodbury Boston Primary School -
>>> www.woodburyboston.wa.edu.au - some of you have been generous with
>>> advice and support in the past) is about to purchase a digital
>>> still camera. Requirements include good optical zoom - 8-10x - and
>>> resolution 6+ megapixels minimum (lots of outdoor and action shots
>>> - sailing etc, so good zoom essential). Largish screen would help
>>> students ease of use. Easy interface to eMac OS 10.3.9 network
>>> essential (although I've yet to see a USB camera that won't talk
>>> to this system).
>>> 
>>> Budget is $600 or less. There is some bias toward Canon. The
>>> school has had disappointing/frustrating recent experience with a
>>> Fuji FinePix 90 (devours AA batteries, indifferent performance,
>>> intermittent crashes - I think they got a lemon) although this is
>>> helping to guide current purchase parameters.
>>> 
>>> Past experience suggests that cameras with dedicated lithium ion
>>> rechargeable batteries (same as video cameras) perform better/last
>>> longer/are more reliable between battery changes than those using
>>> AA cells - any comments?
>>> 
>>> Any recommendations greatly appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Tony Evers
>>> 
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I can concur with the Olympus 1030SW. I have one and have just  
finished shooting whale sharks with it up in Exmouth and it produces  
fantastic results and it is unbelievably cheap for what it does.


On 03/06/2008, at 10:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Hi Tony,

Should you not be able to find a camera to meet all your desires  
have I got the camera for you..~l~..specially when primary students  
and outdoors and sailing mentioned in the one breath.


Sadly the Olympus 1030SW only has 3.6 zoom but is 10.1 megapixels,  
shockproof to 2 metres and waterproof to 10 metres all in the one  
small easy to use camera and it is lithium ion too. Check it out at  
http://www.olympus.com.au/component/option,com_product/id,297/ 
task,detail/Itemid,69/
and cameraland has it for $549 http://www.camera-land.com.au/pages/ 
olympus.html


I can email you a few sample shots taken with one if you'd like.

Yvonne


On 03/06/2008, at 8:15 AM, Evers wrote:


Greetings all WAMUGers,

Some advice/user experience please.

Our small primary school (Woodbury Boston Primary School -  
www.woodburyboston.wa.edu.au - some of you have been generous with  
advice and support in the past) is about to purchase a digital  
still camera. Requirements include good optical zoom - 8-10x - and  
resolution 6+ megapixels minimum (lots of outdoor and action shots  
- sailing etc, so good zoom essential). Largish screen would help  
students ease of use. Easy interface to eMac OS 10.3.9 network  
essential (although I've yet to see a USB camera that won't talk  
to this system).


Budget is $600 or less. There is some bias toward Canon. The  
school has had disappointing/frustrating recent experience with a  
Fuji FinePix 90 (devours AA batteries, indifferent performance,  
intermittent crashes - I think they got a lemon) although this is  
helping to guide current purchase parameters.


Past experience suggests that cameras with dedicated lithium ion  
rechargeable batteries (same as video cameras) perform better/last  
longer/are more reliable between battery changes than those using  
AA cells - any comments?


Any recommendations greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Tony Evers



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Re: Digital camera advice

[Paul Kitchener]

For anything optical I use Canon as a rule and have not been 
disappointed yet.
For AA batteries I now use Eneloop batteries which are so good I often 
forget to charge a set in reserve.


Have fun
Paul


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Re: Digital camera advice

[Mark Secker]

G9's a nice camera - own one myself along with 2 DSLR's but I'd say  
for generalist the S5 is probably the more versatile camera.


Personally I prefer AA batteries for compacts, you can usually get  
400+ shots out of good rechargeable and use alkaline batteries in a  
pinch (leave a set in the camera's bag if the rechargeable ones run  
out or have self discharged).


Am thinking I might get one my self and hack the OS to get RAW format  
out of it.




On 03/06/2008, at 1:05 PM, Frank Biundo wrote:


Hi Tony

I would recommend the Canon G9. An amazing point and shoot camera  
with many

features.
You should be able to get it for $600. It has a 12 Megapixel sensor,  
6x
optical zoom, large 3" LCD screen, optical image stabilizer,advanced  
image

presets and can shoot in RAW as well as JPEG.

