Creative Zen Vision

GuzzlerGuzzler Registered Users Posts: 73 Big grins
edited August 6, 2005 in Accessories
Woa... Just found this one.

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Creative's new Zen Vision. MP3 Player, Photo and video storage.

Looks really nice, removable Lion battery, built in CF reader, FM radio & recorder, USB 2.0, Magnesium case.

Spec Page

Hmmm... I might have to sell the iPopd for this thing.

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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    Only supports .jpeg the Epson P-2000 supports RAW. It would still work as a storage device but you couldn't view your RAW files, assuming you shoot in RAW of course. It looks like more and more of these multi-purpose are coming into the market, maybe some price drops getting closer to Christmas?? I can only hope.

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  • marlofmarlof Registered Users Posts: 1,833 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    I'm hoping that I'll be able to lay my hands on one of these before I go to Botswana middle of October. Since the Epson doesn't really support my Olympus .orf files, this will be just as good. Since I'm very pleased with the in camera JPEG I usually shoot RAW+SHQ JPEG, so that I can choose either to go with the in camera shot (about 80%), or do some additional tweaking with the RAW file. So I'd have a pretty good idea on the image just by viewing the JPEGs. As I understand, this one should be a bit cheaper than the Epson. And have FM Radio to boot. :):
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  • GuzzlerGuzzler Registered Users Posts: 73 Big grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    If it copies off everything from under the DCIM folder on a CF card (RAW & jpg), I would be happy! I'll view the images later on a real computer to do the developing. Just like the idea of in the field storage.
  • marlofmarlof Registered Users Posts: 1,833 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2005
    If all you need, is offline storage, wouldn't something like the Nexto CF (http://www.nextodi.com/english/02product/product_01.html) be something for you? It's fast, compact, and about half the price of something that combines storage with a viewer.
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  • the.digital.guythe.digital.guy Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited August 6, 2005
    Guzzler wrote:
    Woa... Just found this one.

    pdt_img_zv_09_low.jpg

    Creative's new Zen Vision. MP3 Player, Photo and video storage.

    Looks really nice, removable Lion battery, built in CF reader, FM radio & recorder, USB 2.0, Magnesium case.

    Spec Page

    Hmmm... I might have to sell the iPopd for this thing.


    Stick with the Epson P-2000..........A great piece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • marlofmarlof Registered Users Posts: 1,833 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2005
    How'd you know the P-2000 is better than this?? The Zen Vision is not even released yet...
    enjoy being here while getting there
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2005
    marlof wrote:
    How'd you know the P-2000 is better than this?? The Zen Vision is not even released yet...
    Because it doesn't support RAW?
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  • marlofmarlof Registered Users Posts: 1,833 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2005
    But it has FM Radio! :D


    Neither supports .orfs, so i'm pretty indifferent there.
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