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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (20331)	5/25/2001 2:21:51 PM
From: Charlie Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Art: Note that many cameras are now coming out with a direct USB connection to a computer, an indication that there may be no need for removable flash cards. Please help me understand the way flash cards work. Are you saying that photos are somehow stored on board the camera ex the flash card? Otherwise, a direct USB connection can only substitute for flash if the photo is take while the camera is connected to the PC. Not practical. What am I missing?

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (20331)	5/25/2001 3:16:39 PM
From: Jason Rooks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

Art, One of the reasons why I assume camera makers will not be incorporating all of the flash memory into the camera is the added costs of the flash memory. Camera makers would rather retail a camera for $300 with an inadequate 8 meg CF card, and let the purchaser spend the extra $100 for flash memory card. Furthermore, manufacturers recognize that while flash memory is cheap now and readily available, the demand/supply cycle will likely change in the future and the manufacturer does not want to risk its ability to produce the camera by a constraint on the flash memory component. Additionally, while I have found that for occasional uses of my Canon S100, my 32 meg CF card is adequate. But on trips where I will not have access to download the card, I will want far more capacity. Thus, I would not buy a camera that had a predetermined maximum amount of memory capability. Of course, I would never by the Sony Mavica, and it has been the best seller, so I may not be the typical digital camera consumer. Jason