>From an Archos review: "There's not much to say about the Archos AV500's photo features, which don't extend much beyond basic slide-show capabilities. If you remember to pack both the USB cable for your camera (or a USB memory-card reader) and the adapter cable for the AV500, you can download and view photos--a handy remedy for overfilled memory cards. The AV500 displays only JPEG and BMP images, though it can still download other file types, such as TIFF and raw."
Seems that you can't DL directly from the card. PITA Plus, there's no indication that the player can show embeded JPEG files. I doubt that it can since it's not really designed for image storage, and if it can't, the screen is useless and worthless to a photographer. Also, I couldn't find any indication of download and transfer speed or estimated battery life. Overall, based on what I know, I'd not be interested nor would I suggest it as a good option for the needs of a photographer, especially one shooting RAW. I don't know how important a screen and viewer are v speed, light weight, portability, battery life, and capacity. Shel "The smallest feline is a masterpiece" - Leonardo da Vinci > [Original Message] > From: John Francis > I'd have thought that if you were planning a trip without a laptop, > a device such as this (with no review screen) would be less attractive. > If I were to consider spending a few hundred dollars on more portable > storage I'd consider the Epson Image Tanks others here seem to like, > or the Archos AV 500 I saw the other day with a very nice-looking 4" > screen (not to mention it's big brother, the AV 700). > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > I don't want to carry around a laptop, but, in any case, my inquiry is on > > behalf of a friend. By the time I'm ready to take a trip where there'll be > > a need for storage such as this, my situation and needs may have changed - > > and a laptop could be a good option - or technology and products may have > > moved forward some, offering other, more useful possibilities. > http://hyperdrive.com/shop/index.php > Would anyone who's used this care to comment on it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
