Bill, You nailed that one.
Manufacturers have no interest in giving the user a choice other than they expect us to load their software in the belief that when the next new model comes out we will all rush down and buy it. I do the same procedure as you have suggested and could not agree more. 73's Gary On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Bill K9YEQ <k9...@live.com> wrote: > Chen, > > When it comes to cameras... all bets are off, as personally, I think they > are bloat-ware and very processor overload. I have seen Canon, Kodak, Sony > and Nikon programs which are so "user friendly" to make a great working PC > turned into a sluggish piece of junk. I usually stop the startup processes > of all of them and show my customers how to download from their cameras and > sort their own so they don't lose the libraries and other dedicated to > manufacturer systems which can be a huge hassle. > > Bill > K9YEQ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kok Chen > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 12:34 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 :: firmware update failure > > On Sep 19, 2010, at 9/19 9:47 AM, Bill K9YEQ wrote: > > > I find the process simple and it works well for upgrading any of the > > K3 devices. The procedures for firmware updating both P3 and K3 > > aren't fool proof. > > While better but still not 100% foolproof, the Canon cameras that I have > can > be updated by first copying the firmware file into the same memory card > that > holds the photos, and then commanding the camera through a menu to update > firmware. It does take away most of the "scare factor" when updating the > firmware. > > That being said, by now there are probably amateur rigs that update > firmware > through the ubiquitous USB memory stick. > > A memory stick could be a good way to save menus and configs of a rig, too. > But you would need to add the cost of a USB connector and perhaps an > additional $5 AVR microprocessor. That could translate to a burdened $20 > on > the end user, but it can save on support phone calls and companies can > perhaps eat some of the margin :-). > > 73 > Chen, W7AY > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
