I have to ad, I used the Kodak with a 2.66 Mhz iMac, so It does not reflect any OERFROMANCE on a G4 or lesser hardware Mac. The kodak is also takes HD movies so...
But, I have used many cameras with the G4 and had no problem: Kodak, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, etc (an older USB only cameras, before the advent of memory cards for cameras). On Nov 20, 8:13 am, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 19, 12:30 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > I am considering buying a Nikon Coolpix Touch camera. Has anyone > had experience with it and the Mac? > > > > > > Also, I am buying my son a pocket camcorder, either a Vado or Flip. > Any comments are either of these? > > > > > My wife just got a Flip HD camera. I'e only used it briefly. Over all > it seems pretty good. It's a fairly solid piece of hardware. It worked > right away, I shot a video and downloaded without any trouble. The one > bad thing is the fixed USB connector (the flipping part), unless your > computer's USB port just happens to sit at the right position the camera > is either hanging by it's USB connector or the computer is using the > camera as a foot. A short extension cable cures that problem though. > > Note that the requirements for it are an Intel Mac. This version, the > HD, produces a 1280 x 720 video so a faster machine will be needed to > play the video. I just tried it on a 1.4GHz G4 Mini and the video was > very choppy, unwatchable. Maybe a G5 could play it (to stay on topic.) > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
