New camera!

[kate_nepveu]

With which I took the icon and the picture behind the cut, both gifts from Chad's family over vacation. No, they are not particularly good, but I am just getting started.

Isn't he just so grumpy?

Oh, and does anyone else have a Canon SD series? (This is the 800.) What's better, taking out the memory card and using a card reader, or using the USB cable? The little door for the USB cable feels incredibly flimsy, but I don't know how robust the memory card is, either.

Comments

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

The direct connection vs. card reader debate is a perennial source of pointless argument on camera forums. Using the card reader doesn't run down the camera batteries during transfer, but on the other hand, some have suggested that wear on the card slot from frequent removal is a valid consideration.

In the earlier days of digicams, driver installation issues were often intractable enough that people were driven to card readers by default, but things are a lot better now.

My advice is to do whatever is convenient for you.

[kate_nepveu]

wear on the card slot from frequent removal is a valid consideration

Uh-oh. I'm popping a SD card in and out of my Palm several times a week. Is this really an issue? (There are programs that will read the SD card while it's still in the Palm, if so, but that requires hooking the Palm up with a cable, rather than syncing wirelessly.)