Digital stills storage idea.....

[goobersnuftda 0]

Instead of buying a bunch of these:

Extreme III 1GB CF card

Why not buy one of these one touch portable storage units:

Wolverene 40GB

You could shoot all day in RAW until the cows come home.

[ScottyInAus 0]

Can't see a real problem with it as long as;
Your card is compatible
Compatible Memory Cards CompactFlash (type I & II)/MicroDrive
SmartMedia
Memory Stick
Memory Stick PRO
Secure Digital
MultiMediaCard
xD-Picture Card

(which I would assume it is)

As long as it works without a PC, which it seems to.

So yer looks reasonably good, just a quality and reliability question now.

Cheers,
Jason.

[namgrunt 0]

why not just download direct to a computer?

even the biggest boogies I use 2ea 1gb compact flash cards.downloaded to a computer and back to shoting while wife processes images for display on 19 inch screen

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59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT
LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI)
www.dzmemories.com

[Danger 0]

Great idea for starage but if you don't have a CF card in your camera ..how do you expect to capture the image?

[namgrunt 0]

1 in the camera

1 in the computer

dahhh

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59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT
LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI)
www.dzmemories.com

[goobersnuftda 0]

Click on the features tab:

Wolverene 40 GB

I'm going on a couple of trips soon, one of them being a skydiving trip. A 8 MP camera will take 3 MB file sizes at full resolution so I think 13,000 pictures for storage should do me. Shooting in RAW would be 17 MB/picture so I think I will back off on that
This is the smallest version, they go right up to 100 GB. I have been on cruise ships and have seen the raping-and-pillaging of people for extra on board income. $35 to "set up your account" on their computer then $20/CD to burn your images. One time burn, no culimative burning projects.

Analog wife and I got back from Vegas last month. She bought $21 on film for her camera and $45 on developing when we got back. (I loved the 2 trips to the photomart to pick it up.....special). Half the dark pictures didn't turn out and they are now sitting in a box in a closet.

I would rather put out some $$$ upfront and save a ton of money in the end. The deal is, we will "share" a new DSLR. Sure. Can't wait until this thing is mounted on the top of my helmet and she is going to the Lake the same weekend with family. 7 AM Saturday morning in the summer and I'm out of the house heading for the DZ before she wakes up.. And would you look at that....someone turned off my cell phone....how did that happen?

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With the Wolverine FlashPac, you can take thousands of photos with a single memory card. One touch of a button, all your photos and digital data are copied effortlessly from the built-in 7-in-1 card reader into the mass storage unit. With the contents of your memory card safely stored, your card is ready to be reused, you never have to go near a computer. Wolverine FlashPac is a stand alone rechargeable unit, you can literally save your data anywhere in the world. It's perfect for photographers on field trips, professionals storing data and any situation involving memory cards.


Key Features
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40GB Storage Capacity

Store thousands of photos or other types of data files on the 40 Gigabyte capacity internal hard drive.
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One Touch Backup

Save your photos & files in seconds by simply inserting your memory card and pressing a single button to begin the process.

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Reads Common Digital Camera Memory Cards

Capable of reading 7 types of memory cards via built-in card slots.

o CompactFlash (type I & II)/MicroDrive
o SmartMedia
o Memory Stick
o Memory Stick PRO
o Secure Digital
o MultiMediaCard
o xD-Picture Card

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System Backup Capable


Use it as an external hard drive to backup all of your computer data or as a memory card reader/writer.
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Rechargeable Internal Battery


Transfer up to 6GB of data on a single charge, anywhere and at any time.

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No PC Required to Operate

Copy and organize all of your image and data files without a computer - makes it a great data storage companion when traveling.

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Clear LCD Displays Status (Sorry - no picture preview)

The LCD display indicates battery power status, type of memory inserted, file transfer status, number of files copied, main storage (hard drive) remaining capacity, file transfer confirmation, error indication.

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High Speed USB 2.0 Connection

Provides for fast data transfer to your computer, and it also supports USB 1.1.
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[PhreeZone 20]

They make an adapter to do the same to an iPod photo if you wanted to go that route. Plus that way you could pick up the MP3 player the rest of the time.

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[goobersnuftda 0]

And the crazyness donesn't stop. All you need is money.
New model:

Wolverine 60 GB Color Display w/MP3 + Video

Play your videos, view your pictures, play your MP3s and a built in 7 card reader. After buying all these toys, there is no $$$ left over to skydive.

[murrays 0]

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They make an adapter to do the same to an iPod photo if you wanted to go that route. Plus that way you could pick up the MP3 player the rest of the time.

Now, all new hard drive iPods do photos, video, etc. The iPod Photo designation doesn't apply anymore. The nano will display photos but it resizes them smaller for the nano display and to save space.

the iPod photo connector uses the camera's USB cable to connect so if you have a USB 1.1 camera the transfer rate will be slowwwwwww. A USB 2 camera should transfer real fast.

iPods sync the photos as soon as they are connected again to a computer ... you get a few choices on a Windows machine, on a Mac it just syncs to iphoto automatically. Every time you connect your iPod to your computer your photo directory and the iPod are synced...a perfect backup immediately. Great feature. When I get around to buying one of the new ones it will be nice to always have the photos backed up. But, my 3 year old 20gb 2nd gen iPod just keeps on working.

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Murray

"No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey

[murrays 0]

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And the crazyness donesn't stop. All you need is money.
New model:

Wolverine 60 GB Color Display w/MP3 + Video

Play your videos, view your pictures, play your MP3s and a built in 7 card reader. After buying all these toys, there is no $$$ left over to skydive.

Burke, as the owner of a 2nd gen ipod that is smaller than the Wolverene which measures 5.1 x 3.1 x 1.2 inches according to the website I think that the Wolverene would be a pain in the behind to use as an mp3 player. Too big. I wish my iPod were smaller for carrying around and listening to music.

The new iPods are far smaller:
30 gb 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.43 inches
60 gb 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.55 inches (1/2 as thick as the Wolverene)

Price - I paid $799 CAD for my 20gb 3 years ago and now the 60gb iPod is $499 CAD...cheap like borscht.

Anyway, whatever you buy, pick up a pair or two of these to replace whatever headphones you get.

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Murray

"No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey

[Faber 0]

then it would be a bugger if your 1 card burns out on your first jump.. then you cant use your unit anyway...

Stay safe
Stefan Faber