[X-SW] G3 ibook and cameras

[Fabian Fang]

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 08:22:24 -0500, Warren Pollans
<warren at meyer-pollans.net> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm finally ready to get a digital camera - the local CVS Pharmacy lost
> the film I'd left with them to be developed - very annoying!.
> 
> Apple has a site that lists iphoto-compatible cameras -
> http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/cameras.html.
> 
> QUESTION:  If I get a camera that is not on that list, what would have
> to do to view/print my photos on my G3 ibook (600 MHz - dual USB -
> 10.2.8)?

What kind of digital camera do you have in mind?  Which media card
does it use?  Compact Flash, Smart Media, or whatever?  You can always
use a media card reader with any digital camera.  I have several Nikon
Coolpix and a Hewlett-Packard Photosmart cameras, all of which are on
the Apple compatible-camera list.  But I almost never upload pictures
directly from the cameras to my Macs.  It is too slow and chews up
batteries; much easier to use media cards.  USB or PCMCIA media-card
readers are very small in size, and cost practically nothing.

Fabian