FOR SALE - FlashTrax FTX20-20GB Portable Storage With Screen
16 March 2006, 10:12 PM
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FOR SALE - FlashTrax FTX20-20GB Portable Storage With Screen
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I've got the following Flashtrax for sale. Bought end of Sept '05 and used only once. I now have portable storage on an Archos personal video recorder so this is potentially surplus to requirements.
Comes with leads and remote control to connect to TV for viewing.
Just plug your compact flash card in and press one button to transfer pics from memory card to FlashTrax. Then view them on the integrated screen. Much better than viewing on camera LCD.
I'm after £160 for this.
Some reviews -
http://www.dcviews.com/reviews/Flash...rax-review.htm
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0311/03...kflashtrax.asp
http://reviews.cnet.com/SmartDisk_Fl...3.html?tag=nav
http://www.a-digital-eye.com/FlashTrax.html
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Mark
I've got the following Flashtrax for sale. Bought end of Sept '05 and used only once. I now have portable storage on an Archos personal video recorder so this is potentially surplus to requirements.
Comes with leads and remote control to connect to TV for viewing.
Just plug your compact flash card in and press one button to transfer pics from memory card to FlashTrax. Then view them on the integrated screen. Much better than viewing on camera LCD.
I'm after £160 for this.
Some reviews -
http://www.dcviews.com/reviews/Flash...rax-review.htm
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0311/03...kflashtrax.asp
http://reviews.cnet.com/SmartDisk_Fl...3.html?tag=nav
http://www.a-digital-eye.com/FlashTrax.html
Cheers
Mark
17 March 2006, 10:32 PM
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It's got a built in 20GB hard disk.
You just pop your compact flash card in the slot (or other card formats in the optionally available adaptor), press the copy button and the contents of your memory card are copied to the hard disk for backup and viewing.
With 1GB memory cards retailing at £50 this is excellent value for money considering you get 20GB for £160.
No need to carry around loads of memory cards, just get a weekends shooting with a single memory card.
Cheers
Mark
It's got a built in 20GB hard disk.
You just pop your compact flash card in the slot (or other card formats in the optionally available adaptor), press the copy button and the contents of your memory card are copied to the hard disk for backup and viewing.
With 1GB memory cards retailing at £50 this is excellent value for money considering you get 20GB for £160.
No need to carry around loads of memory cards, just get a weekends shooting with a single memory card.
Cheers
Mark
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What OS does this run ? ? ?
I am assuming it comes with some whacked out wierdo OS that boots straight in to a media center kinda view!
Could it be formatted to run windows ?
I am assuming it comes with some whacked out wierdo OS that boots straight in to a media center kinda view!
Could it be formatted to run windows ?
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To be honest I've only used it the once for backing up a compact flash card full of photos. But here are some extracts from the links I posted which may help.
With the lid closed the Smartdisk FlashTrax can be used as an MP3 player by using the convenient control panel down the left hand side. With its massive storage capacity of at least 20 Gb, the unit has more than enough space to take your entire MP3 collection with you on the road and still leave room for your holiday pictures. Its qualities as an MP3 player are good especially if you use a good set of earphones - don't expect miracles from the built-in speaker though as it is too small to enjoy any real sound quality. However, compared to dedicated MP3 players on the market today the FlashTrax loses out on size as it is quite a lot bigger than the competition, no doubt due to its 2.5inch hard disk. On the right are connectors for fast (2.0) USB connection, net adapter and video or audio cables.
The SmartDisk FlashTrax can show JPEG and RAW images from most cameras. Even TIFF files can be viewed if they contain an uncompressed embedded thumbnail. AVI and MOV videos can be shown up to 320 x 420 at 30 frames/sec or 640 x 480 at 10 frames/sec, and our FlashTrax can even read and display PowerPoint files. This feature combined with its composite video out, makes the FlashTrax ideally suitable as a portable standalone PowerPoint Presenter.
FlashTrax safely stores high-resolution images transferred from any flash memory card onto the built-in USB2.0 hard drive and displays them on a 3.5" LCD that outperforms tiny on-camera screens. By using the sleek control pad, the user can change the image, zoom in, zoom out and pan, or choose a slide show function without the need of a PC. In addition to rapid JPEG view and zoom, FlashTrax can display most RAW format files using the JPEG data typically embedded in such files. The LCD folds to ensure that both the screen and control buttons remain protected while in field use. Images may be viewed on the LCD screen or on any TV using the included remote control. To facilitate portability, FlashTrax includes a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery.
"The Professional Photographers Association has just recognized FlashTrax as one of the hottest new imaging products of 2003," says Charles Klinker, Vice President-Marketing for SmartDisk. "With our new FlashTrax models, professional photographers will find even more flexibility for field applications."
A built-in MP3 player makes this device even more attractive -- more than 7,000 compressed audio files can be stored and played back through the built-in speaker, or through headphones or external speakers. Various play modes are easily controlled from the user-friendly screen display and control pad, making music selection quick and easy.
