A used Optio 230 (2MP) would work a bit better for file size. The jpg's are averaging around 500K each on my daughter's camera.
Bruce Sunday, December 7, 2003, 6:09:51 PM, you wrote: CB> Unfortunately, that's not going to work unless they plan on having very CB> few keepers, and low res ones at that. A 3MP p&s digital will produce a CB> 3MP .jpg file somewhere in the range of 1-2MB, give or take. Many email CB> services limit your attachments to around 2MB, for the simple reason that CB> files that large take a long time to send and receive. Even upgraded CB> Yahoo and Hotmail accounts only offer 10MB of mailbox storage. If they CB> have access to computers (presumably with CD-RW drives), perhaps they CB> could burn CDs. Mail a copy, keep a copy. CB> chris CB> On Sun, 7 Dec 2003, Shel Belinkoff wrote: >> They plan to edit in camera or on a computer (they will have access to >> computers in various places on their journey) and email the keepers to >> friends and family, purging the cards they have and reusing them as >> needed. >> >> >> Chris Brogden wrote: >> > >> > On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, Herb Chong wrote: >> > >> > > what happens when they fill the card? >> > >> > They get a photo store to burn it onto a CD, or take a cheap laptop, or >> > buy more cards. >> > >> > > if they take only one, it has to be very large, and then what happens if >> > > something happens to the camera? unless they are part of an organized >> > > expedition, take a good P&S film camera. >> > >> > What do they do if something happens to the film camera? Same deal... buy >> > another one. >> > >> > You can argue that it's expensive to buy extra memory cards, but how much >> > would film and developing cost for 6 months worth of travel? For me, that >> > would be several times the cost of a couple p&s digital cameras and a few >> > large memory cards. >> > >> > It really comes down to how many photos they're likely to take. If >> > they want to shoot lots, go digital. It'll save them money, be more fun, >> > and they won't have to worry about X-ray damage, keeping film sorted, >> > carrying all that film, etc. But if they just plan on taking the >> > occasional shot, then film is probably the best way to go. >> > >> > chris >>
