Annoyance of F-707 In-box Accessories!

Nashua_Hawk · Jul 26, 2002

Why in the world the USB cable is so short

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Jared-5 · Jul 26, 2002

The same reason the Memory Stick is so small ;-)

Nashua_Hawk said:
Why in the world the USB cable is so short
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Joenc · Jul 26, 2002

Jared-5 said:
Jared-5 said:

Why in the world the USB cable is so short

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Jared-5 said:
The same reason the Memory Stick is so small ;-)

...and the same reason the charger is so bulky.

ZipperZ · Jul 26, 2002

Joenc said:
Joenc said:

Joenc said:

Why in the world the USB cable is so short

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Joenc said:

The same reason the Memory Stick is so small ;-)

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...and the same reason the charger is so bulky.

the same reason the "W" zoom toggle is on top

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ozziegn · Jul 26, 2002

good Lord, i never thought about the above mentioned things but they are in fact all annoying. oh well, i still love my F707.

Ozzie
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TurboTed · Jul 26, 2002

Because 3 years ago we all complained that it was too big and Sony actually listened.

Nashua_Hawk said:
Why in the world the USB cable is so short
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Nathan Dandar · Jul 26, 2002

I have a 10' USB extension cable at home. You can get those for a few dollars anywhere. That should work.

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Why in the world the USB cable is so short
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Shay Stephens · Jul 26, 2002

I guess it all depends on what you are using to download to. I use a laptop and was very pleased the cable was short and not some 20 foot monstrosity ;-)

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Henry (IshEye) · Jul 26, 2002

ZipperZ said:
Joenc wrote:

Why in the world the USB cable is so short

The same reason the Memory Stick is so small ;-)

...and the same reason the charger is so bulky.

the same reason the "W" zoom toggle is on top

and the hand grip is so small
and Pixels is spelt wrong

and you need two hands most times (I only have one, I always reply "yes" when a shop assistant asks, "Do you want a hand?".

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Ulysses · Jul 26, 2002

Jared-5 said:
Nashua_Hawk said:

Why in the world the USB cable is so short
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Ogre · Jul 26, 2002

Only thing that has ever come out of my box is the camera. Now I have a question. The camera can do movies. Are they stored as mpgs on the camera or do I have to use some software that came with the camera to convert them? I need to give this a try.

Shay Stephens said:
I guess it all depends on what you are using to download to. I use
a laptop and was very pleased the cable was short and not some 20
foot monstrosity ;-)

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Ulysses · Jul 26, 2002

The camera creates MPG movies.

When using the Voice mode, too, these are also created as MPG, which played back look like a small 320x240 still shot, but with sound. This is an MPG and not a JPG, so the image is not going to be as sharp as the associated JPG file (which still version is in fact stored in the usual folder for other normal still shots).

Ogre said:
Shay Stephens said:

I guess it all depends on what you are using to download to. I use
a laptop and was very pleased the cable was short and not some 20
foot monstrosity ;-)

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My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

Click to expand...

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might surprise you.

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Ogre · Jul 26, 2002

Guess I shoulda took that manual out of the box. Thanks Ulysses. Cloudy here or I was going to watch the Space Station, we get an 8 minute pass tonight.

Ulysses said:
When using the Voice mode, too, these are also created as MPG,
which played back look like a small 320x240 still shot, but with
sound. This is an MPG and not a JPG, so the image is not going to
be as sharp as the associated JPG file (which still version is in
fact stored in the usual folder for other normal still shots).

Ogre said:

Shay Stephens said:

I guess it all depends on what you are using to download to. I use
a laptop and was very pleased the cable was short and not some 20
foot monstrosity ;-)

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Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

Click to expand...

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Ogre - DSC-F707 - Just push the button and see what you get, it
might surprise you.

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Ogre - DSC-F707 - Just push the button and see what you get, it might surprise you.

Macro · Jul 27, 2002

Ogre said:
Cloudy here or I was going to watch the Space Station, we get an 8
minute pass tonight.

Do you know of a website that shows when/where the Space Station can be viewed? Thanks!

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Macro · Jul 27, 2002

Nathan Dandar said:
I have a 10' USB extension cable at home. You can get those for a
few dollars anywhere. That should work.

Does it work well together with the 707 cable?
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nuyah · Jul 27, 2002

Nashua_Hawk said:
Why in the world the USB cable is so short

Robert Rawlings · Jul 27, 2002

My wife always tells me that it is not the size of my USB cable that matters... it is what I can do with it. I think she is being kind though, she was very pleased when I add an extension.

nuyah said:
nuyah said:

Why in the world the USB cable is so short

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Gregory Scott Bass · Jul 27, 2002

an extension? now theres an idea lol perhaps the folks at viagra are working on this

Joe_Izuzu said:
nuyah said:

Robert Rawlings said:

Why in the world the USB cable is so short

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Keep Shooting, your bound to hit something!
No Spam, Cookies, Pop-ups or other internet foods.
F707, 7 sticks in a pack
Sony Telephoto/Wide Angle Lens
Wired Remote
Tamrac Expedition 3

Ogre · Jul 27, 2002

The link below is the one I use.

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/station/viewing/issvis.html

Have a gr8 day!

Macroman said:
Ogre said:

Cloudy here or I was going to watch the Space Station, we get an 8
minute pass tonight.

Click to expand...

Do you know of a website that shows when/where the Space Station
can be viewed? Thanks!

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Macroman-
http://www.pbase.com/dbh

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Ogre - DSC-F707 - Just push the button and see what you get, it might surprise you.

Patrick Giasson · Jul 27, 2002

You can go to:

http://www.heavens-above.com/

for Space Station (ISS) and a lot more...

Just select your observation point and you'll get "Daily predictions for all satellites brighter than..." or any satellite in their database

Patrick

Macroman said:
Ogre said:

Cloudy here or I was going to watch the Space Station, we get an 8
minute pass tonight.

Click to expand...

Do you know of a website that shows when/where the Space Station
can be viewed? Thanks!

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Macroman-
http://www.pbase.com/dbh

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