Flashe Reviews

On the E-10, this flash is completely automatic. It adjusts appropriately throughout the zoom range. The light spread is also extremely even from edge to edge, and in the corners. The only reason I don't give it 5 starts is that is hasn't the recycle speed of many flashes in this price range. But, you can't beat the quality at any price. I also love the pivoting head. Plus, it also works in tandem with the built-in flash. A real advantage.

I love this thing.

The FL-40 flash is the ONLY flash that really works correctly with the C-3030Z camera. If you buy it however be sure and also get the FL-BK01 handle and FL-CB01 cable! Since the 3030 doesn't have a hot shoe like the C-2500 does. (they'll set you back another $90 or so!) This flash upgrades your digital camera for some serious photography, it is adjustable in 30 degree increments for 270 degree pointing (full right to straight back going counter clockwise). Vertically it has five steps, 0, 45, 60, 75, 90 degrees (straight up). Comes with a "wide angle" lens (more disperse flash). Recharge time is ok with 4 NiMh batteries but I was disappointed at the lack of an external power jack. For long setups it would be nice to run from wall power. The on-board sensor works with the camera's flash in a zillion ways, the display is easy to read and setup is pretty straight forward. With the handle and flash the camera gets to be a bit bulky.

I gave this a 4 star rating in my earlier review (appended), but unlike a USB powered device which draws its electricity from your PC, this reader relies on internal, watch-style batteries to operate. I have used the card sparingly, but twice it has required new cells. That's a pretty serious flaw when compared to USB readers like the Viking or SanDisk brands.
****************************************************************This FlashPath adapter allows you to use your 3.5" floppy drive (usually the A: drive) to view images from your SmartMedia cards. It is of course lots easier than any USB cable, and probably better than most card readers. However....I find this adapter reads slower than my SanDisk for MultiMediaCards. In addition, as it is shipped from Olympus, it can only handle 64 meg cards, and requires a download to allow it to read a 128 (or larger) meg card.

For any photographer without access to a PCMIA card adapter or Lap-top will find this adapter to be a blessing, as it keeps the work load off your digital camera via USB ports etc......not to mention the speed at which downloads can be executed!!!

I got this card to work with a SmartMedia adapter for my Handspring PDA.

I haven't had any problems at all while using this item. The extra 64 megs of space is great. My only problem with it could be the slow speed of the card, but that could be due to the fact that it is attached to a PDA.

Rating: A definite buy

My friend got this product for his rio 500 so he could hold more music. We thought it would be a peice, because of the price, but it turned out to work quiet well. It just plugged in and puff he had a card that could hold as much as his unit for under 50 bucks. i would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a smart media card, and the price is great for a solid product. (it won't break easy because i droped it twice).

The card is fine, but you don't have to buy the RCA. Any CompactFlash card will work in the Lyra, and for just $50 more you can get 128MB, or more than two and a half times the storage on this card.

The flash card is great because I can use it in my Hewlett Packard Pocket PC and in the RCA MP3 player. This versitility is really what sold me. Plus the Flash card is not flimsy like the smaller multi-media cards that most MP3's use. I recently took a road tip where I had over 16 hours of audio on a 48MB card with room left over for some MP3s.

I had the need for a product that could be used for: 1. playing MP3, 2. dumping photos 3.Viewing photos and 4. Portable data storage. Along with the Archos products this was the only device which can do it all. I selected this because I prefer the "gameboy" design since it protects the screen well. In fact, I was so impressed with the specs that I was prepared to pay about $170 shipping(to south africa) and run the risk of losing it since there is no support outside US/Europe at all. It all paid off(so far). Fortunately it arrived intact and I have had the device now for 3 problem free months.

It plays music with exceptional quality and photo dumping from all card formats are a breeze with the very flexible optional adapter. TV connection also works well. The video only supports Motion JPEG - MJPEG.AVI files. I have been able to look at .avi videos taken with a Canon camera successfully. However with a downloadeable translation tool from their web site, many other formats can be translated and it works. The translated video takes up a bit more space after translation. Since the device firmware can be upgraded, one hopes that they will come out with more video codecs. The only glitch i found is that the operating system can be very slow when you have large directories. With 80GB of dispace available, a directory can become too large very quickly. That requires a lot of organizing if you have lots of music to store. I also requested from the support people to confirm (before I ordered)whether I would be able to read a Memorystick Duo (with supplied adapter) but there was no satisfactory answer. Battery life is not great, about 3 hours when playing music only, but that should be expected for a device such as this. When only using it for dumping photos, it lasts for days.

