can i connect a cable(usb etc.) from my D70 to my laptop so that when i take pictures, it will be immedately captured by my laptop? if so, what's the software to use?
i'm using Apple Powerbook.
i'm using Apple Powerbook.
Direct capture of photograph
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For the D70 you're going to have to either use Camera Control 4 that comes with Nikon Capture 4 or the new Nikon Camera Control Pro.checker said:
The photo is immediately transfered to your laptop but since the D70 only has a slow USB 1.1 port, large files take quite a bit of time to be transfered. :cry:
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hi...thanks. but if i use the USB to transfer immediately, will the battery drain up quickly? anyway to charge while transferring?
Not as long as you think when you are hooked-up via USB :nono: The battery drains pretty quickly.
You can't charge it while the battery's in the camera, but you can attach an AC adaptor to the D70. This is what you'll need:
AC Adaptor EH-5
You can get it from CP at around SG$100.
Cheers,
Matt
thanks guys ... think the AC adapter is a good option... will go buy one. as well as the software.
anyone have good/bad comments about the software?
anyone have good/bad comments about the software?
Nothing really bad about camera control, except that you can't seem to purchase Camera Control Pro in SG yet. :angry: Been trying to purchase it locally ever since the US site announced the availability of the code through online purchase.
You can however download the 30-day trial version and use it until the software becomes available here. Otherwise, after the 30 days, install the trial version of NC4 and get NC4 camera control for another 30 days.
Cheers
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I have done a whole day studio shoot with the D70 for last years National Day Commemorative Magazine, it lasted even longer than the laptops. Camera was on whole time. Disn't even change the batts. The speed of the transfer improves with the laptops. More RAMs improves the transfer.
That's interesting cause both of mine (original EN-EL3) each lasted only for 3+ hours of shooting and transferring RAW.
Uuhhh...how does more RAM improve the speed of a non highspeed USB connection? :dunno:
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Hmm... after seeing your post i'm playing with my D70 and my Apple Powerbook now, using Image Capture (should come with your bundled software). You can remotely take pictures using Image Capture and view them on the spot... It's pretty cool.. you can even remotely control it over the internet... go check it out.. 
Really? I called up Nikon and ask and they have a very diff view from you. The only way this is possible is that you may have a very light session with just a few frames on and off as such there were few images transfered. Or you're using the AC adaptor.
If you're using a org Nikon D70 battery, shooting a heavy session the whole day, without an AC adaptor, on a single charge and it last as long as you claim, I'm sure Nikon will be very interested to buy over the battery from you at a very good price.
The thing about having more ram to speed up the transfer speed, ..... a USB 1.1 will still be a USB 1.1 even if you have 100GB of RAM
In that case, you can have the battery. I want the computer/laptop with the modified "highspeed" USB1.1, can sell it to Apple, Acer, HP, IBM ....... man I can retire very comfortably :bsmilie:
Oh they will, just think, a technology which will let RAM increase the speed at the other end of a cable, can you imagine the spin off such a technology will have? :sweatsm:
:think: hmmm...I see your point
We know...hee...hee...:bsmilie: Or at least MOST of us know.
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