portable storage device?

[heksa]

I'm going to Europe for a few weeks, have only 1GB FC and won't be able to burn images on a CD. Is there any small device designed to store large quantities of pictures transfered either from the camera or PC?

[Jon]

There are portable hard drives with CF readers like the FlashTrax or Epson P2000, which have been discussed extensively here. There are also, but they won't give you the degree of assurance your files were saved, stand-alone CD/DVD burners.

[rgravel]

I'm going to Europe for a few weeks, have only 1GB FC and won't be able to burn images on a CD. Is there any small device designed to store large quantities of pictures transfered either from the camera or PC?

Hi Heksa,

I was going through the same last summer. I searched and searched and found most solutions quite expensive, and as previously said, a bit risky.

Buying another 1 gig card would get you a lot further, and be cheaper. And if necessary, you could buy an extra card wherever you are if needed.

I don't go on holidays every week, and couldn't justify purchasing an expensive photo storage device that would only be used once, twice at the most throughout the year.

Have a good trip :)

[heksa]

Hi Heksa,

I was going through the same last summer. I searched and searched and found most solutions quite expensive, and as previously said, a bit risky.

Buying another 1 gig card would get you a lot further, and be cheaper. And if necessary, you could buy an extra card wherever you are if needed.

I don't go on holidays every week, and couldn't justify purchasing an expensive photo storage device that would only be used once, twice at the most throughout the year.

Have a good trip :)

You're right. I should have mentioned that all I'm wiling to invest in it is up to $200. FlashTrax and Epson look interesting but their price doesn't justify the purpose I would need them for.

But now, is it possible to transfer images from the computer back to the CF in the camera? Or maybe I can get some kind of external CF drive? I will have access to the PC, I just won't be able to burn the images on CD.

I used to be able to transfer images back to the CF with my Olympus camera, but with Canon PowerShot G5 it was only possible through thier software and only if the image size was fixed in 5X4 proportions. I've never tried transfering images back to the CF in 20d.

[boomerang]

I think rgravel had the best solution for under$200 just buy another card- or buy a 2gig.

If you think you will exceed 3 gigs of storage you could consider an external HD that is plug and play for a PC. You can download to a computer than drop them onto the external drive. Just make sure its a HD that is made for travel and can handle the trip.

[robertwgross]

My portable storage device cost me less than $140. It is the old original Vosonics X-drive. But, you have to have faith in the laptop-style hard disk.

---Bob Gross---

[rgravel]

... I will have access to the PC...

Then boomerang has the best solution with a portable HD. Make sure the PC has USB and your all set :)

[tim]

Have a read of this thread (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=61953). If you can find a good portable storage device for $200, even without a hard disk, i'd be very interested. My current solution is just to buy more CF cards - i'm up to 6GB now, but that's pretty expensive.

[blackviolet]

we just got back from a few weeks trip in africa. i have lots of CF cards and a p2000. normally i travel with my laptop and dump images nightly, but this time i didn't have the laptop. if i'm shooting games on the weekend, i'll swap cards and dump images to the p2000 and format the cards.

this time, i dumped cards to the p2000 nightly, but didn't format the cards. when the cards were full, i put them in my 'full card' storage pouch and went to the next empty card. it was very reassuring that i had saved the images on the p2000 (immediate visual feedback), and i had the images on the cards as well. if i needed to, i could have formatted the cards and reused them. normally i would be happy to format the cards, but as this was a special trip the wife and i shared - and we would be spending time in countries where crime is pretty high, it was nice to have the dual layer of storage for peace of mind.

[Gary H]

I've only had experience with the Gmini and Wolverine Six Pak. I find the Wolverine to be easy to use. It has two buttons.. on/off and download. I've downloaded many gigs to the Wolverine..even while walking and have never lost a photo. Having said that, unless you are willing to invest in multiple backups, you are never sure that you haven't got a problem. I shoot Raw/JPG so a gig doesn't go far.

[rbrannen]

Heska,

I just purchased my Canon EOS 20D and have played with the file transfers from Camera to the Hard Drive on computer and back to the CF Card (Scan Disk Ultra II 1.0 GB) The card came formatted but it is recommended to have the camera format the CF card first.

Enjoy your trip.

[DocFrankenstein]

Depending on where you go in europe, there may be internet cafes where you can just burn your pics on the cds.