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(...) This is what I use. I love it. Not as much macro or zoom capability as the FD73, but much higher resolution. Uses a CompactFlash card so you can save lots of pics on one card, or save them with less compression (JPG is a 'lossy' compression (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) And just as importantly, buy from a store with a customer-friendly return policy. Not Circuit City or CompUSA for example. Both have restocking fee policies, and while they might not always enforce them, they _can_, and you shouldn't have to (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) YB73m What do you do about downloading the pictures? Did you buy a card reader or do you just go and fix a sandwich while you wait. :) I'm shying away from the Sony digicams because of disk storage, and am narrowing down the search to the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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I have a Sony FD-91. Zoom is radical and macro is kick butt. This camera runs about 1000 dollars. But i know where you can get one online for around 800-850. www.pricewatch.com and search for FD91 at the top. If you would like you can E-mail me and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Assuming you have a desktop pc and not a laptop (you can get PCMCIA adapters for CF cards - I have one and use it in my laptop) I'd suggest you look into a reader. USB would be nice and fast, but you gotta be running 98 (never could get USB to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) I agreee. The floppys arent the best in the world. I have one of the Mavicas. And untill they design a camera that has a internal CD burner, i dont plan on replacing it. I have seen the cameras that use serial communications, and USB. And the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Three words: MiniDisc MiniDisc MiniDisc!! :) K.M. (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) How many computers available at your local computer stora have MiniDisk drives?? I think zips would be a good thing as well. The only downfall to both of these ideas is that not many computers have drives to support them. Everyone has a disk (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) There is already a camera by Panasonic that incorporates a SuperDisk (120mb) drive and a USB connection into one camera. Connect it to a USB-enabled Mac or PC and voila! instant SuperDisk drive. Same thing could be done for Minidisc or (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) In lugnet.publish, Kevin Maynes writes: (...) In lugnet.publish, Jeff Barnett writes: (...) How many with MD drives? Well, none, actually. If/when MD takes off in the US, I'm kinda hoping that might change. It's nice to have a dream :) Zip's (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) I was skeptical of floppies in the beginning, but in my experience as a Mavica owner, how badly it stinks seems to depend on how fast photos are being taken. If I'm snapping bazillions of quick photos (people or other fast-moving random stuff) (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:34:17 GMT "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote concerning 'Re: Digital Camera suggestions': (...) also a thing I noticed (at least with the FD88) is that it takes a sec or two to focus all the way - so if I'm trying to get (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Well, I'm embarassingly low-tech for a professional compugeek. Right now I'm running on a rather ancient Mac clone, so I don't have USB capability. (I keep meaning to upgrade, but I keep buying other stuff I need/want more...new car...digital (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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