Studio Image Display Software Recommendations

[the_zander]

Hello, I recently purchased a Canon Digital Rebel (EOS300D) and an IBM ThinkPad T32 laptop. I would love to be able to take photos with my camera, and have them displayed immediately/automatically on the Laptop screen. Is this possible with simple/inexpensive consumer software? If so, what would you recommend?

Thanx
-TheZander

[mdm]

Windows xp has it built in where you can make a slideshow out of your jpegs. You should have raw software with your rebel to get a jpeg if you shoot raw.

[mdm]

Your pictures are normally downloaded into my documents in the pictures folder.

[the_zander]

how does one access this feature of windows XP? when you said "You should have raw software with your rebel to get a jpeg if you shoot raw." do you mean i should shoot in JPEG+RAW mode (the camera creates a RAW image, and an identical JPEG image)?

Thanx
-TheZander

[Baadil]

I am not sure about EOS300 but I have a power shot prop with Video out. I can use that to connect to my TV. If this feature is available in you camera, you can just have a small TV there and simply playback you pic on the TV right after you take it without first having to download it. If you have to show it on a monitor instead of a TV, there are TV-to-VGA converters out there as well. These simple devices take TV signal and convert it for VGA monitor.

HTH

[the_zander]

Unfortunately w/ a TV i would either either need to carry around a long extension cord, or a lot of batteries, niether of which are very convenient. the laptop is perfect because it has everything nessesary, i just have to carry the laptop around, nothing else. the TV-VGA converter wouldn't work with my laptop either because my laptop dosn't have a TV input or a VGA input.

Thanx:
-TheZander

[mgbeach]

Try this software by Breezesystems.

http://www.breezesys.com/DSLRRemotePro/index.htm

[chtgrubbs]

Try Picasa. It has a slide show feature super easy.
http://www.picasa.com

[etaf]

i'm sure the 300D comes with type of software
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/300d_software.html
the zoombrowser software will xfer the images to the PC and display them