[DM-MUG] Digital Camera Compatibility

[CW Smith]

I recently bought a digital camera at Radio Shack (I know ‹ big mistake, but
it seemed like such a good deal ...).  Got the camera home and plugged it
into my iBook, and the camera came up on the desktop just like a hard drive
or flash drive.  Trouble was, the picture files were in a proprietary RAW
format that Preview, Photoshop, and Jview didn¹t recognize.  Turns out you
can only read the RAW images from the bundled software ‹ for Windows only.

My advice:  Bring your iBook into the store.  Ask to take a couple pictures
with a demo model of the camera.  Plug it into the iBook.  See whether you
can OPEN the picture files (not just access them).  If you can¹t read the
files, no go.

Been there, done that.

I¹ve had good luck with the HP and Nikon digital cameras, and I would guess
that Sony¹s would probably be compatible too (their digital video cameras
certainly are).  Beyond that, TRY IT OUT in a ³real world² test.

Peace,
CW


On 12/4/05 6:02 PM, "JAJorgy at aol.com" <JAJorgy at aol.com> wrote:

> First, thanks for the answers about upgrading from Jaguar to Tiger.   It was
> very helpful information.
> 
> I have another question.   We are looking for a digital camera for our college
> age son.   He doesn't care much about zoom.   We think we have a good grasp on
> the megapixels.   My question is this:   are there any digital cameras that
> will not be compatible with his iBook?   Are there any we should not consider?
> We want to stay under $200, preferably under $150 or thereabouts.   He can buy
> a more expensive one when he's out of school.   When I ask sales people about
> Mac compatibility no one seems to know much..... if anything.
> 
> Thanks for any guidance you might have.
> Jenny
> Sioux City
> 
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