When shooting in RAW with the Pentax Remote Asistant you will see a review image on your screen, just as you would with the camera. It's somewhat larger and much better defined than the camera's lcd screen image. That to me is the main advantage of using the Remote Assistant. Paul
> Don Williams wrote: > > > I've since discovered what he meant. He was talking about a card that > > flips open to reveal a USB plug that goes right into the PC port -- or > > the end of a cable if you don't have a USB socket on the front of the > > PC. I've also been told that the *ist D uses Compact Flash cards and > > not SDs. Great! All I have to do now is go to the city with my Visa > > Card and get a Sandisk Type II CF card. > > > > As far as the microscope goes, preliminary pictures will be probably > > taken as TIF or maybe even JPG before a final RAW image when all is > > ready. There is a PC screen next to the microscope which will be used > > as a 'viewfinder' rather than the binocular, or the camera viewfinder > > (impossible). It's much easier to follow motion on a 12" monitor, > > leaning back in a relaxed position, than crouching over the binoculars > > -- and moving the stage in the wrong direction quite often. I've been > > doing this for decades and still make that mistake sometimes. > > > > Don > > > >> > > Hi Don, > > Pentax provides the Remote Assistant software for free on their website: > http://www.pentaximaging.com/customer_care/show_software?softId=1 > > You connect the USB cable that comes with the camera to your PC. Then > start up the Pentax Photobrowser. You can fire the camera from the PC, > and it downloads automatically. > > Note, though, that the image on the PC won't be live of course. And if > you are shooting in RAW, which is recommended, you need to convert the > file before you can see it. But it sounds like it will be handy for what > you are doing. > > As others may have told you, using the Pentax software to do your final > RAW conversion is not recommended. Try Photoshop (or Elements) or > RAWShooter instead. > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc >
