Belkin Digital Camera Link for iPod

Manufacturer: Belkin International Part number: F8E477

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Bottom Line:: The Digital Camera Link can be a handy iPod companion, but we recommend spending your money on extra media cards instead.

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Belkin Digital Camera Link for iPod

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Reviewed by: James Kim
Edited by: Jasmine France
Reviewed on: 12/21/2004

The good: Frees your media card so that you can shoot more photos; turns your iPod into an in-the-field storage device.

The bad: Not compatible with iPod Mini; can't view photos on iPod Photo until you've synced with iTunes; slow transfer times; too bulky for our tastes.

The bottom line: The Digital Camera Link can be a handy iPod companion, but we recommend spending your money on extra media cards instead.

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If you're a third-generation (or newer) iPod-toting digital camera owner, you can take advantage of your iPod's ability to store digital photos with Belkin's $80 Digital Camera Link. This battery-powered device has about the same mass as an iPod (3.8 by 2.3 by 0.8 inches; 4.8 ounces) and serves as an interface between your USB mass-storage-class camera and your iPod. Simply connect the Link's dock connector to the iPod, use the USB cable that came with your camera to connect it to the Link, press the indented button, and the contents on your camera's media card will be transferred to your iPod, thus freeing up your media card for more photos.

Matching the iPod in color--but not in style--the Digital Camera Link runs on two AA batteries and communicates with the user via three LEDs that light up in either red or green. Without the manual, the series of flashing lights simply looks like a light show and can cause confusion. Luckily, a chart on the device's backside helps you decode the messages, which range from "connected to iPod" (single green LED) and "transferring data" (three flashing LEDs) to "low battery" (single red LED) to "incompatible source" (first and third red flashing LEDs).

Much of the perceived transfer action is based on these flashing lights, and it can be difficult to gauge progress, especially since you can't actually see the photos on the iPod itself. For added assurance, a data-verification feature double-checks that the transferred data matches the data on the card, though we think an LCD would be a handier feature. iPod Photo owners should understand that photos are transferred only as data files, and you can only see them on the device once you've synced with iTunes. After you've transferred your photos, you'll see the data represented as rolls on your iPod, which can be deleted or transferred to a computer later.

Compatible with most new cameras (including major players such as Nikon, Kodak, Olympus, and Sony), the Digital Camera Link really comes in handy when you're out in the field and away from a computer. It's a bit big for our taste, but then again, it's better than carrying a laptop. You can archive as many as 2,000 files in a single session, and the device copies all file types including JPEG, TIFF, and AVI. File-transfer times range from 0.8Mbps to 1.0Mbps, so if you have 256MB of photos, copying them can take a good while--more than 30 minutes. Also, the device is not compatible with Microdrive cards, although if you have one of those, you won't need a Digital Camera Link. Battery life is rated for as many as 24 128MB cards, a reasonable number. You can also check out Belkin's $100 Media Reader, which interfaces with media cards themselves. Or just get an extra media card--they're getting cheaper!

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Manufacturer: Belkin International
Part number: F8E477
Description: Storing digital photos is fast and easy using the Digital Camera Link for iPod. Now you can leave your PC at home and stop worrying about using up your camera's memory. With this portable innovation you'll easily transfer thousands of digital images from your camera to your iPod, and free up disk space to take more pictures. Belkin brings a new dimension to your iPod device - it's not just for tunes anymore. Simply connect the Belkin Digital Camera Link to your iPod, and connect your USB mass-storage-class camera device. Using software support that's already built into your iPod (with software version 2.1 or later), your pictures transfer quickly and you're ready to start shooting again. When you get home, just connect your iPod to your computer to retrieve the images. It's like having virtually unlimited storage space for all your photos.

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Product Type Digital camera link
Package Content Digital camera link, 2 AA batteries
Enclosure Color White
Packaged quantity 1
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support 3 years warranty
Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years

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Full contract period 3 years

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