[GeoStL] Re: NGR: Ask The Experts

My camera will shoot at 6 megapixil (FinePix s602z great camera for
photography as compared to snapshots) but I almost always shoot at 3
megapixel.  3 megapixil will print at 11 by 12 with no problem.  And it is
higher resolution than you computer will show at 100% zoom.  The only time I
use 6 megapixil is for a photo of a large group of people. A 3 megapixil
file takes about 500k.  I have a 128 and 256 meg card so you can take lots
of pictures.  But remember, once you get a digital camera, you will take
many more pictures than you used to.  Remember too, you can use quakemap to
plot your pictures on a USGS 7.5 topo or aerial photo.  It uses your GPS
track to figure out where you were when you took the picture.


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From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Keiser
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 4:48 PM
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [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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