John's Digital Photography Page
I love my Canon G2. Really, the best camera I've ever owned, even better than my first camera, the ancient SLR Minolta SR2.
I'll be ready to part, however, if Canon delivers a G6 with:
1. The Digital Rebel's 6 megapixel CMOS sensor. I want the light sensitivity of CMOS.
2. An internal but seviceable 30GB drive. Why should I need to bother with memory cards?
3. USB 2 or (better) Firewire data transfer.
4. Internal 32 bit data paths.
5. JPEG2000 native formats.
6. The G3 body and general features. I like that camera.
7. Ability to take highest res photos with no shutter lag and 1/4 sec or less intervals.
Except for the last there's no real technical challenge to any of this -- Canon could make the camera today and sell it for about $900. So I'm hopeful I'll get it in the fall of 2005 for $500.
Sunday, March 14, 2004
Saturday, March 13, 2004
iPhoto bug: there is not enough disk space ... how annoying ...
Apple - Discussions - Error exporting iPhoto4 slideshow to quicktim
I think it's an iPhoto bug arising from multiple causes. I do think that if you change your free space (either increase or DECREASE it) iPhoto will often decide you have enough room.I'm told iPhoto 4 had a disastrous development process and a brutally short timeline to get from nothing to something that could be shoveled out the door. If there's one single thing that shows Jobs persistent weaknesses, it's Apple's attitude towards this key piece of software.
Try mucking with your disk space (heck, try using up some of it) and let us know if it works. The most common problem is a corrupted image however, and the only fix I know of is to hunt it down by serial export attempts.
Most recently this happened to me when I tried to export 512 images. I divided the set into half and exported the first half. Then I did the same and exported the next quarter. I repeated the process until I identified a SINGLE photo that, when I tried to export, produced the spurious error. The photo appeared fine -- iPhoto reported the normal size, etc.
I edited the photo in iPhoto 4, making an arbitrary crop. I then reverted to original. I then exported ALL of the remaining images without an error.
As an experiment I returned to the original 517 photos and tried exporting them en masse. This time it worked without any error message.
Very cool portable ethernet device, on fascinating web site
RoadWired
The phone connectors are wild. The only thing it needs is a crossover converter.
Auto-Retract Network/ISDN Cord
Price: $32.95
In stock, ready to ship!
Click on any image to enlarge
If you need to connect your notebook to a network or high-speed hub, particularly when traveling, this is a must-have accessory. Seven feet of high-quality, "Cat. 5e" certified cord with RJ-45 (network-type) connectors at either end, stored in a protective housing. Pull out to use, push button to retract. Built-in adapter system adds amazing versatility (see specifics at right).
The phone connectors are wild. The only thing it needs is a crossover converter.
Friday, March 12, 2004
Members wanted: the Society for the Preservation of the True PDA (SPTPDA)
I moved this posting to a new blog dedicated to our society/cult.
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Compucable FirePod Universal FireWire AC/DC adapter and USB/FireWire 12VDC charger kit (p/n FXU-PWR-KIT-DX)
Compucable FirePod Universal FireWire AC/DC adapter and USB/FireWire 12VDC charger kit (p/n FXU-PWR-KIT-DX): "3 pcs. FirePod Universal FireWire, AC/DC adapter and USB/FireWire 12VDC charger kit (p/n FXU-PWR-KIT-DX)"
I can't tell for sure from the description, but this $25 device might just charge my iPod, my phone, and my Tungsten E ...
I can't tell for sure from the description, but this $25 device might just charge my iPod, my phone, and my Tungsten E ...
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