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eptas 
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 Topic: Instant external recording device for image files?Posted: 16 January 2012 at 09:49 |
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I am looking for something that may or may not exist. I am after a device that will automaticly save photos as they are taken, something portable such as pocket sized hard drive or???. I have an a350 & a550, wanting to upgrade to a77 when production resumes. My a550 takes 2 cards but only saves to one at a time. I know there are some pro cameras out there that save to two cards simultaneously but I don't want to switch brands. any help on this appreciated. THANKS......Vic.
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Rno.
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 05:59 |
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I see you have not gotten any responses. It may help us to give you ideas if you tell us a bit more about what you need. Obviously, a memory card in the camera automatically saves images as they are made, so why is that not meeting your needs?
Why are you looking for this device? What are you planning to do with the recorded images? Is this for studio shooting or in the field or both? Perhaps your answers will spawn ideas on our end. Oh, and maybe be a bit more specific in your subject line. Right now, it could be anything under the moon  Try "need instant external recording device for image files" or something similar? |
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mike77
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 06:15 |
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Possibly the intention is to automatically save (backup) to two cards in case one of them fails.
In that case, the only thing that comes to my mind is an Eye-Fi card which on top of storing an image can automatically upload it to a storage device via WiFi. |
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 11:48 |
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Portable Data Storage ?
this will let you dump your memory cards on a hard drive without resorting to a computer. |
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Posted: 15 February 2012 at 02:14 |
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I wonder how this device was "tested to retain data for 100 years"?
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Posted: 15 February 2012 at 02:47 |
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Eye-Fi, should you go the A77 path?
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Posted: 15 February 2012 at 03:00 |
Even if it was tested to hold data for 10,000 years, I don't understand who would buy it, or why. It's a $40 gadget that essentially becomes a read-only device holding a whopping 8GB. Some of the other items shown in that BHPhoto list look far more practical. |
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Posted: 15 February 2012 at 04:16 |
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@mike77 and russels: They used it as a puck in a hockey game which lasted for one century!
 This product is a good idea. But it needs more development and testing before I would purchase it. |
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Posted: 15 February 2012 at 10:36 |
Yes that was my intention to find something for instant auto save. I chkd out the Eye-Fi site but with it you still need to have a wifi connection or carry a laptop or tablet. |
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Posted: 15 February 2012 at 11:43 |
My reason for wanting such a device is, although it hasn't happenned to me yet I have heard horror stories of someone doing a wedding or a one time location photo shoot and then have the memory card get corrupted or meet some untimely fate and all is lost. The device would only be for temp safety storage and would likly be deleted once all files were safely downloaded to a computer and backed up. This would be for location shooting only as studio work can easily be saved directly to a laptop or ???. |
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stiuskr
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Posted: 15 February 2012 at 12:28 |
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That can happen but there's steps you can take to prevent that. Don't look for bargains and only buy quality cards from established reputable retailers and not some guy on eBay. Buy a few smaller cards as opposed to one larger card, don't put all your eggs in one basket and don't completely fill the memory card. If you can remember to do so, swap the cards out with a few shots still to go, the camera is calculating how many more images it can fit but sometimes that last shot is more than was expected.
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Posted: 15 February 2012 at 12:44 |
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I would go with stiuskrs suggestion. Quality memorycards are less prone to corruption and damgage (in my experience) than harddrives (and thats what you would probably be backing up to is using an external device). So a few more good quality cards should keep you safe. If your really worried, dont take a new card straight to an important shoot, test it first for a while to see that there are not issues. Sony has had a quite good reputation imho with memorycard compatibility.
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Yup, I'll concur. Use cards of the best quality you can afford and best to buy them across the counter rather than off ebay. I am yet to lose an image after many years of using digital media of many types in many different cameras. But I use only Sandisk and format the card after each download.
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