 Linda Smith |
Going Digital I have decided to go digital very soon. I have questions about downloading. Can you download via a card reader and burn a CD without taking space up on the hardrive? And at first I do not want to print my own pictures. If I burn a CD and take it to a store to have prints made. Will the store's equipment be able to read my CD? (I have an iMac) I have narrowed my choice of cameras to Sony 717 or Nikon 5700, anyone have either and wish to brag about theirs or wish they had not gotten it?
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Damian P. Gadal |
I'd suggest coming up with a strategy to store images on your hard drive and then burn the CD. Once you've archieved the material you can go back and deleted the files from the hard drive and clean it up. I'd make at least two CD's and keep on off site in case of earthquake, fire, etc. I've found this method to be the least frustrating and most efficient way of doing things (for me anyway). You might want to check with the stores where you plan on having your work printed for acceptable file formats and use those. Keep in mind that technology keeps changing and an acceptable file format today may not be the standard in the future.... just like the 3.5 floppy drive, all things pass sooner or later.... hth
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Tony Peckman |
Linda, I recently went digital and had the same questions. To check your cameras in question, go to dpreview.com and see what this extensive review site says about them. I don't think you can go wrong with either of them, but it helps to ease your choice. I would also check out adorama.com and bhphotovideo.com and look at their new prices AND in the "used" dept. I got a great deal on the Canon G2 in the used and it was simply a display model with full warranty and accessories. Good luck!
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George E. Givens Jr |
It is possible to burn from your card directly to the burner. When you insert your card or plug you camera up, your computer will see it as another drive. You will then be able to copy or move the files to any drive you want including your burner. However, there may be some speed issues depending. Also, you may consider doing some editing to the files before burning them to cd. This is especially true if you will be burning to cd-r because as you know, unless you leave the cd-r as is instead of closing it, you won't be able to edit the files without copying to your computer first. Most software that is bundled with digicams allows you to edit the files out taking off the card or allow you to convert files to exif-jpg so you can store them to cards.
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