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I'll bet the places you've taken this stick are not upgraded to handle this
Memory Stick PRO format. There are at least 3 kinds of memory sticks. MS DUO MS MS PRO I have an external drive that reads all kindza cards. I hade to get the firmwre upgrade to read this new Memory Stick PRO. Memory Sticks only get so big, after that they are MS Pro, from what I hear. The 256 or higher is a PRO, as in Memory Stick PRO. "Robert Griffin" wrote in message om... Hi all, I tried giving the memory stick from my Sony DCS V1 to a photo printer, but they could not access the files - I also tried using the Kodak Picture Maker kiosk, but same result. The Kodak kiosk reported that there were no images on the memory stick. The image files appear OK when I access the camera via the USB port. SO: are the files on the memory stick truly in jpeg format, or some quirky Sony format that the camera translates on the fly when connected to a computer? Has anyone else had a similar experience? One additional "quirk" (read vendor lockin) is that this camera will not use third party batteries. Optex sells a battery that fits, and that the photo store assured me would work with the camera, but does not. The camera turns on for about 5 seconds, displays a message on the LCD saying "Not an infolitium battery" then shutdown. I am very pleased with the image quality of the camera, but rather ****ed that Sony locks in consumers like this with the battery. If the images on the memory stick are proprietary as well, then this will be the first and last Sony camera I buy. Thanks for any help, Robert Griffin |
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I'll bet the places you've taken this stick are not upgraded to handle this
Memory Stick PRO format. There are at least 3 kinds of memory sticks. MS DUO MS MS PRO I have an external drive that reads all kindza cards. I hade to get the firmwre upgrade to read this new Memory Stick PRO. Memory Sticks only get so big, after that they are MS Pro, from what I hear. The 256 or higher is a PRO, as in Memory Stick PRO. "Robert Griffin" wrote in message om... Hi all, I tried giving the memory stick from my Sony DCS V1 to a photo printer, but they could not access the files - I also tried using the Kodak Picture Maker kiosk, but same result. The Kodak kiosk reported that there were no images on the memory stick. The image files appear OK when I access the camera via the USB port. SO: are the files on the memory stick truly in jpeg format, or some quirky Sony format that the camera translates on the fly when connected to a computer? Has anyone else had a similar experience? One additional "quirk" (read vendor lockin) is that this camera will not use third party batteries. Optex sells a battery that fits, and that the photo store assured me would work with the camera, but does not. The camera turns on for about 5 seconds, displays a message on the LCD saying "Not an infolitium battery" then shutdown. I am very pleased with the image quality of the camera, but rather ****ed that Sony locks in consumers like this with the battery. If the images on the memory stick are proprietary as well, then this will be the first and last Sony camera I buy. Thanks for any help, Robert Griffin |
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On 21 Jul 2004 15:12:05 -0700, Robert Griffin wrote:
SO: are the files on the memory stick truly in jpeg format, or some quirky Sony format that the camera translates on the fly when connected to a computer? No, they're normal JPEGs. One additional "quirk" (read vendor lockin) is that this camera will not use third party batteries. Optex sells a battery that fits, and that the photo store assured me would work with the camera, but does not. The camera turns on for about 5 seconds, displays a message on the LCD saying "Not an infolitium battery" then shutdown. I bought a non-Sony battery when I had a V1, it worked perfectly. Maybe some do, some don't. -- John Bean Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking (Dave Barry) |
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On 21 Jul 2004 15:12:05 -0700, Robert Griffin wrote:
SO: are the files on the memory stick truly in jpeg format, or some quirky Sony format that the camera translates on the fly when connected to a computer? No, they're normal JPEGs. One additional "quirk" (read vendor lockin) is that this camera will not use third party batteries. Optex sells a battery that fits, and that the photo store assured me would work with the camera, but does not. The camera turns on for about 5 seconds, displays a message on the LCD saying "Not an infolitium battery" then shutdown. I bought a non-Sony battery when I had a V1, it worked perfectly. Maybe some do, some don't. -- John Bean Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking (Dave Barry) |
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