CompactDrive PD70X, NEXTO and those high-end PSD are over my budget, any bought cheapo alternative Digimate III? What is the transfer rate? How many transfer can be done per cell cycle? Thks in advance~

anyone? no one is using PSD?

transfer rate: very slow, under 2.5MB/s,

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/archiv...hp/t-84059.html

battery life: no need to worry, can be charged with AA

http://www.usbgeek.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=0459

@greyPJ, thks for reply, my frenz CompactDrive write >10MB/s on his CF but the price is rm450

i have the apacer steno - it's quite old but still good. the main problem is when using card reader to transfer from cf > 1gb it cannot complete the transfer and stop half way if using battery but once connected to power supply - it's no issue. maybe the battery getting old

anyway memory card are very cheap nowadays - just get more than enough memory to last a day and then you can recharge when back home/hotel

welcome.
the newest model SPACE is the fastest, can download 1GB in under 1 minute!!

http://www.hypershop.com/shop/product_info...ef552bfed139b03
(but very $$$)
nowadays camera can shoot good quality video, can fill up 2 GB very fast, and 2GB 150x SD cost rm170, with that amount can buy a 60GB 2.5" hdd already, 30x bigger.

but do remember that you can miss those important moments when you're changing mem cards so, get a 2gb and also a PSD

missing out when changing cards is not as bad as missing out while you need to clear your memory card into the OTG hd. transfer to hd is not fast like pc - also you cannot move around when transferring as the hd need to be stable when working

if you do not use rapid shots, dun need to go for high speed memory card that cost 2x or more - a mid speed is good enough. eg your pic size is 4mb, then a 500pic/day will only need 2gb card, if 10mb/pic then 4gb (2x2gb) = 400pic/day

actually my intention is to shoot video on a 2GB SD and then transfer those clips to PSD during outing

camcorder better suited for that job

more features - zoom, antishake, powerful mic etc

the smallest camcorder is no where close to the size of a compact camera, plus when you shoot with a camcorder, people dont react naturally as they are being "filmed".

camcorder take better quality video ma. some camcorders are quite compact. most digi camera cannot zoom when on video mode and low light performance not as good. just like camcorders cannot take still pics as good as digi cameras ...... if really want to be discrete - use camera handphone like n93/k800/d900 lo