Article:		iPod as Digital Photographer's Best Friend
Subject:		Awsome!
Date:		2003-12-03 09:44:48
From:		anonymous2
This is exactly the justification for a decent color screen on the iPod. You could then transfer your pictures to the iPod to store them, or preview the pictures, or watch a slide show (with music or narration of course). It wouldn't cost much more, but everyone with a digital camera is going to want one. The only major decision Apple will have to make is which memory card to support (CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Secure Digital, Memory Stick, or MultiMediaCards). A 6-1 multi-device is probably too big for the iPod, so maybe 2 or 3 models may be needed (match the camera or PDA that you own). Or they can try to pick or force one standard. I hope Apple comes out with this soon...

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• Awsome!
  2003-12-03 10:17:20  anonymous2 [Reply | View]
  
  
  "This is exactly the justification for a decent color screen on the iPod. You could then transfer your pictures to the iPod to store them, or preview the pictures, or watch a slide show (with music or narration of course). It wouldn't cost much more, but everyone with a digital camera is going to want one."
  
  Most cameras already have this functionality!
  * decent color screen
  * storage
  * preview
  * slideshow playback
  
  I just don't understand the hype.
• Awsome!
  2003-12-03 11:10:19  anonymous2 [Reply | View]
  
  
  "Most cameras already have this functionality!"
  
  Sure, but what we're talking about here is really MASS storage, like being away on an extended trip. I took film on my last trip because it was not economically feasible to store mass 5MP+ images digitally without a laptop. These new devices change that. Besides, you might want to save your camera battery for shooting, not image management.
  
  Occasional point-and-shoot people with 3MP cameras should be real happy with a few memory cards, but if you need to shoot the digital equivalent of many rolls of film in a short time period, you gotta have one of these massive hard drives.
• RE: Awesome!
  2003-12-03 10:48:21  Derrick Story [Reply | View]
  
  
  Well, I don't think this is just hype. Instead, it seems to me that we're watching the evolution of digital photography. Devices such as FlashTrax, iPod, and others help lengthen the leash to our computers.
  
  Digital cameras are great input devices. But I think there is a need for intermediate storage devices that also have other useful functions. An iPod or FlashTrax fits much better in my digital camera bag than a 15" TiBook.
  
  And like the early stages of any new technology, we're seeing a few bumps in the road. As some readers have noted, the Belkin isn't the fastest gun in the west. But, personally, I find this all very interesting, and it adds to my fascination with digital photography.