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To: Craig Freeman who wrote (3927)	11/13/1998 3:40:00 AM
From: Bruno Cipolla	Respond to of 60323

the next logical step for flash cards (in a few years) is storage for video cameras (512MB and up) information gets digital first, compressed then and ... solid state eventually. moving parts will be obsolete in ten years bc

To: Craig Freeman who wrote (3927)	11/15/1998 10:50:00 AM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

Craig, I was reading about the new Olympus 620 L on the website. To resolve issues surrounding image processing time most companies are adding a memory buffer which apparently allows image processing as a second (or third) image is captured. This will undoubtedly add to the cost and "guts" of newer generations of high resolution cameras and decrease the interest in adding a "bottomless" well of on-board, embedded flash memory. Again, I think 134 KB is an understated file size. Minimally compressed images on a 1024x768 (0.8 megapixel) resolution camera consume about that quantity of memory. As companies bring forth more non-professional digital camera series with CCD resolution of 1.6 to 2.0 megapixels the minimally compressed file sizes may reach 500 to 750 KB each (my quess). People also do not wish to compromise resolution, so higher degrees of compression seem to be quite a concession, especially if you can buy removable memory which essentially eliminates the need to over-compress. And, while the minimally compressed images may be too sharp to be fully appreciated on a CRT screen, but many people would still like to have the option of archiving a high definition "digital negative" as printer technology catches up to the current trends. In coming years CompactFlash type II may make its way into the digital camera market. Wouldn't it be nice to combine a high capacity storage product with a flash memory buffer (and a NCII Micro OS) and really bring down entry price of the higher-end digital cameras? Ausdauer