Nikon D70/Palm T5

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Is it possible to link my D70 to a Palm Tungsten T5, via a USB cable so that
I can view images on the T5s large screen? Or, alternatively would this be
possible with a pocket PC type PDA?

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Thanks but I meant D70 to Palm T5 in the field. i.e. direct from Nikon
using the Palm as a larger preview screen

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On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:51:16 +0000 (UTC), JackN wrote:

> Is it possible to link my D70 to a Palm Tungsten T5, via a USB cable
> so that I can view images on the T5s large screen? Or, alternatively
> would this be possible with a pocket PC type PDA?

No. The T5 and cameras function as USB slaves, and must be
connected to the master/host which is usually a computer. I think I
heard of a PDA that could be configures either way, but I don't
recall who made it. It probaby wasn't a Palm PDA, but it may not
have been a Pocket PC type either. It might have been one running
under Linux.

Another problem you might find would be restrictions on the size
or dimensions of JPG files that the T5 or other PDAs can display.
If it's not necessary to first convert them to a compatible format
on the PC, then the T5 may be able to access the JPGs directly from
the SD card. You don't use SD with the D70? Easily remedied by a
CF to SD adapter. I've done something like that with an xD card in
a Canon camera that only used CF cards.

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Per Ben Thomas:
>The PDA won't have the grunt to render the JPEGs at anywhere close to the speed
>of the camera itself.

My Clie NX 70 has some neat-sounding graphics software on it.

Utterly useless, IMHO, bc it's just to slow.
--
PeteCresswell