Digital cameras: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling overseas
- 7/24/09 2:20 PM
Flash Drive, easy, portable, expandable, cost efficient!
by wds21921 - 7/17/09 7:12 PM In reply to: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling overseas by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
For the money, portability and all the reasons I mentioned above, I would seriously have to go with a flash drive.
Dollar for dollar, anything you need storage on that's 16Gb or under, you can't beat a flash drive. And if worse comes to worse buy two of them. The more components you have to carry with you that require a computer connection constantly, the more chance of failure, loss of data, breakage, failure, I mean it's endless.
In my case it's an easy decision and the costs are justified since their so minuscule.
Hook up the flash drive to a laptop, transfer the files and your done. Why complicate things?
backup solution for digital cameras
by larryc522 - 7/17/09 7:12 PM In reply to: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling overseas by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Perhaps not workable fo you, but I travel in Europe a lot, and I always take my laptop, which provides storage for my digital photos, and, with my magic Jack, gives me free long distance calling back to the US & Canada. (Or I can use Skype, to call those who also have it). The laptop doesn't take that much space and is really handy to have.
I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling
by ebloch--2008 - 7/17/09 7:15 PM In reply to: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling overseas by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
For traveling overseas here are my considerations:
1.
A 120/220 volt, 50/60 Hz power supply so only a plug adaptor is required and not a transformer for 220v.
2.
Decide on the HD size minimum you are satisfied with. Movies or RAW files are large.
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Look only at "fast" units with a minimum of USB 2 transfer speed.
4.
To check that backups are OK you want to see the pictures so evaluate screen size AND image quality using the same sample images on actual units. Yes, go to a "real" store to handle test and compare.
5.
Does the unit take all of the memory cards that will be used or will you have to use adaptors which will add cost.
There are other units available besides the two you mention. I have used an Epson P-2000 since it was first offered and can highly recommend it after many tours including a bumpy African safari.
Backing up pictures while travelling.
by zsuprise - 7/24/09 6:25 PM In reply to: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling by ebloch--2008I have found two solutions that work pretty well for me.
1) I use Flickr Pro at $24.95 a year. It allows me unlimited upload of my pictures, plus it allows me to place them in sets (like albums) I define, tag them to geographic locations and friends and family can see my pictures as soon as I upload them. My picture backup and distribution issues solved in one place. Other services will let you do the same thing.
2) My MP3 player from Creative has built in SD card support. As long as I have enough room on the player I can backup my pictures from an SD card using camera without even using a computer. Take the card out of the camera, put in the MP3 player, a few buttons later the pictures are downloaded.
There are several machines with large hard drives from Digital Foci and Epson that will allow you to download directly from several card types, but the machines range from $130 to several hundred dollars, probably not economical.
Have you considered an online service?
by wibbie - 7/17/09 7:16 PM In reply to: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling overseas by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Perhaps you are only interested in a physical storage unit, but my suggestion, if it is feasible to do it while on vacation, would be to use an online storage site (maybe along with a storage unit). I use one called Phanfare (www.phanfare.com) which I've found to be absolutely wonderful for an unlimited amount of storage (I have the premium account for around $54 a year- I'm sorry... I can't remember if that's in Canadian or US dollars, but it's worth every penny to me). You can use it to upload videos (I think up to ten minutes long)as well as photos of any size- although that can be a bit time consuming, especially video.
It is secure, and you can share all your albums with friends and family or just one album at a time, using an external link to that album only. Best of all.... it can't be stolen while on vacation. If your camera, cards, or storage unit get lost or stolen, the pictures are gone forever.
So... that would be my recommendation.... store photos securely AWAY from yourself (if you are able to find somewhere to upload them on a high speed connection, that is).
You need a lightweight laptop with a long battery life.
by brownda1 - 7/17/09 7:16 PM In reply to: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling overseas by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
You need a lightweight laptop with a long battery life and a spare battery and a power adapter for recharging.
You really don't want to store hundreds of photos and not do anything with them until you get home. At least use those long flights to do some rotating, cropping, and labeling. Even better, go through each day's collection that evening and delete the bad ones, identify key places and faces (while you still remember), and show them off the next morning at breakfast or on that first bus ride to the next photo op.
A small voice recorder comes in handy even if your camera has one built in. You can capture some of the details provided by guides and docents that you will never remember as you assemble your scrapbook weeks later. MP3 players usually have this capability, but check reviews to ensure quality.
Be sure to use the video capability of your camera, too. No need to be sparing on capturing the action and sounds when you will offload from the camera frequently. And you will enjoy the movies even more than the stills.
I haven't taken the plunge, but you seem to be right for a multimedia scrapbook that includes all of the above with scans of important menus, tickets, bills, postcards -- all on CD or DVD with a copy for each of you. Buon Viaggio!
backup digital photos
by jomueller - 7/17/09 7:25 PM In reply to: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling overseas by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The problem sounds familiar but I have a probably less familiar solution. On our trips we take a netbook with us. We like to buy material about the destinations (like history courses) and put them on the hard disk to watch during flight or other "inactive" time. The netbook is also my GPS and occasionally I can go online. I also keep encrypted personal information.
Now I have a device that allows me to check my photos and remove the lesser pictures or modify the ones I like to keep. I can show them to my friends, collect their pictures and so on. I write my diary so that I stay current with all the impressions.
It is easy to take a couple of USB flash drives with you and so you can share photos and have back-ups. No big deal!
Watch Camera Instructions
by Joe M. Winters - 7/17/09 7:37 PM In reply to: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling overseas by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Recording media for your camera is cheap, Never scimp on media or batteries. If your pictures are important to you never play poor with recording media. No matter what kind of disks your camera uses take many of them with you. Never record to media again until you get safely home, and can use yourcamera program to open your pictures. There is all kinds of Twit software that gaurnatees to do wonderful things for your pictures don't believe that. You can generally review your pictures on the camera,and remove or keep them.
I suggest that you sit down, and review what your camera can do for you, because you are dealing with a sophisticated device.
Back up your vacation photos
by gandhawk - 7/17/09 7:44 PM In reply to: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling overseas by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
If you want to back up photos everyday on a single device during your vacation your choices are fine. However I have always been afraid of a single backup device. The device could get lost/stolen/damaged while on vacation(losing some or all photos). Today memory cards have dropped in price and are larger capacity. My 10 meg camera jpg files are about 4 meg each. The sd memory card is 8 gig. That comes to 2000 photos in 1 card. The card cost about $25. That is quite of bit of picture taking. That would be 650 pictures a week/80+ pictures a day. By everyone keeping there pictures separate there is less chance of losing all your pictures if the back-up device is lost/stolen/damaged. In other words I would buy multiple memory cards(You can never have too many). You can always duplicate your cards while on vacation at any photo store or on a laptop/computer.
Back up your vacation photos additional
by gandhawk - 7/17/09 7:58 PM In reply to: Back up your vacation photos by gandhawkRecently I have found a free storage on the web. ADRIVE.COM gives you 50gb of free storage. I am confident one day they will start charging customers. Flash cards and usb drives WILL fail. Hard drives last approx 5 years. DVD's will last many years if stored properly. I still believe in also making a printed photo album and storing in a cool dry place.
Jim
how to back up photos when travelling indeed a problem
by nighs2u2 - 7/24/09 8:02 PM In reply to: Back up your vacation photos by gandhawkMaybe you have an old camera but I am getting 135 pictures per 4G compact flash with my canon 50 d 15 mega pixels which works out to in raw 20 mg per shot average.. and can easily take 400 a day if on holidays but often holiday in places where there isn't internet access.. locally I would use a laptop but traveling to different countries maybe there is a better answer than more cards
Digital Camera Card Backup Device?
by Kanga bill - 7/17/09 8:05 PM In reply to: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling overseas by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
As a professional Photographer, I would strongly advise you to get a "Jobo Giga Vu Sonic" See;
http://www.jobo.com/web/GIGA-Vu-SONIC.451.0.html
This is a very high quality, German Made, portable 80, 120, 160 or 250 GB hard disk for photographers. There are other devices made by Epson and Sony, but the Jobo range is the only one made by a traditional professional photographic supplier, and it will suit your purpose better than the rest. You should be able to buy one of these in Germany cheaper than anywhere else.
Europe is not the back of beyond
by David Walland - 7/29/09 6:54 AM In reply to: Digital Camera Card Backup Device? by Kanga billWell it's nice to see that someone realises that Europe is actually modestly civilised (I'm a Brit and live in the UK with my Danish wife, so have experience with quite a bit of Europe).
You may well do better getting spare cards for your photos, which are available in a wide range of shops around Europe. Often the sales-people will speak fluent English, even in the UK. My experience is that at least some of the various cards were cheaper in the States than I've seen them this side of the Atlantic. Also *remember* over here we have mains power running at a notional voltage of 230 V. In the States, you use 110 V. Make sure you can run any fancy device you may buy for this job at *both* voltages or you'll be stranded one side or other of the ocean!!
Finally, have a really good holiday. Don't let those snaps get in the way of this.
David W
Leave your camera at home.
by bofahs - 7/17/09 8:28 PM In reply to: I need a backup solution for digital photos while traveling overseas by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Relax. Live in the moment, not in the future memory. Let some other guy take the pictures - you'll be in more of them that way. Let the guy taking pictures buy a big card - it'll hold hundreds and hundreds of snaps - way too many!
A camera will narrow your focus and you'll miss the ambiance of the Eiffel Tower and surrounds while snapping a picture that's already been taken tens of millions of times.
Flickr search afterwards
by timtak - 7/24/09 6:13 PM In reply to: Leave your camera at home. by bofahsNice idea.
You can find photos of most places on Flickr after you come back from holiday.
Only thing is, I find that I live more in the moment, more in the visual world at least, if I am carrying a camera and taking photos, and it is difficult to want to take photos if you know you are going to be throwing them away. So, back to the drawing board.
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