In the not too distant past, I asked for information about these and where
to get the best price in Australia. I could post the results, but this
could be construed as advertising, so contact me if you want to know the
details. The best price for the Swarovski scope is in Perth, the best for
Leica (by a long way) is in Adelaide.
I bought a HP iPAQ pocket PC. I looked at digital voice recorders
(Olympus), iPods, etc but went for this as it also allows me to keep my
contact list, keep track of my appointments (I previously kept these in my
head and pinned to the wall, so a big improvement, especially since my
memory isn't always as good as it was), and it has cut down versions of
Word and Excel. I can use a 2GB SD card, and a 2GB Compact Flash for
memory. It can connect to the web, but I probably won't use this
feature. I can preview photos from my SD card, but it is very slow for
this. The speaker output is far too low, but a speaker can easily be
attached. The battery life is OK for a couple of days. You can buy a
second battery, or else keep the docking station with you (not much good
camping, although I can get a 12V charger adaptor). It connects to my
laptop with USB or wireless. It can record sounds, but only if they are
close. No way to connect an external microphone.
So thanks again to all the people who responded to my earlier queries.
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Frank O'Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au
Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email :
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