subject: Traveling With Digital Camera--What Do I Need to Know? [print this page] Traveling With Digital Camera--What Do I Need to Know?
During traveling it is not easy to takea conventional camera with a roll or two of film. A digital camera has a fixed storage capacity and we can only add to it by buying expensive flash memory cards.
Compared withthis, it therefore makes sense to carry a laptop- if we have one -- and transfer the pictures to it periodically to free the badly needed camera memory. We can also preview the pictures and decide if we want to erase them, e-mail them, or post them on our blog or Facebook.
If our laptop has a CD writer then we can transfer the images to a CD. We can even carry a small printer and print the images, or have them printed at a shop that provides this service.
If we do not want to carry a laptop, the images can be transferred directly to a portable hard drive. This battery-powered, palm-sized device may come with or without a monitor. Or we can also transfer pictures to a Click Drive which is a portable storage device, powered by a rechargeable battery. Once the images have been transferred to the Click Drive, we can free up space on our flash memory card by erasing the images. When a Click Drive gets filled we can replace it with another one, and eachone onlycost $10. Once we return from the trip, we can transfer the images to our computer. If a person is planning on a lot of traveling with a digital camera, this would be the best way to go.
Despite the storage of the digital camera, the electricity voltage and power adapter is also taken under consideration. Electricity and power are not the same in different areas of the world and there will be many ways to compensate for it. In the US, the power supply is 110 volts and 60 Hz, whereas when you travel overseas, the voltage may be 220 volts and 50 Hz. The wall outlets may also be different. We will need an adapter kit, to plug in our laptop, AC adapter, or battery charger.
A transformer is suitable for use with electronic devices. A converter can be used with electrical appliances like hair driers. But, it can harm devices over time and should not be used for more than a few hours. Transformers can be used for longer periods, though they tend to be heavier. When traveling, if a modem will be needed we would need to find out about the type of adapters that are used in the country where we are going.
While hiking, canoeing, or sailing, we will need a solar-powered battery charger, to recharge our batteries. The digital camera, laptop, flash cards, audio and video tapes, floppy discs and films will remain unharmed by the X-ray machines installed at airports. However, a metal detector may harm magnetic media like Click Drive.
Please keep this in mind while traveling by air and be prepared. And all these mini devices are the basic element for your fantastic traveling.
