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I am looking to buy an Archos AV700 to store photos
on, instead of having to take the laptop on holiday.

Does anyone know if they can download images
from a CF card reader or must they be downloaded
direct from the camera. ?

Also, will the Archos accept RAW images or must
they be JPEG. ?

Zozzer

In message <LVwig.83795$ >, Zozzer
<> writes
>I am looking to buy an Archos AV700 to store photos
>on, instead of having to take the laptop on holiday.
>
>Does anyone know if they can download images
>from a CF card reader or must they be downloaded
>direct from the camera. ?
>
>Also, will the Archos accept RAW images or must
>they be JPEG. ?
>
>Zozzer
>
>
No experience but from:

<http://www.archos.com/products/tv_ce...es.html?countr
y=global&lang=en>

it looks like it only downloads via USB & only JPEG or BMP.

Regards
--
Neil

There are lots of items around now that let you leave the laptop at
home.
Epson, Vosonic and Jobo to name three.

--
Joan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly

"Zozzer" <> wrote in message
news:LVwig.83795$. uk...
:I am looking to buy an Archos AV700 to store photos
: on, instead of having to take the laptop on holiday.
:
: Does anyone know if they can download images
: from a CF card reader or must they be downloaded
: direct from the camera. ?
:
: Also, will the Archos accept RAW images or must
: they be JPEG. ?
:
: Zozzer
:
:

As an alternative, I came across this external usb2 drive enclosure
which supposedly connects directly with a camera and card reader as
well as pc:
http://www.macally.com/spec/usb/stor...closure25.html

Mark wrote:
> As an alternative, I came across this external usb2 drive enclosure
> which supposedly connects directly with a camera and card reader as well
> as pc:
> http://www.macally.com/spec/usb/stor...closure25.html
>

I just downloaded user manual and this device seems almost ideal. It has
it's own internal battery so it is truely portable. The only question I
have about it is if it's USB port will power an external device like a
card reader. If it does, I'm getting acouple of them.

In article <REEig.2033$X02.1667@trnddc02>, Kevin Agard
<> wrote:

> The only question I
> have about it is if it's USB port will power an external device like a
> card reader. If it does, I'm getting acouple of them.

I can't find the manual, and my interestis in the transfer speed. Did
you find any information on CF to device and device to computer?

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"Zozzer" <> wrote in message
news:LVwig.83795$. uk...
> I am looking to buy an Archos AV700 to store photos
> on, instead of having to take the laptop on holiday.
>
> Does anyone know if they can download images
> from a CF card reader or must they be downloaded
> direct from the camera. ?
>
> Also, will the Archos accept RAW images or must
> they be JPEG. ?
>
> Zozzer
>


Thanks everyone,

The answer is they have their own CF reader,
and they will store RAW images but not view
them.

Another reason for getting an Archos is it will
stop my wife asking me to print out holiday photo's
so she can show friends at work. She can take the
Archos to show friends.


--
Zozzer

Zozzer wrote:

> "Zozzer" <> wrote in message
> news:LVwig.83795$. uk...
>> I am looking to buy an Archos AV700 to store photos
>> on, instead of having to take the laptop on holiday.
>>
>> Does anyone know if they can download images
>> from a CF card reader or must they be downloaded
>> direct from the camera. ?
>>
>> Also, will the Archos accept RAW images or must
>> they be JPEG. ?
>>
>> Zozzer
>>
>
>
> Thanks everyone,
>
> The answer is they have their own CF reader,
> and they will store RAW images but not view
> them.
>
> Another reason for getting an Archos is it will
> stop my wife asking me to print out holiday photo's
> so she can show friends at work. She can take the
> Archos to show friends.

You might want to look at the PMA400/430 rather than the AV700. Storage
capacity is smaller but being a Linux box there's a chance that it can be
persuaded to display RAW, or at least do the conversion to jpeg.


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--John
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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

Phil Stripling wrote:
> In article <REEig.2033$X02.1667@trnddc02>, Kevin Agard
> <> wrote:
>
>
>>The only question I
>>have about it is if it's USB port will power an external device like a
>>card reader. If it does, I'm getting acouple of them.
>
>
> I can't find the manual, and my interestis in the transfer speed. Did
> you find any information on CF to device and device to computer?

I haven't reread the whole thing yet but the manual is located here:

http://www.macally.com/techsupport/m...ric_manual.zip

The documentation says it has a rechargable Li-ion battery that will
last for 1 to 2 hours. I can't see the battery in the picture of the
open enclosure.

For my money the Epson units and Vosonic Xs drives are better value.
They have 4 hour batteries, card readers and screens.

--
Joan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly

"Kevin Agard" <> wrote in message
news:Nw_ig.11522$Bj6.2168@trnddc08...
: Phil Stripling wrote:
: > In article <REEig.2033$X02.1667@trnddc02>, Kevin Agard
: > <> wrote:
: >
: >
: >>The only question I
: >>have about it is if it's USB port will power an external device
like a
: >>card reader. If it does, I'm getting acouple of them.
: >
: >
: > I can't find the manual, and my interestis in the transfer speed.
Did
: > you find any information on CF to device and device to computer?
:
: I haven't reread the whole thing yet but the manual is located here:
:
:
http://www.macally.com/techsupport/m...ric_manual.zip
: