3.) Also saves batteries - the camera must be turned on to make the transfer to your PC, the card reader is powered from your USB port.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 11:52 PM Subject: Re: CF cards and readers question > 1.) You can use a second card and download from the first while using > the second in the camera. > > 2.) The card reader may be considerably faster transferring files than > you camera. > > Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > >William Robb wrote: > > > > > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Caveman" > >>Subject: CF cards and readers question > >> > >> > >> > >>>Any brands/models that are recommended or that I should absolutely > >>> > >>> > >>avoid > >> > >> > >>>? I'm looking for 512 MB or 1 GB cards and a CF card reader to > >>> > >>> > >>connect > >> > >> > >>>to the USB (2.0) port. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>The SanDisk cards seem very good. The Extreme ones are quite a bit > >>faster than the plain jane ones. Often Future Shop online has a deal > >>where you buy a card, they give you a free SanDisk USBII card reader. > >> > >>William Robb > >> > >> > > > >I got a SanDIsk 512mb flash card. and a USB 2.0 > >SanDisk card reader, but it > >was pointed out to me that I don't really need the > >card reader - I can just > >use the cord that came with the camera to go > >directly into a usb port on my > >computer. I haven't opened the SUB 2.0 Card > >reader package yet - what is > >the advantage, if any, of using that instead of > >just pluggin into a port > >directly? > > > >annsan the puzzled and easily confused > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs. > P. J. O'Rourke > > >
