| When traveling it is not as easy as with a | | | | planning on a lot of traveling with a digital camera, |
| conventional camera with a roll or two of film. A | | | | this would be the way to go. |
| digital camera has a fixed storage capacity and we | | | | Electricity and power are not the same in different |
| can only add to it by buying expensive flash memory | | | | areas of the world and there will be many ways to |
| cards. To compensate for this, it therefore makes | | | | compensate for it. In the US, the power supply is 110 |
| sense to carry a notebook computer - if we have | | | | volts and 60 Hz, whereas when you travel overseas, |
| one -- and transfer the pictures to it periodically to | | | | the voltage may be 220 volts and 50 Hz. The wall |
| free the badly needed camera memory. | | | | outlets may also be different. We will need an |
| We can also preview the pictures and decide if we | | | | adapter kit, to plug in our notebook computer, AC |
| want to want to erase them, e-mail them, or post | | | | adapter, or battery charger. |
| them on the web. If our notebook computer has a | | | | A transformer is suitable for use with electronic |
| CD writer then we can transfer the images to a CD. | | | | devices. A converter can be used with electrical |
| We can even carry a small printer and print the | | | | appliances like hair driers. It can harm devices over |
| images, or have them printed at a shop that provides | | | | time and should not be used for more than a few |
| this service. | | | | hours. Transformers can be used for longer periods, |
| If we do not want to carry a notebook, the images | | | | though they tend to be heavier. |
| can be transferred directly to a portable hard drive. | | | | When traveling, if a modem will be needed we would |
| This battery-powered, palm-sized device may come | | | | need to find out about the type of adapters that are |
| with or without a monitor. Or we can also transfer | | | | used in the country where we are going. While hiking, |
| pictures to a Clik! drive, which is a portable storage | | | | canoeing, or sailing, we will need a solar-powered |
| device, powered by a rechargeable battery. | | | | battery charger, to recharge our batteries. |
| Once the images have been transferred to the Clik! | | | | The digital camera, laptop computer, flash cards, |
| drive, we can free up space on our flash memory | | | | audio and video tapes, floppy discs and films will |
| card by erasing the images. When a Clik! disc gets | | | | remain unharmed by the X-ray machines installed at |
| filled we can replace it with another one, which may | | | | airports. However, a metal detector may harm |
| cost $10. Once we return from the trip, we can | | | | magnetic media like Clik! Discs. Please keep this in |
| transfer the images to our computer. If a person is | | | | mind while traveling by air and be prepared. |