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Agamemnon · 02-05-2008, 10:58 AM

Hey all... I'm going on a 5 month trip to Africa this summer and I bought a Sony 60gb HD camcorder. My issue is that the camcorder only holds like 7 hours (give or take) of HD video (something like 22 hours reg. def).

Once I've filled it up... what should I do? How do I empty the camcorder's 60gb so I can keep recording new videos? Keep in mind I'll be in Africa, though I will be in major cities that should have computer cafes, so I'll have access to a computer.

There are a few options, but I'm an idiot and can't figure out which is best. Should I just haul an external HD with me and download the data onto it every month or so? Is it realistic to carry one of those around in a backpack all over the continent? Will African computers have USB 2.0? I'm transferring 60gb... it's no good if it takes a day to copy.

What about FTP or something? No idea if I'll have access to broadband though... not sure if they have much of that in Africa.

Any ideas would be very helpful.

02-05-2008, 10:58 AM	#1
Agamemnon #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Calgary Exp:	Need Advice on data storage Hey all... I'm going on a 5 month trip to Africa this summer and I bought a Sony 60gb HD camcorder. My issue is that the camcorder only holds like 7 hours (give or take) of HD video (something like 22 hours reg. def). Once I've filled it up... what should I do? How do I empty the camcorder's 60gb so I can keep recording new videos? Keep in mind I'll be in Africa, though I will be in major cities that should have computer cafes, so I'll have access to a computer. There are a few options, but I'm an idiot and can't figure out which is best. Should I just haul an external HD with me and download the data onto it every month or so? Is it realistic to carry one of those around in a backpack all over the continent? Will African computers have USB 2.0? I'm transferring 60gb... it's no good if it takes a day to copy. What about FTP or something? No idea if I'll have access to broadband though... not sure if they have much of that in Africa. Any ideas would be very helpful.