Re: Digitized cameras

Mark Dobbins (m.dobbins@edfac.unimelb.edu.au)
Tue, 30 Jul 1996 23:57:54 EDT

Kathy Lafferty <klaffert@pen.k12.va.us> wrote:
>My school plans to buy a camera to use for multimedia
>production using Mac 5400s and 7200s or 7500s. One person said we'd be
>better off with a regular camera, and to just have the pictures
>developed onto a CD. She said we could take unlimited pictures
>this way by just taking extra film along, and that the quality
>of the pictures is much better. However, that would give us
>the added expense of buying film and having it developed, along
>with the wait time for developing. I would be interested in
>hearing opinions on this. I would also appreciate
>recommendations for which digitzed camera to buy with a small
>budget. If anyone knows of any articles that have rated them,
>please let me know.

Hi Kathy and other folk.

(IMHO):

I am astounded that someone recommended the photo to CD Rom path over a
digital camera. I have used both Apple QuickTake and Kodak cameras .... both
excellent with simple to use software (almost identical). As for the field
trip where you might like to take more than 48 shots .... take along a
notebook, download every 48 shots (only takes a couple of minutes), and keep
on shootin'.

The camera, if properly cared for will have a long and useful life .... and
is inexpensive when you consider that and the fact that there are no costs
for developing, printing or burning to CD ROM. Of course, it all depends
what you want to do with the pics.

Hope this answers your questions.

Regards.

Mark Dobbins email: m.dobbins@edfac.unimelb.edu.au
Computer Technology in Education phone: +61 3 9344 8526
Faculty of Education fax: +61 3 9344 8739
University of Melbourne