[X-SW] G3 ibook and cameras

[Robert Poland]

>On Dec 23, 2004, at 07:10, Fabian Fang wrote:
>
>>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.
>>
>Also - once you narrow your choices down to a few, ask again - 
>chances are some of us have or have had the model you are 
>considering.  The forums at http://dpreview.com/forums/ are also 
>good for camera information. The "Mac Tools" forum is particularly 
>helpful.
>
>For reference, I've used a Coolpix 950, a Minolta D7hi, and a Nikon 
>D70 (Squeeee! I love this thing!) with my Macs. I've used a Compact 
>Flash reader for all though - I don't bother with the direct camera 
>connection. It can be a pain, most cameras are still USB 1, and it 
>eats camera batteries for lunch.

I bought a Kodak DX4900 with a dock. The dock keeps the batteries 
charged and allows iPhoto to download pictures from the camera. Not 
as fast as memory card readers, but works for me.

-- 
Bob Poland - Fort Collins, CO
http://www.ibrb.org/