'Urro, some of the later cameras are using FAT32, but you're right, 99% of them are FAT /VFAT / FAT16.
The notable exceptions being the very early canons that used some weird arse format that could only be read by the camera, and the early Kodak easyshare which used sorta-FAT. It was readable, but if you wrote to it in a CF reader you lost everying on the card and had to format it with the camera.. For some Camera advice, to stick with the thread.. :-). All of the Nikon Coolpix cameras work with the usb-storage device, and I've never had a problem with mine. Avoid Digital Zoom, that's a universal truth. Get a camera from a camera manufacturer (sorry Sony, mustek), not technology company. Although Sony etc are getting much better over time, the traditional camera makers still make better cameras.. Nikon, Canon, Olympus etc.. Megapixels is not everything, unless you want BIG prints. If you only ever want to get A4 prints on your PhotoRET inkjet, a good 2Mpixel image will do, 3Mpixel will hose in. Buy more Cards! I prefer CF, but whatever your camera takes, get a couple of extra cards.. I have 3*128Mb CF cards for my Nikon... (See Jason apparently :-) ). If you're a Film SLR fan from the good old days, moving to digital as I am, be prepared for some disappointment, unless you spend $2k + on a digital SLR body, and add a mortgage for the lenses. If you want to get reasonable shots for the photo album, and do a little bit of arty stuff, a $400-600 Digital with good lens will do you just fine. Read www.dpreview.com reviews of the cameras you're interested in.. The chap on there knows his stuff. Lastly, join www.photo.net and get some critique of your photos if you're an enthusiast, it opens your eyes quite a bit. I've only just done that, but it's another great pastime to while away the hours in front of the computer... Cheers, Chris H. On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 20:46, Jason Greenwood wrote: > Yes, it is always FAT AFAIK. It has to be so Winders users can use it. > > Cheers
