Now that the 950 can be had for $750, down from its original price of $1200, it is a great value. The soon-to-be-released $1000 990 promises to be a significant upgrade, pushing the 950's to as low as $500 or $600, making it a perfect backup to your 990. (Or D1 for that matter for professional work.) Note that while odd looking, the 9X0's are small enough to keep with you in the field and do not draw too much attention. This is good, especially if travelling. There optional use of TIFF over JPEG is excellent for professional use. The same goes for Compact Flash - it doesn't suffer the forward compatibility problems that "SmartMedia" has, doesn't have big exposed contacts and is often available in larger sizes. Its close relation to PCMCIA makes it overall more seamless, especially with a laptop. The 990 puts the CF slot on the side, allowing the camera to stay on a tripod... USB could be good... If nose-bleed resolution is not needed and you need Digital Audio and Video capture, consider the Sony TRV-900 DV camera. It is progressive scan, 3 chip with a larger lens and has a PCMCIA slot for still capture. If 640X480 will do, it offers great images and includes excellent DV and CD-quality audio capture. It's expensive at around $2000 but a DAT plus a 950 plus a DV camera costs much more. I'm glad I waited for the 990... Now one only needs a CompactFlash compatible MP3 player and the TRG Pro Palm device, which also has a CF slot. Gadget Porn. M
I suspect Europeans love SuSE because its half dozen CD's save DAYS of download time over those state owned and/or regulated wires. Sometimes throwing in the kitchen sing is a good thing. API
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Now that the 950 can be had for $750, down from its original price of $1200, it is a great value. The soon-to-be-released $1000 990 promises to be a significant upgrade, pushing the 950's to as low as $500 or $600, making it a perfect backup to your 990. (Or D1 for that matter for professional work.) Note that while odd looking, the 9X0's are small enough to keep with you in the field and do not draw too much attention. This is good, especially if travelling. There optional use of TIFF over JPEG is excellent for professional use. The same goes for Compact Flash - it doesn't suffer the forward compatibility problems that "SmartMedia" has, doesn't have big exposed contacts and is often available in larger sizes. Its close relation to PCMCIA makes it overall more seamless, especially with a laptop. The 990 puts the CF slot on the side, allowing the camera to stay on a tripod... USB could be good... If nose-bleed resolution is not needed and you need Digital Audio and Video capture, consider the Sony TRV-900 DV camera. It is progressive scan, 3 chip with a larger lens and has a PCMCIA slot for still capture. If 640X480 will do, it offers great images and includes excellent DV and CD-quality audio capture. It's expensive at around $2000 but a DAT plus a 950 plus a DV camera costs much more. I'm glad I waited for the 990... Now one only needs a CompactFlash compatible MP3 player and the TRG Pro Palm device, which also has a CF slot. Gadget Porn. M
I suspect Europeans love SuSE because its half dozen CD's save DAYS of download time over those state owned and/or regulated wires. Sometimes throwing in the kitchen sing is a good thing. API