[wplug] digital cameras

[Vanco, Don]

Minolta cameras rank #1 fairly consistently in price/performance.  As far as
Windows/Linux support, simply look for a camera that uses removable media
(as opposed to some internal / some external) and it becomes a moot point.
I have a USB 2.0 media reader that hadn;es pretty much every media you can
buy, including microdrives.
 
For a brainless WinCamera (stick it on it's base and it d/l-s the images)
the Kodak EasyShare cameras seem to have a lock on that (and good price /
performance to boot) - but many have aboot 16MB internal storage that
potentially locks you to Windoze software for extraction.  Caveat Emptor.
 
Consumer Reports might be a good source of info, I know that Popular
Photography (and just about every other camera rag) had a big review around
Christmas, ranking cameras in classes bases on resolution (mp).  I used to
rely a lot on epinions.com - but of late they've become little more than
another portal for banner ads.
 
YMMV
Don

-----Original Message----- 
From: wplug-admin at wplug.org on behalf of Duncan Hutty 
Sent: Wed 3/3/2004 7:15 PM 
To: wplug at wplug.org 
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Subject: [wplug] digital cameras



does anyone know of a site that rates manufacturers of digital cameras for
how well they support linux and/or provide information about their devices?

This is rather out of place on this list, but cheekily, I'm going to ask
anyway:Also, I want to recommend a manufacturer of digital cameras to a
family member who runs Windows. The primary criterion is that it shouldn't
require the installation of masses of bloatware to use. What they're looking
for is a device that takes their pictures and can be accessed as a simple
storage device from where they can take the raw files and mess with them in
photoshop or whatever.

Thanks again wplug!

Duncan Hutty
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