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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It is my understanding that the RAW format
is not necessarily a proprietary format. RAW is a desired format among
enthusiast since the data is uncompressed. Photoshop has a RAW plugin for
download at their web site. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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dmmug-bounces@dmmug.org [mailto:dmmug-bounces@dmmug.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>CW Smith<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, December 04, 2005
7:28 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Des Moines Mac Users Group<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [DM-MUG] Digital
Camera Compatibility</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Courier'>I recently bought a digital camera
at Radio Shack (I know — big mistake, but it seemed like such a good deal
...). Got the camera home and plugged it into my iBook, and the camera
came up on the desktop just like a hard drive or flash drive. Trouble
was, the picture files were in a proprietary RAW format that Preview,
Photoshop, and Jview didn’t recognize. Turns out you can only read
the RAW images from the bundled software — for Windows only.<br>
<br>
My advice: Bring your iBook into the store. Ask to take a couple
pictures with a demo model of the camera. Plug it into the iBook.
See whether you can OPEN the picture files (not just access them).
If you can’t read the files, no go.<br>
<br>
Been there, done that.<br>
<br>
I’ve had good luck with the HP and Nikon digital cameras, and I would
guess that Sony’s would probably be compatible too (their digital video
cameras certainly are). Beyond that, TRY IT OUT in a “real
world” test.<br>
<br>
Peace,<br>
CW<br>
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On 12/4/05 6:02 PM, "JAJorgy@aol.com" <JAJorgy@aol.com> wrote:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span style='font-size:
10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'>First, thanks for the answers about
upgrading from Jaguar to Tiger. It was very helpful information. <br>
<br>
I have another question. We are looking for a digital camera for
our college age son. He doesn't care much about zoom. We
think we have a good grasp on the megapixels. My question is this: are
there any digital cameras that will not be compatible with his iBook? Are
there any we should not consider? We want to stay under $200,
preferably under $150 or thereabouts. He can buy a more expensive
one when he's out of school. When I ask sales people about Mac
compatibility no one seems to know much..... if anything.<br>
<br>
Thanks for any guidance you might have.<br>
Jenny<br>
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