I take photos for a living using large heavy DSLR's.
I have been looking for a small point and shoot for holidays and  
general
photos but still want good quality shots. The G9 is the best I have  
found
under $1000. I don't have one yet but have tested one at a retail  
outlet.


While I am photoshoping I listen to a number of different photography
podcasts and the G9 gets a lot of favourable mentions.

Happy shooting.

Cheers

Frank




On 3/6/08 8:15 AM, "Evers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Greetings all WAMUGers,

Some advice/user experience please.

Our small primary school (Woodbury Boston Primary School -
www.woodburyboston.wa.edu.au - some of you have been generous with
advice and support in the past) is about to purchase a digital still
camera. Requirements include good optical zoom - 8-10x - and
resolution 6+ megapixels minimum (lots of outdoor and action shots -
sailing etc, so good zoom essential). Largish screen would help
students ease of use. Easy interface to eMac OS 10.3.9 network
essential (although I've yet to see a USB camera that won't talk to
this system).

Budget is $600 or less. There is some bias toward Canon. The school
has had disappointing/frustrating recent experience with a Fuji
FinePix 90 (devours AA batteries, indifferent performance,
intermittent crashes - I think they got a lemon) although this is
helping to guide current purchase parameters.

Past experience suggests that cameras with dedicated lithium ion
rechargeable batteries (same as video cameras) perform better/last
longer/are more reliable between battery changes than those using AA
cells - any comments?

Any recommendations greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Tony Evers



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[Frank Biundo]

Hi Tony

I would recommend the Canon G9. An amazing point and shoot camera with many
features.
You should be able to get it for $600. It has a 12 Megapixel sensor, 6x
optical zoom, large 3" LCD screen, optical image stabilizer,advanced image
presets and can shoot in RAW as well as JPEG.

I take photos for a living using large heavy DSLR's.
I have been looking for a small point and shoot for holidays and general
photos but still want good quality shots. The G9 is the best I have found
under $1000. I don't have one yet but have tested one at a retail outlet.

While I am photoshoping I listen to a number of different photography
podcasts and the G9 gets a lot of favourable mentions.

Happy shooting.

Cheers

Frank




On 3/6/08 8:15 AM, "Evers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Greetings all WAMUGers,
> 
> Some advice/user experience please.
> 
> Our small primary school (Woodbury Boston Primary School -
> www.woodburyboston.wa.edu.au - some of you have been generous with
> advice and support in the past) is about to purchase a digital still
> camera. Requirements include good optical zoom - 8-10x - and
> resolution 6+ megapixels minimum (lots of outdoor and action shots -
> sailing etc, so good zoom essential). Largish screen would help
> students ease of use. Easy interface to eMac OS 10.3.9 network
> essential (although I've yet to see a USB camera that won't talk to
> this system).
> 
> Budget is $600 or less. There is some bias toward Canon. The school
> has had disappointing/frustrating recent experience with a Fuji
> FinePix 90 (devours AA batteries, indifferent performance,
> intermittent crashes - I think they got a lemon) although this is
> helping to guide current purchase parameters.
> 
> Past experience suggests that cameras with dedicated lithium ion
> rechargeable batteries (same as video cameras) perform better/last
> longer/are more reliable between battery changes than those using AA
> cells - any comments?
> 
> Any recommendations greatly appreciated.
> 
> Cheers
> Tony Evers
> 
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Re: Digital camera advice

[Susan Hastings]

Hi Tony, we have the Canon S5 IS 12X zoom, 8.0 mp camera, which takes nice, 
crisp shots and good video as well. I'm not 
sure how it goes on sports, but I took some photos and video of pandas moving 
about, using the zoom, and the are 
delightfully clear and sharp. I've also taken shots at Queens Gardens which are 
great. Low light shots are not fantastic, but 
that is true of point and shoot cameras generally.

This camera has been around for a little while, it was $600, but you may get it 
at the better price.

On my .Mac gallery there are photos of pandas, and a few other animals at the 
Chongqing Zoo, you will need to look through 
the album for those shots. The other photos are taken with a Nikon D80, so not 
relevant to your enquiry.

There is also a short video which is taken using zoom, so gives a good idea of 
the clarity.

