Pocket PC’s Are they a benefit to Photography?

Pocket Computer to View photos from memory card or Connect to camera Video Output.
Thinking of purchasing a Pocket PC such as a Dell Axim or HP iPAC.
You can get both HP and Dell with both SD and Compact Flash card slots.
The display on the Dell is “Brilliant 3.7" color TFT VGA display with 640x480 resolution”.
Who has used these Pocket PCs in photography with success?

First: assume you can view photo jpg files.
Second: wonder if you can directly port a camera video out to the Pocket PC.
Think you can use video out to get instant feed back of your photos. Would be nice to have instant feed back on a larger display.
Third: Photo software to use. Have a nice Depth Of Field program for my Palm – Free. Wonder what software is available for Windows Media based Pocket Computers?

Any thoughts or experiences to share?

The only "Photographic" (and i use the term very loosely) use for my Pocket PC is for Satellite Navigation getting me around the traffic that goes along with any major motorsport or airshow event in the UK .

If you want to be able to check your shots on-site i'd say take a laptop or get some sort of portable storage device with a decent built-in screen.

Yup. the only use my IPAQ sees is with Streets n Trips. Freecell while waiting for my lady to get off work sometimes...

I did however use it as an infrared remote for my 300D.

Looking to justify getting a New Pocket PC.
The new Windows Media 5 I am told interfaces with Microsoft Office well.
My PALM is just used to store contact names and calendar appointments, not the fastest tool enter text. The windows mobile accepts text much easier than palm from what I see.

Again, trying to justify the purchase. Thanks

Pocket PC's are great. I've always had at least one in my posession, usually a couple more. I've had most every decent one there's been, from the Audiovox Maestro to my current Verizon Wireless iPAQ. (by HP) I can't say enough about them. If you get one fast enough, it does just dandy for viewing your shots. You'll want one that's at least 624MHz, and as much RAM/ROM as you can afford. 400 MHz will do, but you'll notice a bit of lag with your shots showing up. As someone said, they can work as wireless remotes for your camera as well. If you get an iPAQ from a wireless provider, you can access internet on the go, e-mail, calls of course, messaging, sms, etc. Plus, just by default, you get wifi, sometimes bluetooth, mp3's, camera (not that many of us would need the little 1/3MP CMOS ), video camera(for who knows what), integrated keyboard, often you can switch to landscape orientation which is useful for internet usage, and so many other worthwhile applications and features. You can also get GPS receivers, or sometimes integrated GPS, as someone also mentioned. A pocket pc is one of the things that, photography or not, never leaves my side. You won't regret getting one. If you need suggestions, PM me. I'm kinda experienced with these things

I have a HP 4700, its very fast and good to review your shot, but only in JPG, I wish I can review my RAW files too.

I don't see the point really unless you are VERY short of CF cards and you need to double check a card and delete some. A bit slow and better doing it in camera at the moment. For diary and calendar and syncing to Exchange Server to keep life in order, checking emails in cafe's and airports, and for SatNav then a PDA is superb. Also good for playing Backgammon and Solitaire, or making phone calls if you want a one off solution. Anything else, don't waste your money.

im on my 4th pocket pc (this is my greatest hobby, im sorry photography =P, and experienced i am). went from a casio em-500 > ipaq 3800 > ipaq 2210 and now on my dell x50v. i really advocate dell because of price. my loyalty swtiched away from hp after their release of new devices because they were just too expensive for the few features they offered. plus with dells vga screen coupled with their intel 2700g graphic accelerator, it pushes graphics beyond what a sony psp can do hands down (if only developers would develop it more). i use it sometimes to view pics but ssometimes i wish my device had an internal harddrive like a portable media device where i can actaully get the pics off my cf card and free it up.

1. yes you can view jpegs. depending on size, some huge jpegs wont open. there are other programs made by pdamill and spbsoft that are better than the stock photo viewer. yes, viewing large photos can be slow even on a 624mhz processor as condyk somewhat pointed out.
2. you can port video out to a pocket pc, although i dont think you can record it onto a pocket pc. id have to do some reserach for you because that compact flash device was released eons ago, and i have forgotten what it looked like or what its like (maybe im even mistaken that it exists, but i have a slight hint). but theres always the tv tuner card made by eopstech.com that accepts video in...and hey you can watch tv too.
3. try the free ones from pdamill or the paid one spb software house (i heard this one was great). theres also freewareppc.com if you want free programs

watch out for dell deals on their latest x51v, i got my x50v for $260, the lowest ive seen the x51v is at $305. get pocketpc and you will never look back at palm. got my x50v doing my gps, my music, my word files, my picture viewing, my organizing and yea those 3d games. what else did i miss? kekeke

I have HP hx4700 and I use it quite regulary. It has wireless and bluetooth so if it's really bad I use it for sending photos... push card there, basic cropping, and ftp back to agency. If wireless is around then over wireless otherwise over bluetooth and gsm (luckly there's more and more 3g so it's not that slow as it was). And best thing is it's sending photos from pocket while I'm still shooting... no way to do this with laptop.

hp 4700 is too expensive compared with the dell x51v. but if you like the metal casing, touchpad, and extra software package premium, and if its worth $100+ to you, or if the dell isnt avaliable cheap in your area (outside US), then go for it. btw, i have to add that the dell feels rock solid in the hand even though its plastic, out of the previous ppcs ive owned, this one is the most solid and thats amazing coming from dell.

Yes, thats why I got the HP4700, and Yes, I did dropped it a FEW times, and still works very good... no damage at all, not even the case... I m very impress for what I paid for... !

PPCs - My Toshiba e800 has the 640x480 screen too. I run Jonathan Sach's DoF program, have an Excel spreadsheet with lens/closeup/flash GN info on it. Also virtual HP-41 for the other calculations that may come up. That's where a lot of the answers I give you guys on macro/closeup/extensio​n tubes come from ;{)# Also mapping software, a small database, and all my equipment s/n, price and specs in case of theft/loss/whatever. Oh, and with WiFi I can go out to important websites (like here), although posting's a pain (screen size, not writing).
It has a "Pictures" program that will display standard (not CRW/CR2) files, but it won't let you zoom in too far before you get "Out of memory". With dual CF & SD slots, I could transfer files from one card to another, but the PPC alone just doesn't have enough storage to be any use as an image tank.

yea, for it to be an image tank youll need a portable media device. the epson p4000 is looking real sweet

I've always had IPaq's, ever since they came out, but am ready for a change. I'm looking to get three x50v's because they are just discontinued but still top spec. The Uk price I can get them for is almost half the price of a new 4700 so seems a no brainer for same spec practically. Are there any usability issues with the Dell v's HP worth considering because I am getting them for a few member of my project team who haven't used PDA's before, tho' familiar with Wiondows obviously. Also, they seem studier built than the HP's, tho' I didn't look at this years IPaq models ... any reliability issues you've found with the Dell's?

I think the new iPaq's are quite amazing. Most of them have biometrics integrated, some have ruggedized casings, and they've improved the screen contrast and color accuracy. I've held Axims before...they're nothing compared to the new iPaqs.