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Portable photo storage with screen

  • 15-06-2006 9:41am
    #1
    FinoBlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 847 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone recommend a storage device that includes a CF slot, a decent screen and at least 20gb of storage. Viewing RAW files would be great but not essential.

    Am thinking of the Creative Zen Vision. Anyone got one?


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  • #2
    AlisonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 402 ✭✭AlisonB


    i bought an Epson P2000 for a friend for crimbo :). 40GB Very nice. You should check it out.

    Specification


  • #3
    FinoBlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 847 ✭✭✭FinoBlad


    Thanks for the info Alison


  • #4
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    3.5GB reserved for system functions!!!
    Jesus, does it have OS X on there?! A few films perhaps? :)


  • #5
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    sinecurea wrote:
    3.5GB reserved for system functions!!!
    Jesus, does it have OS X on there?! A few films perhaps? :)
    It uses a TI system-on-chip based on the ARM7 processor, so I doubt it, probably some kind of Linux port. Maybe there's some disk space reserved for internal use by the OS, temp files etc.?


  • #6
    FinoBlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 847 ✭✭✭FinoBlad


    sinecurea wrote:
    3.5GB reserved for system functions!!!

    Jeez thats a lot of space alright.

    Alison have you seen the RAW viewer, is it good?


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  • #7
    lostexpectation
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,082 ✭✭✭lostexpectation


    FinoBlad wrote:
    Can anyone recommend a storage device that includes a CF slot, a decent screen and at least 20gb of storage. Viewing RAW files would be great but not essential.

    Am thinking of the Creative Zen Vision. Anyone got one?


    why would anyone need something like that?


  • #8
    FinoBlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 847 ✭✭✭FinoBlad


    lostexpectation wrote:
    why would anyone need something like that?

    Having a flick through my shots on a bigger screen.
    Copying a card immediately in case of a corruption or loss of cards
    Extra storage on holidays [when away from a PC/Internet connection]
    Backing up photos from one PC to another.
    Always having a copy of my portfolio and stock photographs with me. :D


  • #9
    JMcL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,357 ✭✭✭JMcL


    There's also the Jobo GigaVu Evolution, which is a head to head competitor for the Epson, and which sounds good.

    That said, I've played with a friends Epson and the screen on that is really nice!

    John


  • #10
    rymus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    All the better than there's a hack available to swap out the standard drive on a P2000 and put in a much larger one. I'd get one, if I could justify it. My PD70X works perfectly for now.


  • #11
    FinoBlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 847 ✭✭✭FinoBlad


    The GigiVu looks great but apparently it was pulled before shipping for some sort of firmware/software upgrade.


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  • #12
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    lostexpectation wrote:
    why would anyone need something like that?
    Anybody. I, like a lot of people, will be going on a holiday this year. If I want to shot in RAW, my 1Gb card will get full pretty quickly. That's 20 times I'm able to transfer the photos from the card to the backup device.
    It would save having to drag a laptop with me, just for that purpose.

    As it happens, I'm not going to pay £300 for the pleasure, some I'm just going to have to settle with my MacBook Pro...which I can live with :)

    S.

    /edit - but Finoblad said it better :)


  • #13
    AlisonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 402 ✭✭AlisonB


    Finoblad, I personally think it's top quality. I've seen it view RAW files in slide show straight after a shoot and the quality is excellent. Conn's Cameras have them, you should definitely go in and ask them to show you it in action. It's gone down in price alot in the last couple of months and no doubt it will in future. I'd keep it in mind.


  • #14
    FinoBlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 847 ✭✭✭FinoBlad


    AlisonB wrote:
    Finoblad, I personally think it's top quality. I've seen it view RAW files in slide show straight after a shoot and the quality is excellent. Conn's Cameras have them, you should definitely go in and ask them to show you it in action. It's gone down in price alot in the last couple of months and no doubt it will in future. I'd keep it in mind.

    D'ya mind me asking what you paid for it?


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