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Can a iPod be used for digital camera storage???

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chazmox

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I was wondering if I could use my iPod as a portable storage hub for a Firewire equipped digital camera??? Does anyone know of any third party hackware that would allow me to download pictures from a camera to an iPod for temp storage... basically trying to save $ on Compact Flash...

Thanks!
 
mc68k

mc68k

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Apr 16, 2002
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the only thing that can write data in/out of the iPod is the MacOS.
 
redAPPLE

redAPPLE

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May 7, 2002
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well, yes and no.

you can use the iPod as a portable storage, but you would still have to connect the camera to a Mac and from the Mac to the iPod.

but i guess you have known that.
 
madamimadam

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I might just mention, you do not need to have a Mac but you do have to have a computer in between. While Firewire supports the sending of data between non-computer items your camera would not know how to upload to the firewire drive (iPod)
 
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xj9000

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Dec 7, 2002
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iPod Harddrive

I remember reading somewhere that it is not good to use the iPod hard drive too much. People have managed to load the iPod with OS X and use it as their boot drive, but your battery life and hard drive will suffer for due to the activity.
 
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