A nice feature is that it can read .M3U playlists created on our PC and you can create playlists on the device itself.

An all in all impressive product which have given me countless hours of joy(so far) and I would recommend it for sure. In fact, I have not seen a device on the market yet for the price that can beat it.

-Easy User Interface. Plug and save for your compact flash card without having to turn the unit on if you are in a hurry.
-Nicely designed exterior and 3.5 inch display.
-The screen resolution in review mode wont allow you to determine sharpness absolutely but definitely will allow you to review pictures and show them to friends.
-There are smaller units out there but this is a nice compromise for size and functionality.
-This unit is a hard drive,so don't expect to take this running when you listen to you MP3 player.
-It has good sound quality when using headphones.
-My only complaint is the "case" is just a felt bag, I was expecting something more durable.

I bought this poduct about two months ago and, for the most part, it does what it is advertised to do. I have been able to use three different media card types (by far the most frequent is a 128 MB CF card followed by a 512 MB CF card ). My computer easily recognized the new drives and never skipped a beat.

The issue that I have had more than a couple of times is the actual writing to the disk. I expect that, when the file transfer progress box goes away, that the files have been transferred to the card. I many cases, this is not an appropriate assumption. Instead, when you pull the card out, it waits for about thirty seconds and then flashes up a message box that says the files were not written and no data was transferred. It works if you wait for about two minutes after the files have "finished" copying before you pull the media card though.

Still, I have to dock 2 stars for the card reader not doing being able to achieve it's primary task.

This is a very good product for the money. It is almost 3-4 times faster than the USB1.1 products. I own both. I use the regular CF card(not the high speed ones). This thing is very small and ligh weight.

Overall, I recommend this product.

I purchased the Vivitar Auto flash when i ordered my camera last year. It is a great accessory! My pictures come out very clear indoor and at night. I love it!

A good little inexpensive flash for general use at a good price. It is a vast inprovement over those under powered pop-ups. It works well with digital cameras (Fuji FinePix 6900z). If you are considering a digital camera, an external flash is a must! The improvement in picture quality is stunning.

it will easily break where it slides on to attach to the camera. There is no way to reattach the flash to the camera once that little bit of plastic has broken. Needs new design where the flash attaches to the camera.

This is a very nice compact flash that is great for travel. I've used one on a Canon EOS Elan body and had very good results. However, you must keep in mind its limitations when considering it. If you're looking for a flash do to weddings or low light events then this is not your flash. With a guide # of 92 it is best used for outdoor fill flash or when you can get close to your subject. Based on the price I think it's a great little flash if you keep in mind what it was intended for.

The product package includes

1. CF GPS receiver.
2. PocketMap Navigator Software 30 days trial version.
3. Antenna booster for in car use (it does not require any power from car)

I am using it with my Dell AXIM 5, PPC Windows 2002 system. Once it is up it tracks on average 6 satellites (maximum display limit is 12 and the maximum i have seen it track is 8) with a CEP of 17' on average. On a overcast day antenna is must otherwise it doesn't track any satellites on my system. On a clear day it works well out doors without the antenna.

What I like about it:
1. It doesn't drain too much power (I don't have to recharge my PPC more often)
2. Its easy to install and use.
3. Reasonably accuracy (25 CEP per specs - in most cases its better than that)
4. Navigation software comes with voice navigation (voice itself is digitally synthesized - so its little bit hard to understand). The software has nice list of POI's (grocery stores, motels, fitness clubs etc)

What I don't like about it:
1. Map software is 30-day trial version. At the time of writing this review its price is $...
2. Navigator software doesn't give you route optimization options (e.g. you will prefer using highways/interstates or other road ... etc)

Note: For Dell Axim 5 users - it takes up the CF slot and you can't use CF slot for map storage.

I got this reader about a month ago and it installed easily as the USB 2.0 connector matched my MB connectors. But the supplied Firewire connector does not work on my MB as it is the external type and not pin type (the type you usually use to connect to external ports!)
The reader has two parts, a docking station that gets installed into a 3.5" drive bay (like the floppy drive) and is connected to the Motherboard's USB 2.0 and Firewire connectors. The other part is the actual reader that accepts media devices. This part is typically inserted into the docking station and is recognized as multiple drives in Windows XP. The neat idea is that you can take the reader with you on the road and use it independently via the supplied USB 2.0 wire with your laptop or other computer.
Another thing to note; if your case has a door that covers the 3.5" drive bay when closed, you will have a problem as the reader protrudes for 1" outside the docking station. Just make sure you have enough clearance if you want to have it docked and the door closed. (I have it installed into an Antec Plus-1080B)