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Mike Jacoubowsky
Guest
Most under 35 or so can ignore this, but eventually life will catch up to
you, too.
If you've ever had to deal with a map that crammed too much into too-tiny an
area and is almost impossible to read without a magnifying glass (think
typical Michelin map of just about any part of France, if you need an
example), and you don't carry a magnifying glass, but you are carrying your
digital camera, here's what I do-
Take a photo of the area of the map you need to deal with, using the macro
function. Then on playback, use the magify function to zoom in on what you
need to see. You'd be amazed how well this works. It's save my butt many
times.
Another nice use for digital cameras is simply to keep your maps on your
memory card. I wouldn't trust everything that way, as things can go wrong
with any electronic or mechanical piece of equipment. On the other hand,
maps can get lost too. If you've got a camera with a small amount of
internal memory, that's a handy place to store the maps (since they'll be
there even if you remove the memory card).
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
you, too.
If you've ever had to deal with a map that crammed too much into too-tiny an
area and is almost impossible to read without a magnifying glass (think
typical Michelin map of just about any part of France, if you need an
example), and you don't carry a magnifying glass, but you are carrying your
digital camera, here's what I do-
Take a photo of the area of the map you need to deal with, using the macro
function. Then on playback, use the magify function to zoom in on what you
need to see. You'd be amazed how well this works. It's save my butt many
times.
Another nice use for digital cameras is simply to keep your maps on your
memory card. I wouldn't trust everything that way, as things can go wrong
with any electronic or mechanical piece of equipment. On the other hand,
maps can get lost too. If you've got a camera with a small amount of
internal memory, that's a handy place to store the maps (since they'll be
there even if you remove the memory card).
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA