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To: Ausdauer who wrote (3937)	11/15/1998 6:33:00 PM
From: Craig Freeman	Read Replies (1) of 60323

Ausdauer, I can't see how overlapping image processing with new picture acquisition would have any effect on memory requirements. And since the task only requires a few MB of ordinary (non-flash) RAM and some additional microcode, cost/weight/size issues are virtually nonexistent. In the past week or so I've read and responded to a number of posts concerning image size and memory requirements. The following is a summary of the pertinent points: 1) To equal film resolution, images consume ~6MB uncompressed and an average of 1.5MB compressed. 2) Some users will want to snap dozens and dozens of high-res pictures between downloading. 3) The new 340MB IBM drive will store ~200 hi-res photos and permit downloading at a very rapid clip. 4) There are no existing or announced flash memory products that offer equivalent storage capacity or download speed. 5) The cost of the IBM drive is about half that of an equivalent number of CF cards and is expected to fall over time (as is flash memory). 6) An IBM drive built into the camera will weight ~20g and ~0.2" of thickness. A CF adaptor and card weigh even more and are approx. the same thickness. 7) Since no one expects a camera to survive a drop onto concrete, shock damages issues are eliminated by locating the drive inside the case. If you accept the arguments of others that people want/need hi-res and lots of capacity, it's hard to argue with the concept of building drives into high-end cameras. Ultra-high-end cameras will also feature an auxiliary disk/CF slot while lower-cost models will rely solely upon a combination of in-camera flash, Sony super-floppies, Clik! and/or CF. All we need now is for someone to create a portable 4X CD-Writer (Sony PhotoMan 2000?). Photo fanatics and pros will then be able to snap 200 pictures, burn a $2 CD in <10 minutes, and then snap another 200 pictures. Craig

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