PDA

View Full Version : Canon M30/80 Portable storage Viewer

scoff
13-01-2007, 17:58
Seen it, like it, cant find it on sale or a guide price for it anywhere..
Needless to say I bet I'm dissapointed by the price.. it looks well cool though :)
http://www.digitalreview.ca/cams/Canon_M30_M80.shtml
IanC_UK
13-01-2007, 18:15
they do look nice have to admit but since announced not seen any for sale anywhere !
Darryn
13-01-2007, 18:23
If it wasnt for the god-awful CF-HD transfer speed id consider getting one of those as a spare to my PD70X.

I look forwards to seeing a proper review with benchmarks of a production unit.
ASH
13-01-2007, 18:52
Keep you fingers crossed, they may have them at focus next month.
scoff
13-01-2007, 19:37
lol
I cant see that happening somehow!
shame :)
Steep
13-01-2007, 19:44
Should be easy for Canon camera users to get used to it, the back of it looks just like the back of a Canon camera.
oldgit
13-01-2007, 20:57
Steep'ie dude you are dead right it does.

I've a crappy vosonic thing at the moment that works when it wants to and has a bollox'd battery so replacing it is getting higher on the list.. so this, the MoJo and the Epson are looking increasingly tasty.

I'm on the fence at the mo (saving)
IanC_UK
13-01-2007, 21:03
uses the same batteries as the 20D too ! :)
Steep
13-01-2007, 21:04
Takes a BP511 battery too.
CT
13-01-2007, 21:20
It looks the nutz. I reckon it'll be £350-£400 for the 30 gig version though.
IanC_UK
13-01-2007, 21:21
It looks the nutz. I reckon it'll be £350-£400 for the 30 gig version though.

Maybe, unless they actually want to sell any ;)
CT
13-01-2007, 21:25
Maybe, unless they actually want to sell any ;)

LOL I reckon they wont be able to get 'em fast enough however much they charge. ;)
EOS_JD
13-01-2007, 22:03
If it wasnt for the god-awful CF-HD transfer speed id consider getting one of those as a spare to my PD70X.

I look forwards to seeing a proper review with benchmarks of a production unit.

I used one demo one at a Canon sales day in Southampton a few weeks ago. I think it was just over 3 mins for a 1Gb card which isn't that slow really. Would probably take longer to shoot 1Gb of data in normal use.

I have the Epson P-2000 and it's just under 7 minutes for a 1Gb card. The advantages are iof you download when shooting it takes just a few seconds to download to your pc when you get home.

I love the P-2000. Screen is beautiful (better looking than the Canon too).

I think Canon are too late into this market to make any meaningful inroads. If it offers something over the competition it may do well but from what I've seen it's just another portable media storage device that has Canon EOS like controls.

If you don't have one already then it'll be a nice addition to the camera bag. I'm never without the P-2000 when capturing images.

JD
Darryn
13-01-2007, 22:13
I used one demo one at a Canon sales day in Southampton a few weeks ago. I think it was just over 3 mins for a 1Gb card which isn't that slow really. Would probably take longer to shoot 1Gb of data in normal use.

I have the Epson P-2000 and it's just under 7 minutes for a 1Gb card... snip

The PD70X takes a smudge under 2mins to transfer 1gb. I hope Canon see the transfer speed as an issue and address it with either firmware or a upgraded version.
EOS_JD
13-01-2007, 22:45
Yes I know. After I bought the P-2000 a few came out with incredible speed BUT they do not have the flexibility of the unit so swings and roundabouts. Depends how you shoot.

One thing I still note though is that the images are so sharp on the P-2000 I'm usually disappointed when I go tio view on my PC! :-)

I still don't see 3-4mins for the canon as particularly slow but if you are shooting sports or weddings then the faster the better I suppose. P-2000 is slow in comparison to these.
Steep
14-01-2007, 11:18
3-4 minutes is fine. You're not likely to fill the next card in that time and everyone has more than one card don't they?
EOS_JD
14-01-2007, 18:48
Waiting 7 minutes for my P-2000 is a pain though :-(