Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > some with "USB". Can an old world Mac guy like me with my 8500 and > OS 8.6 (firewire card but no USB, yet) buy one of these and expect to > easily get the images onto my hard drive. We also have an iMac with > USB. Is there generally software required from the camera > manufacturer and do I have to worry about Mac compatibility?
I've got a Kodak DC3400 which can connect via standard Mac serial. It seems to be a pretty nice camera, 2x optical zoom (and a 3x digital, but I don't use that). Compgeeks has them for $184 new. The serial connection can be flaky, at least on slower systems, but the USB has been reliable. Lately I've just been putting the compact flash card into a USB printer with a CF reader-- it saves cable swapping. CF cards seem to have a standard format for saving images, so if you get a camera with compact flash cards, a standard CF card reader should work. I've even got a pcmcia adapter that lets me use the yellow photo kiosks in drugstores to get good quality prints directly from the CF card. -- Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