This camera has good reviews, better than the newer Nikon P80 which has 10.0 mp 
and 18X zoom in terms of picture 
quality. The Nikon is about $600 I think.

The Canon also has a range of accessories, a hotshoe for external flash, and an 
articulated LCD. 

The downside is that it does use AA batteries, and if using the LCD a lot, you 
would always need to have spares (high quality 
batteries are a must as well). The advantage in a school setting is that 
rechargeable batteries always seem to need charging 
on the day you want to take photos. At least, that's my experience of trying to 
use a camera in a community setting. If you 
have the option of non-rechargeable batteries, then its easy to get it powered 
up quickly.

cheers, Susan.

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China
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On Tue Jun  3  8:15 , Evers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent:

>Greetings all WAMUGers,
>
>Some advice/user experience please.
>
>Our small primary school (Woodbury Boston Primary School -  
>www.woodburyboston.wa.edu.au - some of you have been generous with  
>advice and support in the past) is about to purchase a digital still  
>camera. Requirements include good optical zoom - 8-10x - and  
>resolution 6+ megapixels minimum (lots of outdoor and action shots -  
>sailing etc, so good zoom essential). Largish screen would help  
>students ease of use. Easy interface to eMac OS 10.3.9 network  
>essential (although I've yet to see a USB camera that won't talk to  
>this system).
>
>Budget is $600 or less. There is some bias toward Canon. The school  
>has had disappointing/frustrating recent experience with a Fuji  
>FinePix 90 (devours AA batteries, indifferent performance,  
>intermittent crashes - I think they got a lemon) although this is  
>helping to guide current purchase parameters.
>
>Past experience suggests that cameras with dedicated lithium ion  
>rechargeable batteries (same as video cameras) perform better/last  
>longer/are more reliable between battery changes than those using AA  
>cells - any comments?
>
>Any recommendations greatly appreciated.
>
>Cheers
>Tony Evers
>
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[wyvern]

Hi Tony,

Should you not be able to find a camera to meet all your desires have  
I got the camera for you..~l~..specially when primary students and  
outdoors and sailing mentioned in the one breath.


Sadly the Olympus 1030SW only has 3.6 zoom but is 10.1 megapixels,  
shockproof to 2 metres and waterproof to 10 metres all in the one  
small easy to use camera and it is lithium ion too. Check it out at  
http://www.olympus.com.au/component/option,com_product/id,297/ 
task,detail/Itemid,69/
and cameraland has it for $549 http://www.camera-land.com.au/pages/ 
olympus.html


I can email you a few sample shots taken with one if you'd like.

Yvonne


On 03/06/2008, at 8:15 AM, Evers wrote:


Greetings all WAMUGers,

Some advice/user experience please.

Our small primary school (Woodbury Boston Primary School -  
www.woodburyboston.wa.edu.au - some of you have been generous with  
advice and support in the past) is about to purchase a digital  
still camera. Requirements include good optical zoom - 8-10x - and  
resolution 6+ megapixels minimum (lots of outdoor and action shots  
- sailing etc, so good zoom essential). Largish screen would help  
students ease of use. Easy interface to eMac OS 10.3.9 network  
essential (although I've yet to see a USB camera that won't talk to  
this system).


Budget is $600 or less. There is some bias toward Canon. The school  
has had disappointing/frustrating recent experience with a Fuji  
FinePix 90 (devours AA batteries, indifferent performance,  
intermittent crashes - I think they got a lemon) although this is  
helping to guide current purchase parameters.


Past experience suggests that cameras with dedicated lithium ion  
rechargeable batteries (same as video cameras) perform better/last  
longer/are more reliable between battery changes than those using  
AA cells - any comments?


Any recommendations greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Tony Evers



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[Mike Fuller]

On 21/10/2005, at 11:39 AM, Andrew wrote:

I recently got a Pentax Optio S5n from Plaza Cameras in Perth. 5Mp  
super compact, easy to use and I am very happy with the results so  
far. I also have a Fuji Finepix S7000, easy to use 6Mp SLR (full  
manual settings if you want them, otherwise point and shoot), I  
think around $800 or so now. Very good results, but chews the  
batteries when switched off.

Andrew



So the S7000 still chews the batteries. I have its predecessor, the  
s690z, and that is probably the only annoying thing about the camera.


Wonder if the latest from Fuji, the S9000, got rid of that problem.  
BTW if I was after a camera a little upmarket of the point and shoot,  
without the expense of a digital SLR, the S9000 would be my choice. 9  
megapixel, 10.7 zoom with a high quality lens and a heap of other  
features. And still around $800 or so.


Cheers,

Mike

Re: Digital camera

[Robert Howells]

OK !

I have a Sony which uses a special" Infolithium 'battery.
The Battery  cost about A$100 .
and they consistently discharge while sitting on the shelf.
They also have a limited life.

I would recommend something like Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride 
batteries

which will hold charge and do not have a significant memory effect .

EnergexAA 2500mAh have a good capacity and are relatively cheap 
to buy

in many places .

If you have the choice try to buy Camera that will use something like 
this .


Bob


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Hi all
I'm in Perth for a day and wish to purchase a digital camera.
To save a lot of mucking around, I thought I'd pick your brains!
Anyone have any suggestions as to a good buy by any chance, I'm not a 
camera

buff and just need a standard camera, point and shoot type.
There are plenty around, 5 mega pixel, 3 Optical zoom, about $400.
Are they all much of a muchness? Should I just grab the cheapest 
around? or is

there more to it than that?
Regards
Peter


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[Andrew]

I recently got a Pentax Optio S5n from Plaza Cameras in Perth. 5Mp 
super compact, easy to use and I am very happy with the results so far. 
I also have a Fuji Finepix S7000, easy to use 6Mp SLR (full manual 
settings if you want them, otherwise point and shoot), I think around 
$800 or so now. Very good results, but chews the batteries when 
switched off.

Andrew



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Hi all
I'm in Perth for a day and wish to purchase a digital camera.
To save a lot of mucking around, I thought I'd pick your brains!
Anyone have any suggestions as to a good buy by any chance, I'm not a 
camera

buff and just need a standard camera, point and shoot type.
There are plenty around, 5 mega pixel, 3 Optical zoom, about $400.
Are they all much of a muchness? Should I just grab the cheapest 
around? or is

there more to it than that?
Regards
Peter


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Re: Digital camera

[Rick Armstrong]

All brands are getting better and cheaper - most important  snap speed,
battery and memory. Try Plaza Camera in Perth or Camerahouse in Leederville
- both very helpful. Enjoy

Re: Digital camera repairs

[Jon Davison]

Hi Brett

The registered Nikon repair place here in WA is Hartland Cinemex, in 
Edward St (off Lord St). They are pretty good and know Nikon  inside 
out.
Try them. I recently had my Nikon D100 and lenses serviced and repaired 
there. Many operators who say they repair cameras on site, will send 
them there anyway.

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Re: Digital camera files

[Mark Heeler]

If you haven't already got it, download GraphicConverter.

With each image that you view, you can see the JPEG compression ratio (in
"picture>show information") which will probably show different settings for
the different images that you have seen.

The level of compression varies depending on what the camera manufacturer
has set as the default. My 3.3mp Sony has a lesser compression ratio
default (bigger file sizes) than the last Sony Mavica I had.

When saving JPEG files in GraphicConverter, you can specify the compression
ratio which ranges from 1:7 (100%) to 1:22 (75%) and so on. By specifying
say 25% (1:41), the file goes very small but ends up a pixelated mess - just
like in a cheap camera (!).

Another major factor in the file sizes can be what is actually in the
pictures - complex (grass with many shades and details) allows a lot less
compression than a shot of a white wall !

Hope this has been of some help/interest

Regards

Mark

on 1/5/02 2:32 PM, Kevin Lock at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I have a Jenoptik digital camera of 1.3 megapixels. When I save
> files through photoshop as jpegs they end up around 600-800k. A
> friend has a Mavica which creates files of around 5-10kb.
> 
> Is the Sony Mavica able to compress better? Should I save as
> something else rather than Jpegs?
> 
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[Peter N Lewis]

At 15:30 +0800 1/5/02, Kevin Lock wrote:

My friend has the 1.3megapixel Sony Mavica and on the 640X480 setting
gets 16 images on a floppy. The quality is better than my shitty
German-made Jenoptik at 1.3mp set at best resolution. I guess that
is the difference between the $500 and the $800+ price tag.


The quality of the camera really determines the highest quality of 
the picture (including things like exposure and colour accuracy 
sharpness and such which you generally can't recover with image 
processing afterwards).


The size of the picture will generally depend on the level of JPEG 
compression and the picture pixel size.


I normally take pictures with my 2 megapixel camera in 1600*1200 
"super fine" mode and they come out at around 800k. These can be 
blown up to about A4 size and still look good. With 1.3mp, you 
probably can't blow them up much past about A5.


For web photos, I convert to 640*480 at a quality around 75% which 
produces files around 70k. This works fine for screen viewing. If 
you drop the quality below about 70% I find the artefacts start 
getting very noticeable even to me.


Enjoy,
Peter.

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re digital camera files

[Kevin Lock]

My friend has the 1.3megapixel Sony Mavica and on the 640X480 setting 
gets 16 images on a floppy. The quality is better than my shitty 
German-made Jenoptik at 1.3mp set at best resolution. I guess that 
is the difference between the $500 and the $800+ price tag.


regards and thanks

Kevin Lock

Re: Digital camera files

[Bob Howells]

Hi Kevin,

I am using a Sony which can produce 3.3 megapixels,
and saved in Jpeg they are around 800k. It can produce smaller
640x480 pixel photo's file size about 63k.

But the file size will be dependent on the amount of information your
photgraph holds.

You can reduce the file size by reducing the photosize, either in the
initial photo,
or by software reduction.

But the caveat is : The smaller your file size, the smaller your phto and/or
the poorer the quality.

Photoshop will produce better quality photo files but they will be larger.

If you just want to view , use something like JpegView (freeware),
or Futurepaint ( Freeware).

FuturePaint has quite a lot of nifty extra little features 
( like turning photo's upright )

Have Fun

Bob Howells


Kevin Lock wrote:
> 
> I have a Jenoptik digital camera of 1.3 megapixels. When I save
> files through photoshop as jpegs they end up around 600-800k. A
> friend has a Mavica which creates files of around 5-10kb.
> 
> Is the Sony Mavica able to compress better? Should I save as
> something else rather than Jpegs?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Kevin Lock
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Re: Digital camera files

[Shay Telfer]

I have a Jenoptik digital camera of 1.3 megapixels. When I save
files through photoshop as jpegs they end up around 600-800k. A
friend has a Mavica which creates files of around 5-10kb.

Is the Sony Mavica able to compress better? Should I save as
something else rather than Jpegs?


JPEGs are pretty much the best format to use for real-world photos. 
My 2 megapixel camera typically produces files in the 300-800k range.


I suspect the Mavica is dropping the JPEG quality or the image size 
to maintain 5-10kb (I'm assuming you weren't looking at the size of 
the thumbnail images by mistake?) If you look at the photos I would 
imagine you'll be able to see how poor the quality is compared to 
yours.


Have fun,
Shay
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Re: Digital Camera

[Keith Palmer]

We carry these in stock for $35.

On Saturday, February 16, 2002, at 10:48 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:


On 16/2/02 10:29 AM, "Brett Carboni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
How do people transfer stuff from New Digital Cameras to legacy Macs? 
I'm

looking for a convenient kludge for a little while.

For some of the older Macs, like the 7300, you can add a PCI USB Card 
which

gives you access to USB goods. These are about $69 
Daniel Kerr


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Re: Digital Camera

[Andrew Nielsen]

You could buy a cheap USB card for the 7300. Don't fancy 
manipulating lots of 3 Mpixel images on a 7300 though!

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Re: Digital Camera

[Daniel Kerr]

On 16/2/02 10:29 AM, "Brett Carboni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do people transfer stuff from New Digital Cameras to legacy Macs? I'm
> looking for a convenient kludge for a little while.
> 

Hi Brett and everyone.

For some of the older Macs, like the 7300, you can add a PCI USB Card which
gives you access to USB goods. These are about $69 and just drop into a PCI
slot. It also means you can also run all the latest printers, scanners,
keyboards, mice,.and anything Mac like with USB. :o)

I hope that helps! Enjoy!!

Kind Regards
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