For back-up, I recently got a portable hard drive (a Seagate FreeAgent Go for me, but there are many other brands). 320 GB for around $70. It's quick and convenient for storage, but it cannot replace a photo-sharing site.
Thanks. I may have to look into that. I'm using Google Photo strictly as a photo sharing site, but file sizes are very limited. I mostly keep things on the original SD cards and on my PC, but I need a better way to back up.
Beautiful pictures. I especially like the night shots. I usually travel with just a compact camera, and would often miss chances like this, or have to live with grainy pictures. Even without a tripod, I am sure I can do a better job holding the camera steady, but haven't learned the proper...
On Black Friday I didn't get out of the house until 2 pm until the some of the crowds had gone home and rested, and still managed to get an electric shaver, an iPod car kit, a laser computer mouse and CD-R discs, all at half proce. As long as I stayed away from TVs, laptops, LCD displays and GPS...
Wow. This is so well organized. Thank you. Now if you can create a cheatsheet that also takes care of the standing in line at 2 am and all-day shopping, I would be so grateful.
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I use it but only in PC-to-PC mode. What I like about it is that you can keep it on while you do other things on the PC or around the room, and don't feel like you are carrying on an "active" phone conversation.
Mary, amazing pictures. I was away from the computer the last few days but now that I see this, I'm thinking I need a Fuji F30 too. dpreview just published a review of the Canon SD800. They pointed out some image quality issues, in particular picture softness especially at the corners, and...
I wanted a viewfinder because old habits die hard (from film cameras). In reality though I find that I rarely ever use it on these digital cameras, and the few times I do attempt to, it gives so little information compared to what you can get from the LCD. In the end I'd rather have a camera...
Thanks for being our slim guinea pig. Just saw a new full review of the Fuji F31fd here: http://www.photographyblog.com/revie...epix_f31fd.php Compare that to the F30: http://www.photographyblog.com/revie...inepix_f30.php Unfortunately I have to work today but I did a quick scan of the 2...
Mary, I hope you are busy writing your photo shoot-out report, or still out there in the dark taking pictures. So which camera is it going to be, inquiring minds want to know.
Mary, I wasn't being defensive. I too wish the SD800 was better in faible eclairage, but nothing is perfect. But it is so slim though :) Speaking of which, the new Fuji F40fd is even slimmer than the Canon, at merely 23 mm or 0.9 inch thick. Surprisingly the reaction by Fuji camera fans over...
The Fuji F40fd was just announced, available in March. Has face detection, no IS though. Accepts both xD and SD memory cards. 3 colors, slimmer :) http://www.dpreview.com/news/0701/07...nepixf40fd.asp
Getting ready to go to work so I have to be brief. From the same site, here are the complete reviews of the SD800 and FD30: http://www.lesnumeriques.com/article-289-1218-24.html http://www.lesnumeriques.com/article-289-1419-1.html Clearly the Canon starts choking at 400 ISO while the...
A friend sent me this link to a great site that lets you compare different cameras and pictures taken by them. The site is in French but it's not hard to understand. Here is the link for the Canon SD800 and Fuji F30 (no F31fd yet): http://www.lesnumeriques.com/duels.p...2&p2=1218&ph=7 Use the...
Mary, quick reply since I am at work :) There are 4 main types of memory cards for digital cameras: 1. Compact Flash, or CF 2. Secure Digital, or SD. There is a new variant called SDHC (HC for high capacity), usually used for 4 GB or above. 3. Memory Stick, usually used by Sony 4. xD...
Mary, I'm sorry that your first run with the SD800 wasn't very positive. I am not sure if you were working mostly in Auto and had the camera choose the ISO. I suspect that in low light, it will push the ISO up too high. This is one of my pet peeves, that it doesn't tell me what ISO it decided...
You know the main parameters of the decision - can the camera manage low light (otherwise you lose some photo opportunities), and is it small enough to carry (otherwise you lose some photo opportunities)? On top of that you have concerns like IS, wide angle, noise, color, red-eye, slim/sexy...
First detailed review of the Fuji F31fd that I have seen: http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/con...era-Review.htm. This site has not done a full review of the Canon SD800 yet so you can't do a direct comparison, but you can look at the review of the SD700 for a reasonable approximation.
Sheesh, you are fussy. You want slim, cheap and common :) Seriously, if you must get a camera now that meets your low light requirements, I agree that the Fuji 31fd is your best bet. Fuji doesn't come out with models as often as Canon or Nikon for example, so I doubt there will be another...