Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aaron, I would never argue someone out of multiple back ups. Of course, you could have a harddrive backup and enough memory on cards to never have to erase until the expedition was over. Heck, the local Micorcenter was advertising 1GB SD cards for $39 after an $11 rebate. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 5/4/06, Aaron Sandler <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> wrote: > > Don, > > I wondered about this, too, when I was looking for a device. In the end I > wasn't convinced that checking a few photos on the screen would confirm > that ALL my photos were copied any better than the: > > "Advanced 24-bit Hardware Based ECC Data Verification--Bitwise Error > Correction Coding ensures all data are successfully transferred and stored > on the hard disk" > > that the HD80 advertised. Especially given the price, speed, battery > advantages of the HD80. > > I think the best solution would be an Epson or Jobo unit to allow you to > look and share your photos (if you liked) AND an HD80 unit...that way > you'd > have TWO copies of each photo on TWO separate devices. > > Best, > Aaron > > Don Dory wrote: > >Doug, > >Absolutely go with a device that lets you briefly check whether the > images > >have transferred as you will be deleting off the card and if the transfer > >fails you might as well have been watching tv. Don't be too concerned > about > >battery life. An Epson 2000 only takes a few minutes to download a 2GB > card > >and then you turn it off. So, ten days without power would not be a > problem > >for two or three downloads a day to clear your cards. If no power is a > real > >concern then how about an inverter on the truck? > > > >Don > >don.dory@gmail.com > > > > > >On 5/4/06, Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> > >>I'll be away from A/C power for 10 days in June and I'm considering my > >>options for storing and backing up my DMR files. I'll have 12-volt > power > >>available for re-charging the DMR's batteries, and no laptop > computer. What > >>are the options for 12-volt or battery-powered backups? Could be CD > >>burners, hard drives, whatever. All suggestions are welcome. > >> > >> > >>Doug Herr > >>Birdman of Sacramento > >>http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >