At 9:48 PM -0700 5/3/02, pook la roux wrote: >I'm just getting into digital photography, and I was >thinking I might as well buy a camera I could use with >the 5300. I have two junky cheapo digital cameras, >neither of which performs very reliably, and they both >hook up using USB. So neither of them will work with >my 5300. But if I pay real money for a decent camera, >might as well get one that will work with the 5300. >That way I can play on vacation. Is anyone doing >digital photography with an older PB? I seem to >remember seeing mention of a camera that can interface >using a serial cable -- now wouldn't that be handy!
I've got an Olympus D490 with a 128Mb SmartMedia card. I have a PCMCIA adapter for the SmartMedia to read it on my PB5300c. It works quite well. I haven't really used it much with the PB5300, 128Mb stores so many pictures that I haven't had to download to the laptop yet. If you can go with a camera using CompactFlash or SmartMedia. They are the two most common flash memory formats. Avoid the serial port, it is painfully slow. From the few tries I did with my camera I'd probably use up a set of batteries just trying to download one card (or possibly not even get through one card). My daughter has a Kodak DC3200 which uses CompactFlash (I also have an adapter for that). It's a 1 MP camera, no zoom but it takes pretty nice pictures. I've seen them around for less than $100. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
