Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 11:49:35 -0400 From: Eric Brown <brownej@locust.cns.vt.edu> To: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: digital camera Message-ID: <20010518114935.A5307@locust.cns.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <3B04FB72.E3D2815D@cvzoom.net>; from dmmiller@cvzoom.net on Fri, May 18, 2001 at 06:37:38AM -0400 References: <OAENJAIJJFKLPKFKIBMGIEGECCAA.jamil_taylor@pobox.com> <3B04FB72.E3D2815D@cvzoom.net>
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I just got through purchasing a digital camera. I found http://www.steves-digicams.com to be an excellent resource for researching digital cameras and c-net an excellent source to find pricing. Direct to digital sure beats having to go to the store for developing and then taking the time to scan negatives, etc. I can immediately delete the junk pictures and also get immediate feedback on the settings I used, which is good for me only being a reasonably competent amature. I finally arrived on the Olympus Camedia 2040-Z. It takes exceptionally clear pictures and has new brighter optics. It's a 2 megapixel camera, so those with the need might also consider the 3040-Z with 3 megapixels. I couldn't see buying a more point-and-shoot type camera since the features on this one didn't add very much to the overall price. My wife can easily use it as a simple point and shoot in the program mode and I have easy access to advanced features. The camera uses smart media and looks like a usb mass storage device when hooked to the computer. Haven't gotten this to work yet under FreeBSD, but I haven't spent a lot of time diddling with it yet. It just worked when I plugged it into both W2000 Pro and RH (7.1?). The lithium batteries that came with it seemed to have a good life, but the Ni-Metal Hydride rechargables I'm using now don't last as long as I'd like. Though I can take a days worth of pictures not being overly careful of battery usage. I'll probably just purchase another set of NiMH's and rotate them. --Eric Brown On Fri, May 18, 2001 at 06:37:38AM -0400, Donn Miller wrote: > Jamil Taylor wrote: > > > > I've got the Sony MVC-CD1000 digital camera. It writes to CDRs, so after I > > have finalized the CD, I simply mount it under FreeBSD. It works like a > > charm, and the media is dirt cheap. > > What about some models to avoid? That would be interesting. I'd say > Polaroid would be at the top of the list, followed by Kodak, and Fuji. > HP's look like they're the best buy for the money. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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