----- Original Message ----- From: "gabriel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Digital camera recommendations?
> do yourself a favour and get a card reader with the camera. they appear > as a usb mass-storage device to linux and are even more portable than > the camera itself. what's more, they're nearly free. i once saw one > for $20 with a $20 rebate. setup for linux was as easy as plugging it > in, finding the device that was created for it in /dev/usb/ and i was > ready to go. > > as far as cameras go, i swear by my canon powershot g3, but it's kinda > pricy. from what i've heard (not my personal experience since i've only > ever used mine), nikon & olympus are cheap and high quality, canon is > expensive and high quality, as is sony (but they use memorysticks... > ew). i've been told the following over and over again: > > stay away from kodak and hp. they suck. Well, I can certainly argue that the Kodak DX6340 does NOT suck. The only two drawbacks that I have found with it are: 1. If you want to review the pictures in memory you must turn it to a picture mode and that will extend the lense. 2. Because of #1, when viewing, you must be a little careful how you hold the camera so the lense does not extend into your hand. Having stated these two drawbacks, I really like the camera and it puts out quality pictures, the main two factors I needed when buying a camera. Tom Veldhouse -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
