Why not store them on Webshots? That way everyone has access to them anytime, anywhere.
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Why not store them on Webshots? That way everyone has access to them anytime, anywhere.
you should take a netbook along if you can or go to a cybercafe then upload those photos to online storage. You can store 2 gigs or less on mozy.com for free or pay $5 per month. YOu can store quite a few photos on vartious sites, including adobe's site and webshots.com for free. All of these and several others I do not have to hand just now are great solutions. As for carry around storage, any usb flash drive will work fine.
The solution that works for my wife and I has proven successful here in Russia.
We take many photos but really need an inexpensive but adequate computer. so the Acer Aspire 1 netbook coupled to a Western Digital 80 gb passport drive just flat out works. The Acer netbook has memory slot for many different kinds of memory cards from cameras and that Acer Netbook refurbished is as low as $199 in selected stores. The WD Passport drive($60)is a sleek black plastic beauty that just plugs into USB and does the job. We just added an after market DVD-RW DRIVE ($80)which also hooks up thru USB and everyone here got an individual DVD copy of photos. If you just want to burn copies forget the Passport drive.
Very impressive setup. Dale
Depending on the size of your laptop and the amount you pack, that may be your best solution. What I've done i the past is use my old Video iPod (5G) and an old Apple dongle called an iPod Camera Connector. It's slow, and can drain your camera's battery if you've got tons of photos, but if you have an old iPod, that can be an easy way to get anywhere from 30-120 gb of portable space to download. I think that the old Camera Connector only works on older iPods, so you are stuck with 30 or 60 GB if I remember correctly. If you HAVE an old iPod that can handle video and can stand to wipe it clean, you can prob pick one of these dongles up on eBay. (just checked, and saw some for 4 bucks, just search for iPod camera connector)
Oh, and if you go this route, this allows you to VIEW your photos on your iPod's screen (albeit tiny) and you can even use a card reader hooked up to the iPod Camera Connector.
All the paraphernalia you mentioned as possible to back up pictures on your netbook... this is very helpful.
Is there a way I can load programs ... since there is no cd/dvd slot? Will an external one with YSB connection work?
Thanks.
Maryanne
The real reply is a question--if you're taking a laptop or netbook with USB use a Freecom bouncy drive which will withstand considerable shock and has its own USB connection cable built-in (of course powered from USB rail) If no computer, chose a hard drive to which each of the user cameras can plug direct to avoid multi-card adaptors which might rely on USB power again. Whatever your setup try it rigorously before you go.
I was out travelling nd I just bought a normal external card reader in Europe. Every country in Europe has InterNet Cafes, so every time your cards are full just download them at a Cafe and send them home,a very simple and effective method. Another way is even simpler, just take with you three or four extra cards with a good amount of GB storage
and keep them safe in their plastic container. External card readres are very cheap in Europe and usually take four or five different sizes of cards and will take any type.
I am going to develope a hard drive digital still camera and that will end the debate. I don't know why there is not one out yet. Hay its my idea so lets see some royalties.
I just purchased a Canon 48x Zoom video cam with still capability... It has a 16G hard drive and also takes a memory card. The stills are not as good as Canon's still cameras are but it's not too bad for amateur photography and do do a little "stuff" in the hands of a skilled professional also. It's the SF line of Canon Video Cameras. The model I use is the least expensive SF10 (through special order). There is the SF11 and several others available for around $1K. For stills only I do like Canon and Minolta as well. If you can afford it, get yourself a Hasselblad... And get jiggy with it!
One idea is to get several memory sticks for you camera and you have the pictures on the removable memory, One can purchase an 8 gig memory stick for $20.00, and put alot pictures on 8 gig. Another suggestion is and Epson Photo Shop Deluxe. I have one and it can run off of batteries, for portableably. Also it accept several kinds ofremoverable memory to print for, the PhotoMax Deluxe also can save you pictures within itself. I prints 4"X 6" phots and does a reallynice job of doing it. The photo matt deluxe is the only one by Epson that is a portable photo lab, don't even need a computer to print phots.
Hope I am of some help.
john
I've just come back from seven weeks turing California. Only one camera but 2,500 photos so backup was a priority.
The solution really depends on your finance and weight restrictions. A laptop is a heavy beast if you're packing enough clothes for our changeable European weather. Online storage is fine but you can spend time and money sitting in an internet cafe during the day.
I bought one of the latest, light-weight netbooks - a Samsung NC10. Huge storage capacity, decent size screen for viewing the pics, I even loaded Photoshop Elements so it was available for on-the spot editing/enhancing/cropping etc. Level two backup was achieved with a 16GB USB Sandisk Cruzer.
With the graphics package you can easily reduce copies of your pictures to a sensible size for speedy uploading to the internet for your friends at home to view. If you're inclined you can even write a narrative to upload at the same time - I used Flickr but then I'm a bit old-fashioned and haven't got into facebook yet.
Of course, when you can pick up WiFi you can check weather forecasts on the web and keep up to date with your e-mails without having to part with cash in an internet cafe. The last, and by far the best, benefit is that with Skype loaded you can speak to your family at home for next to nothing. I'm still amazed that the cost of phoning my Dad on his landline on a weekly basis only cost about
i guess my way of backing up photos on a vacation is just very simplistic, but works for me. i take my laptop everywhere i go. i take my photos and every evening i download to my laptop. i put in a special folder and when the folder reaches size for cd or dvd i burn a disk and put disk in my laptop case. hence i have photos on computer as well as a disk. when i return home i have all the time in the world to sort and edit. i have taken laptop on several cruises as well as domestic trips all over the u.s. and downloaded photos from many other cameras from different family members traveling with me. i personally take two cameras everywhere i go. as i already have a laptop i don't have to purchase memory sticks or any other type of fancy photo back up. i am all for saving my money for the trip itself.. the only extra purchase i made is the power converter for other countries so i can plug in my laptop. this is how i handled my over 2000 photos i took in alaska and the 12 disks i filled up took very little room in the laptop case. simple solution.
p.s. i download each day as i have had defective memory cards in my camera and lost photos.. if i download daily i can replace with a good card for minimal loss. i have also learned the hard way not to use large memory cards for my camera. 1g is the biggest i use and take several with me. with two forms of back up i erase and just start over. by the way, i would suggest all take their usb cords for their camera's just in case.
Hello, I use a small picture card reader that reads SM/XD, SD/MMC, MS/MSPRO, CF/MD for USB to transfer photos from various cameras to my PC. Then I make copy to a 16 GB memorystick. Thus the pictures are saved both on the HD in my laptop and the memory stick. If you don't want to carry around your laptop you only bring the card reader and the memory stick. Almost all hotels have courtesy computers for their guests that you may use.
I am sort of an idiot at computers and photography, but the desire is the same either case... I simply carry a 500 G External backup and also store on line like in Google's Picasa Web Albums or Flicker. By doing both, I insure that if I get separated from the computer (laptop) or the external hard drive, I still have copies on line... solid! I'm no computer techie, and my amateur photos still suck... But I figured out how to keep them years ago.
Considering the price of the products you are mentioning.
You should buy a netbook. I did this last year after trying to decide on back up devices before a trip last year.
The netbook slips into my camera bag.
I backed up all my pictures.
You can do a little basic editing as well.Then email pictures to friends whilst still on your vacation.
You get a lot lot more for your money than the niche products you are thinking about.
Try the VOSONIC VP8870. I have it and it is great. Many features, a great screen display and excellent tech support.
http://www.vosonic.com/product.php?PA=feature&kind=1&id_1=16
You can buy it here in the USA:
http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/CategoryProductList.jsp?cat=Browse+By+Product+Type:Portable+Storage%2FMultiMedia+Viewers:Vosonic+VP8870+Multimedia+Viewer+Recorder
hi,
the easiest way to store the photos is to buy a multipurpose Memory card reader that supports almost all types of memory cards(San Disk is a good option).
you may then make an id at "www.picisa.com" and upload ur photos from ur computer or laptop to ur picasa id. if u still have any doubts, the send me ur question at my email id i.e. 'manan-a380@hotmail.com'
Manan Anand
I bought a Belkin USB Anywhere module - runs on AAA batteries or comes with an AC adapter. Plug camera USB lead into one side, and a USB memory stick into the other and you can download your camera memory onto one (or more if you're really security minded) USB sticks. I believe it can also be used to transfer data from one USB stick to another, but haven't tried that.
No PC/laptop needed, and it's small and light (without the AC adapter) - about 1cm thick x 5 x 7cm.
It worked straight from the box, with a single button push. No need to load software or anything fancy, and a lot cheaper than a spare memory card for the camera.
The Belkin USB Anywhere sounds like a really good idea. But as a CNET reviewer has written
http://reviews.cnet.com/power-protection/belkin-usb-anywhere/4864-14102_7-31490968-1.html?tag=mncol;uo
when you think about it, backing up from Camera memory cards to USB drive does not makes sense because SD say cards are the same price as USB drives (or cheaper), and the Belking USB Anywhere is slow. Why spend 30 minutes copying from a SD card to a USB drive when you can swap SD cards in your camera in seconds?
SD cards start about 13$ for a SDHC 8GB on Amazon
http://tinyurl.com/m239na
Unfortunately just swapping a flash memory card for another does not provide backup, only a new storage medium. The Belkin device does provide the ability to create one, or more, backups and is a lot lower cost than a laptop or netbook. Unfortunately it doesn't provide the editing capability either. I always backup to a hard drive and then back that up to an external device. There are only two kinds of memory, that which is broken and that that is getting ready to break. This is true for eith rotating disks and solide state devices.
would u have a -- hyper link-- to that item u refer to -so one could look at it --sounds like a great idea and seems cheap to NO PC required
pleaes?
forgot to hit track on my last reply
please help me get that response if any -for hiperlink to that usb item
I would suggest that you each purchase additional memory cards. Putting all of your eggs/photos in one basket could result in the loss of them all when the device goes missing (Sod's Law). You're not going to want to include ALL the photo's in the album without editing them first - are you? and if each individual edits their own photo's they can eliminate all the embarrasing (to themselves)ones, heads missing etc., whilst keeping all the embarassing ones (to others)aerials coming out of heads etc.. Have a good trip.
Hey Jane,
My experience has been to stop at any photo place and have them burn a disk from my memory card. It?s only a few Euros and it takes about 5 minutes. Most everywhere in Europe there are digital photo labs for developing photos and backing them up on a CD/DVD. Also, some Internet Cafes or hotels will let you upload them (via camera/computer USB cable) to your e-mail or URL. Happy travels!
On a trip to Chicago, we brought along a Panasonic FZ28 and an old Canon Powershot and took about 3,000 pictures. When the need arose, we took the memory chips into whatever nearby store had a photo service and turned the stored pictures into one or more CD's.
Downloading from CD's was very fast. The download was into one master folder (Chicago Oct 2008), to be moved to subfolders by category (Millenium Park, Grant Park, Street Scene, Wildlife, Architecture, Churches, Public Art, etc.). CD's take almost no room, hold a lot of pictures, are tough, and weigh almost nothing.
Many professional photographers as well as avid amatuers use portable hard-drive devices which contain a hard drive, vieweing screen, slots for various media storage cards - all in a small portable package with battery. I personally use the Wolverine which I purchased several years ago, but there are other manufacturers and variations. My Wolverine has 160 GB of storage (it is available with more), slots for SD, CF and other media and best of all, a good-sized OLED screen which gives vivid high-res images. I simply plug in my CF card from the day's shooting and it reads the images into the unit and makes the images available for me to view on the built-in screen. I can then delete and re-arrange the images into other folders as I wish - a process I use seldom since it is a little cumbersome and easier to do later on a computer.
When I return home, I simply down-load the folders with images off the wolverine using its USB2 port. Windows "sees it" as an external drive.
The Wolverine has other functions as well including an FM radio, back-up data hard drive, MP3 player and video play-back - none of which I happen to use. However, sound quality and interface are excellent for mp3 listening.
It has operated perfectly for me in very difficult and demanding environments on four continents.
Power is supplied by a standard battery which can be easily purchased and replaced in the field and is re-charagable using a remarkably small "wall wart" which is voltage compatible world-wide. My battery has not yet been replaced despite much use and many re-charges.
Oh yes - it is about 1.5 times the size of a classic Ipod and twice the weight - not at all pocket-size but barely noticed in the typical back-pack.
You could open a G-Mail account and share the pics under Google Docs.
Most internet cafes should have Google access. Upload the images into "documents" and designate who can view or edit them.
That would save you from carrying another device around on your trip.
I'm voting for this answer, Jane R:
Keep it in "the cloud".
Google Docs or their "GSpace" can be accessed from anywhere.
Best wishes.
This website, <www.hyperdrive.com/>, is where I got my backup device (Christmas 2006) which works great (it also works as a USB harddrive). I've been using it for about 2 1/2 years with no problem. My device is now considered "out-of-date", but I am very happy with it - I found my device here: www.adorama.com/ICDSAHDS040.html
Best,
Larry Curtis