camera with specific features/does this exist?

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I'm looking for a digital camera with the following features:

uses a memory card for images

enables unique file names for each image (containing sequentially numbered date/time/file name, etc.)

the ability to incorporate data into the picture for the camera

These features are important as the camera is to be used for recording construction/engineering information and these requirements are essential for both documentation and legal purposes.

I've been searching the net for something with *all* of these features but so far have come up with nothing that meets the necessary criteria.

Thanks for your help.

Karen Jurgens

-- Karen Jurgens (kjurgens@pirnie.com), February 14, 2000

Answers

If you photos are going to be used for legal purposes I would look into the information at this web site.

http://www.epson.com/cam_scan/cam_extras/ias/

-- Bob G. (rgreg88721@hotmail.com), February 14, 2000.


I would also read this link:

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0011Nv

-- Bob G. (rgreg88721@hotmail.com), February 14, 2000.


Thanks for the quick reply. The "legal" aspect is important but as the usage is going to be primarily in the field on construction/inspection sites the ability to incorporate data into the picture (along with individual file names/time stamps) is very important. I'm not sure if there is a camera that can do this directly or if the process is "after the fact" of the picture being taken when the card can be processed by software on a laptop.

Karen Jurgens Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.

-- Karen Jurgens (kjurgens@pirnie.com), February 14, 2000.


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