FlashTrax also supports video playback of motion picture JPEG files, a format typically used for the short "movies" supported by many digital still cameras. With transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps, FlashTrax can also serve as an external hard drive to transfer, store and access data or act as a simple backup device.
Clicking the power button doesn't quite power up the unit, you need to hold the button down at least one second, which is sometimes annoying and then you have to wait another second or two for any lights to start blinking indicating that it's booting up and then the screen flickers and turns on. When it boots up, you see a windows explorer type interface sitting with the root FlashTrax folder and the media card folder. Using the 'Enter' button to enter folders and the 'Esc' button to back out along with the arrow keys let you navigate around. Using the mode selection button allows you to choose 'Photo', 'File' or 'Music'
SmartDisk is constantly updating the device, adding new filetypes and bug fixes. They've just added support for Canon 10D and Minolta Raw files with a free upgrade. Now why can't Adobe offer a free upgrade for Canon 10D raw file support instead of making us wait until the next release of Photoshop? Upgrades are easy, download the 2meg upgrade from the website, unzip the file to a 4 meg file, copy the file to the FlashTrax root directory, click 'Install now' and reboot!
Conclusion
The FlashTrax is a great small unit that will benifit most photographers who like to travel, but don't want to lug around a laptop or buy 10 or more cards to store their pictures. Perfect for a cruise, or vacations for the avid photographer who wants to travel light. Plus it has the added benifit of playing music and displaying and sharing the pictures
To be honest I've only used it the once for backing up a compact flash card full of photos. But here are some extracts from the links I posted which may help.
With the lid closed the Smartdisk FlashTrax can be used as an MP3 player by using the convenient control panel down the left hand side. With its massive storage capacity of at least 20 Gb, the unit has more than enough space to take your entire MP3 collection with you on the road and still leave room for your holiday pictures. Its qualities as an MP3 player are good especially if you use a good set of earphones - don't expect miracles from the built-in speaker though as it is too small to enjoy any real sound quality. However, compared to dedicated MP3 players on the market today the FlashTrax loses out on size as it is quite a lot bigger than the competition, no doubt due to its 2.5inch hard disk. On the right are connectors for fast (2.0) USB connection, net adapter and video or audio cables.
The SmartDisk FlashTrax can show JPEG and RAW images from most cameras. Even TIFF files can be viewed if they contain an uncompressed embedded thumbnail. AVI and MOV videos can be shown up to 320 x 420 at 30 frames/sec or 640 x 480 at 10 frames/sec, and our FlashTrax can even read and display PowerPoint files. This feature combined with its composite video out, makes the FlashTrax ideally suitable as a portable standalone PowerPoint Presenter.
FlashTrax safely stores high-resolution images transferred from any flash memory card onto the built-in USB2.0 hard drive and displays them on a 3.5" LCD that outperforms tiny on-camera screens. By using the sleek control pad, the user can change the image, zoom in, zoom out and pan, or choose a slide show function without the need of a PC. In addition to rapid JPEG view and zoom, FlashTrax can display most RAW format files using the JPEG data typically embedded in such files. The LCD folds to ensure that both the screen and control buttons remain protected while in field use. Images may be viewed on the LCD screen or on any TV using the included remote control. To facilitate portability, FlashTrax includes a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery.
"The Professional Photographers Association has just recognized FlashTrax as one of the hottest new imaging products of 2003," says Charles Klinker, Vice President-Marketing for SmartDisk. "With our new FlashTrax models, professional photographers will find even more flexibility for field applications."
A built-in MP3 player makes this device even more attractive -- more than 7,000 compressed audio files can be stored and played back through the built-in speaker, or through headphones or external speakers. Various play modes are easily controlled from the user-friendly screen display and control pad, making music selection quick and easy.
FlashTrax also supports video playback of motion picture JPEG files, a format typically used for the short "movies" supported by many digital still cameras. With transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps, FlashTrax can also serve as an external hard drive to transfer, store and access data or act as a simple backup device.
Clicking the power button doesn't quite power up the unit, you need to hold the button down at least one second, which is sometimes annoying and then you have to wait another second or two for any lights to start blinking indicating that it's booting up and then the screen flickers and turns on. When it boots up, you see a windows explorer type interface sitting with the root FlashTrax folder and the media card folder. Using the 'Enter' button to enter folders and the 'Esc' button to back out along with the arrow keys let you navigate around. Using the mode selection button allows you to choose 'Photo', 'File' or 'Music'
SmartDisk is constantly updating the device, adding new filetypes and bug fixes. They've just added support for Canon 10D and Minolta Raw files with a free upgrade. Now why can't Adobe offer a free upgrade for Canon 10D raw file support instead of making us wait until the next release of Photoshop? Upgrades are easy, download the 2meg upgrade from the website, unzip the file to a 4 meg file, copy the file to the FlashTrax root directory, click 'Install now' and reboot!
Conclusion
The FlashTrax is a great small unit that will benifit most photographers who like to travel, but don't want to lug around a laptop or buy 10 or more cards to store their pictures. Perfect for a cruise, or vacations for the avid photographer who wants to travel light. Plus it has the added benifit of playing music and displaying and sharing the pictures
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