1GB IBM microdrives used in still digital cameras have not worked well - if you dangle your Oly E-10 or Nikon or Canon digital SLR around your neck with a microdrive, expect it to fail... fast. You are supposed to allow the drive to spin down after shooting, but who is going to wait, motionless, for 30 seconds after taking a shot? Not real photographers, that's for sure.
Portable hard drives designed for digital video applications are out there - Laird Telemedia has a 'beltpack' portable 1394 drive in 3.5 and 4.5 hours capacities for $1300 and $1600 respectively. 1.3 pounds, 6 hours battery life. And it works with any DV camera. And since it's on your belt, not your camera, lots less movement. When you get back to the studio, plug the thing into your firewire loop and it appears on your windows or Mac desktop as a normal drive. This is a better solution than a total replacement of your existing camera, IMHO.
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1GB IBM microdrives used in still digital cameras have not worked well - if you dangle your Oly E-10 or Nikon or Canon digital SLR around your neck with a microdrive, expect it to fail... fast. You are supposed to allow the drive to spin down after shooting, but who is going to wait, motionless, for 30 seconds after taking a shot? Not real photographers, that's for sure.
Portable hard drives designed for digital video applications are out there - Laird Telemedia has a 'beltpack' portable 1394 drive in 3.5 and 4.5 hours capacities for $1300 and $1600 respectively. 1.3 pounds, 6 hours battery life. And it works with any DV camera. And since it's on your belt, not your camera, lots less movement. When you get back to the studio, plug the thing into your firewire loop and it appears on your windows or Mac desktop as a normal drive. This is a better solution than a total replacement of your existing camera, IMHO.