cool thanks i think im going to get the could storage as well!!! i plan on getting a few more memory cards when i get to ushuaia since its tax free down there they will be cheaper than here in California.
Im taking 2 extra batteries. my charger and a USB cable
anyone know of a good cloud storage site????
ya i do have a hotmail account.!25 gb? is that going to be enough??? for 4 months in 4 or 5 countries
ya i think hotmail is going to be a wash.
burns cds? memory cards? and usb stick? and Cloud storage?
is that overkill?
hotmail sucks for uploading pics
How large are the files for each image? How many photo's do you take on an average day? Do a quick bit of maths and you'll find out how many cards you'll need. It may work out that a portable hdd makes more sense than buying a succession of sd cards, but the spinning disks are a liability and SSD's are expensive and still offer no guarantee that they won't fail. A large usb drive would probably be my suggestion for flash media, but make sure to buy a named brand from a reputable supplier - there are far too many knock-off's on ebay etc.
Personally I use my netbook, back the pics up onto there, and onto a cheaper, slower card and then burn 2 dvd's, mailing one home. Only when the dvd has been checked and the pics transferred onto my pc at home am I happy.
Keeping the pics on portable media with you is all well and good but what happens if you're bag gets drenched and the data's corrupted or, heaven forbid, someone relieves you of your possessions?
In theory, cloud storage is a fantastic idea for those on the mood. In practice, from my experience it's a no-go. If you had your own computer and were regularly staying in places with a decent wifi connection you could let it upload some each night but without that option are you really willing to spend hour upon hour sat in internet cafes with pathetic upload speeds seeing your photo's slowly, slowly, slowly but surely pop off one by one?
There's no right answer but when it comes to backing up photo's from a once in a lifetime trip, there's no such thing as overkill.
The OP says that s/he is not taking a laptop on the trip, just camera with SD cards.
So some options are:
- use internet cafe or borrow someone's PC/laptop to copy content of SD cards to USB stick (cheap) and mail it home. Helps to take a SD/multi card reader with you.
OR
- cloud storage but also requires decent internet upload speed
OR
invest in a cheap netbook to transfer pics to USB stick and send home.
No right or wrong or best answer - just whatever suits BUT for most flexibility I would get a cheap (even 2nd hand) netbook as these can be purchased for less than AUD $100 (2nd hand), usually has wifi (g), has 1 SD reader (make sure it reads SDHC cards) and 2 or 3 USB ports.
Good luck!
it is a 12 megapixel canon s100 digital camera.
It seems like a hassel to travel around south america carrying a laptop no?
I think i will get the cloud storage for really important pictures? Machu Pichu /amazon/patagonia/ lake titicaca etc. As long as i can get the really important ones right? I have a friend in Buenos Aires who can help me there but after that in bolivia Peru and Ecuador im not sure what to do
cds, usb sticks, cloud storage, and facebook are my only options i guess?
thanks for the help i will let you guys know how it goes... i dont think i can bare not having a picture at machu pichu!