Christmas Gift Follies

[BigV]

http://www.sfist.com/archives/2006/1...ovage_mini.php
Glatt: SonofV got this little (teeny) gem for Christmas. It's similarly spartan. 2 digit lcd display, very funky software, usb, but not recognized as a removable drive, internal memory only. It's a novelty. High quality pictures:20. lo-qual, max compression: 243 pics. it's a toy. And you have about... eight seconds to replace the battery.

Yours and his have the same button and display layout. I wonder if they have other similarities, like the function and display... For instance, you can change all the settings using the mode button. And you *can* turn it on and off without resorting to removing the battery and losing the pictures... what do your docs say?

[glatt]

Originally Posted by BigV

what do your docs say?

They say you need to load the software to get it to work, but I don't plan to load any software on my PC unless I have assurances that software won't break my PC.

When I connect it via USB to PC without loading anything, the PC doesn't see it, but the camera will get charged. To be honest, I haven't read the documentation that closely. The camera has three controls: A shutter button, a mode button, and a switch on the side that switches from "camera" to "charger". Switching it to "charger" also drops the LCD counter back down to zero, so it appears to delete pictures when you do that. Pictures are also deleted when the batteries die. The batteries are non-removable, as is the memory.

Question: are drivers generally safe? If I can load just a driver, and no other bloated crappy software, what's the likelihood that a driver will screw up things on my PC?