Sorry. Yes I am back but am still trying to catch up and re-adjust to local living
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I came back from Thailand with the ability to recommend this product for anybody with similar needs and wants as mine. I definitely understand people's notes about laptops and sorting as you go. I did not want to commit myself to that (and never will while on vacation) which is why I wanted a unit like this. Heck, I rarely delete photos even if they do not make the "good pile". But I do still go back to all photos periodically and enjoy looking at them.
After the pro's and con's, I will exlpain an issue that I had that was professionally and very quickly resolved.
Pro's (IMO)
- compact and light and thus easily carried with me at all times
- Great viewer (includes RAW format)
- It was easy to share photos and videos with people without getting the camera out
- Quick back-up (I tried to time it a couple of times but got distracted) - no slower or quicker than my laptop IMO.
- Copy from Memory Kick to Computer was easy as it simply appeared as an external hard drive to copy to/from once connected.
- The ability to zoom in on photos
- Sound
- The fact that this can also be used for a mass storage device and external hard drive for files even if you cannot open them on it
- Automatic handheld orientation correction (if you spin the unit while viewing a picture it rotates the picture accordingly.
Con's (IMO)
- The display is not real time. During a back-up I got a warning that the battery was almost dead yet it showed half full. Once I completed the back up, restarted the unit, it showed an almost dead battery.
- The "Estimated Time Remaining" was often inaccurate. I have this problem with my laptop as well though so this is not unique to this unit.
- I was unable to find a different display type to display more thumbnails on the screen (this may be available but I never found it (did not try that hard either). This would have been very nice in the folders with lots of pictures.
The first unit that I got was a "Version 1" which sadly fell into the small percentage that had a software issue that caused the unit to hang and freeze during use. Allowing the battery to drain and then recharging it would allow use of the unit for a period of time again. The fix had already been found and just needed to be applied but I went to Thailand with no computer so that was not an option. Anthony and his counterparts in Korea were GREAT in getting me set-up again. The second unit that I got worked very well and I was always able to back-up the files and got them onto my computer. It worked exactly as I had imagined for the most part.
The items which I list in the CONS area above are IMO nothing more than areas for future improvement. These would definitely not stop me from purchasing this unit. Hopefully these will be taken into account for future updates.
I am not sure how big a deal this would be to change but installing a PDF viewer on the unit would be very handy. The manual is included on the unit as a PDF which you can access via connection to a computer. The ability to read that manual on the unit would have been great. Some of the issues I had may not have been issues had I been able to read the manual. Just a thought for future improvements.
Sorry if this is not a well thought out post as I am somehow still suffering from jetlag (actually I think it an allergy to being back at work
). Please feel free to ask any questions and I will reply honestly.
Thanks
