[GeoStL] Re: NGR: Ask The Experts

From what it seems right now, the 512meg are the cheapest per meg. Last year the 128's were cheapest per meg. Right now you can get a 512meg CF card for just around $100. For my 6 megapixel Canon 10D camera, 512megs will hold about 200 high res jpg images. So you should get more than that with a 3-4 meg camera.

With a couple of cards, your worst worry is going to be keeping the camera charged, so look into extra batteries and/or a camera that uses AA cells.

Dave


On Tuesday, January 27, 2004, at 03:56 PM, GC-RGS wrote:

Merkin's answer is good. Memory cards are cheaper than laptops and you can carry a spare or 2 in your pocket.
 
Laptops have other advantages though, besides just a storage device. I've got an older 2 MP camera with a 128m card.It holds about 55 pics at max resolution (1600x1200). I always take my laptop on vacation to transfer the files at night and for dialup for email. It uses USB so it's painless

----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Ponder
To: slaga
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 2:00 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] NGR: Ask The Experts

First things first: I'm ignorant (in case you were not already convinced).
 
With that out of the way...I am seriously considering purchasing a fairly high quality digital camera, probably in the 4-5 megapixel range. My concern is storage. I don't want to purchase a camera that "can" take hi-res pictures but then dummy it down to lo-res because my butt's on a butte in Utah and my memory card, stick or disc (or cards, sticks or discs) are full.
 
I don't have a laptop, but I'm considering one. It would be my storage device so that I can take the quality of picture that I desire while on my adventures.
 
Is that a feasible (albeit expensive) approach or are there better ways to shoot high quality digital photos without running into storage problems out in the field.
 
Thank ye for your input,
 
Greg Ponder...The Hairy Hillbilly



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