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Circa · May 14, 2001, 09:11 PM

I am looking into a digital camera and I was wondering what are some good sites to look at? I am looking for a digital camera but I want one that will work with my mac, and that has some good reviews.

Any good recommendations?

Thanks,
Circa

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davidflas · May 14, 2001, 09:15 PM

Just about any camera from any major brand will work with you Mac if you have USB. Check out www.dcresource.com , its an excellent source for specs and reviews. They also have links to other good digital camera sites.

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ddiokno · May 14, 2001, 10:03 PM

CNEThas god reviews on a variety of different Hardware. They have a team of reviewers that review hardware, but what I find most informative are the reader ratings.... They also link to pricing....
good luck!
dave
I personally love my Canon digital cameras! As David Flas stated above, The Digital Camera Resource Page is an incredible site....

Macrat · May 14, 2001, 10:42 PM

And don't forget this wonderful site: http://www.dpreview.com/

Bugs Bunny · May 15, 2001, 12:29 AM

This site, was the one I visited a long time ago when I was looking to purchase my first dig camera. I still check it frequently. Has reviews on just about anything digital.

shale · May 15, 2001, 12:58 AM

DON'T buy an ixla photo easy! I wanted a cheap and easy camera for my mom, and this looked like the answer, but buggy software and hardware (the stuff crashes every time!) proved to be a $140 mistake...

What software do you recommend to download the photos from the camera to your computer?

shale · May 15, 2001, 01:08 AM

DON'T buy an ixla photo easy! I wanted a cheap and easy camera for my mom, and this looked like the answer, but buggy software and hardware (the stuff crashes every time!) proved to be a $140 mistake...

What software do you recommend to download the photos from the camera to your computer?

G4ME · May 15, 2001, 07:09 AM

Is there any Cameras that work with OSX now or is the sofware not up to date.

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Tygr · May 16, 2001, 08:11 AM

Originally posted by G4ME:
Is there any Cameras that work with OSX now or is the sofware not up to date.

My Sony DSC-P1 worked instantly, no software installation needed.

Great Camera by the way

/Tygr

ddiokno · May 16, 2001, 12:07 PM

Originally posted by G4ME:
Is there any Cameras that work with OSX now or is the sofware not up to date.

Hey G4ME,
Check out this page Apple Hardware Compatibility ... it should answer your questions... basically, some work natively with X, some need classic for operability, and some (not sure about this) might not work....
good luck!
dave

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ddiokno · May 16, 2001, 12:20 PM

My Canon cameras work in X through Classic... basically they use classic for the USB plugin... The software works unser classic and is very useable.
best of luck,
dave

hotani · May 16, 2001, 12:45 PM

my camera does not have a usb port, so I am hoping to be able to use a SanDisk smartmedia card reader with OSX, but I am still not sure how it is going to work.

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CremerK · May 16, 2001, 12:56 PM

Also good is www.imaging-resource.com

I would recommend something in the Nikon Coolpix lineup. But that's cause I love mine so much.

danbrew · May 16, 2001, 09:22 PM

No question about it - Steve's Digicam's is the best place for online review of digital cameras: www.steves-digicams.com.

Unless you can find a camera with a firewire connection, you really don't want to connect your camera to your PC. Just find a media device/reader for your PC and use that. I put my CompactFlash cards in a PCMCIA adapter and stick it in a PC card slot on my TiPB. Works great.

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