PlaylistMag bought a couple of 60GB iPod Photos and have shared their first impressions. One striking thing they’ve discovered is that copying over photos from a camera using a flash memory card reader will not allow you to then view them on the iPod Photo—you’ll have to import then via iTunes, since it uses a special thumbnail format to display them. That’s not a huge deal to me, because I rarely need to offload extra camera data to a disc, but it pretty much kills the usefulness of the iPod Photo for mobile photographers. They also suspect—but have not tested—that the new units sync more slowly, as well.
It looks like the best part about having a color screen is mainly, you know, the color screen. The photo part sounds like a fun toy, but not as good as it could be. Photographers should consider the 20GB Gmini 400, I think—it has a built-in CompactFlash reader, and can play movies.
iPod Photo: First Impressions [PlaylistMag]
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