Average customer rating:
- Alternative
- Check compatibility with CF card
- Save and View on the Road
- Useful and Efficient Device
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Epson P-5000 80GB Multimedia Storage Drive, Viewer, and Audio-Video Player w/ 4-Inch LCD
Manufacturer: Epson
ProductGroup: Photography
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Product Features:
- Share your favorite photos, videos and music anytime, anywhere without a computer
- High-capacity 80GB hard drive to quickly save images on the spot; includes Adobe RGB color space, DivX video file, and RAW support
- Large 4.0-inch LCD with convenient zoom capability displays photos, videos, and more
- Built-in card slots support CompactFlash I/II and Secure Digital memory cards
- Connects to TVs or projectors with optional cable; Windows and Mac compatible
ASIN: B000J3YFM2
Release Date: 2006-11-20
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Product Description
Transform the way you view, store and manage digital photos and movies. The Epson P-5000 is ideal for photo enthusiasts and professionals looking for the ultimate in flexible photo support on the move and in the studio. Take a brighter, clearer look at your digital images with the Epson P-5000. This compact, portable device is built around the clear, bright, colorful 4-inch Photo Fine Ultra color LCD, which features the world's first 4-color filter system. It's perfect for viewing images during a shoot, even in RAW format, before arranging and storing them safely on the 80GB hard drive. Its portability allows you to store and share images, wherever you are. Video Support - MPEG1/2 - 720x480 at 30fps, 720x576 at 25fps MPEG4 - 720x480 at 30fps, 720x576 at 25fps DivX - 720x480 at 30fps, 720x576 at 25fps H.264/AVC - 320x240 at 30fps WMV9 - 352x288 at 30fps Motion JPEG - 720x480 at 30fps, 720x576 at 25fps, 320x240 at 60fps Audio Support - MP3 - 320kbps, 48KHz, 16bit, stereo AAC - 320kbps, 48KHz, 16bit, stereo WMA - 48k-192kbps, 48KHz, 16bit, stereo USB connection - Printer with PictBridge supports and external memory device Power - AC adaptor, Lithium-ion battery System Requirements - Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional, Mac OS X 10.2 or later, Pentium 3, Power PC G4, 700MHz (1GHz Recommended), 256MB RAM (512MB Recommended), 100MB hard disc space (150MB Recommended) Dimensions - Approximately Width 5.91 x Height 3.49 x Depth 1.30 inches, 150mm 88.7mm 33.1mm excluding minor body protrusions Weight - Approximately 430 grams
Customer Reviews:
Alternative.......2007-12-14
Check out the Wolverine drives - they offer higher capacities for less money and work very well. More functionality, too.
Wolverine ESP 250 GB Multimedia Storage Player with Built-in 7-in-1 Memory Cards Reader
Check compatibility with CF card.......2007-11-26
Be sure to verify that your CF card is compatible with the device. My Lexar 8gb 133x cards will not work with my P-4000. A Lexar 8gb 40x card does. The Epson company recognizes this limit if you ask but doesn't do it in the ads.
Otherwise it is a pretty good storage device.
Save and View on the Road.......2007-11-25
I went digital last year but never had a true backup mechanism until now. The Epson provides a generous 80GB of space and a decent size LCD to view pics. Still figuring out all the options but generally it's easy to get started. Would recommend it particularly for longer travels / photo ops.
Useful and Efficient Device.......2007-11-20
I've had the P-3000 viewer for a couple of months, long enough to have used it under a lot of environments and situations. The unit has performed flawlessly. It does everything as advertised.
Downloads are quick.....quicker than with my Mac notebook, which is particularly useful when previewing photos with clients. The screen is bright and contrasty, with good resolution.
I really like the dual card slots, which allow me to download directly to the unit without having to go through a CPU. I can be on location doing a shoot, pop out my CF card from my camera and insert it into the P-3000, and wait a few seconds for the images to come up. With other devices I've owned, I haven't had the confidence to delete the photos from my cards after downloading. I have that confidence with this unit. It's proven itself.
The reason I gave the P-3000 four stars is because of the screen resolution. I wish the resolution was higher, since my camera is 12.8 megapixels and I'm not seeing all the detail in the images. However, I knew when I bought the 3000 that its resolution is not as high as the P-5000.
Having said that, I'm very pleased with the device. It's a workhorse, and it's never had a hiccup in operation.
oops.......2007-11-20
Got the item delivered and it wasn't operational.Sent it to Epson and they returned it in a timely manner with a new hard drive and mother board(makes me wonder why I didn't get a new unit instead).The unit now is what I expected it to be and will be glad to have it on my international trip next year.I purchased it cause I didn't want to carry a laptop with me and wanted a storage device for my images.I will have to get a couple of extra batteries as the battery life is not as long as I would like.It operates easy enough and the images look great on the 4" screen(hope in the next couple of years DSLRs will have this size screen).It will be a welcome addition to my camera bag and should make my photo life a little bit easier.Thanks Epson=)
Product Description
The Epson P-4000 Multimedia Storage Viewer has what you need to store and share thousands of photos, videos, music and more;anytime,anywhere. It features a high-capacity 80GB hard drive, so you can download and save images from your camera, memory card or computer. Share images on-the-spot, with a large 3.8" TFT LCD with Epson Photo Fine technology ensuring that your friends and clients will see every detail in brilliant clarity and color. With the Epson P-4000, the perfect companion to any digital camera, you'll enjoy the freedom of true multimedia portability. In fact, you can easily download or transfer files, all without a PC! Just slip your CompactFlash or Secure Digital memory card into the built-in card slots. The Epson P-4000 even supports additional memory cards with an optional third-party adapter. If you choose to use a computer, simply connect the Epson P-4000 to your computer using the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. Best of all, with the large capacity hard drive, you can store thousands of files! The Epson P-4000 comes with an intuitive menu that makes it easy to organize files, so you can quickly access or view them. This full-featured product even supports direct printing to select Epson ink jet printers. The Epson P-4000 offers the ideal on-the-go solution to cover all your portable storage needs. PC System Requirements - Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP Home or Professional / Macintosh OS 9.1 - 9.2.2, OS X 10.2.x to 10.4.x Package includes - Epson P-4000, software CD, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable (mini-B to standard A), hand strap, carrying case, display stand, User's Guide, Li-Ion battery, AC adapter and power cable
Customer Reviews:
Problem with WA compact flash cards.......2007-07-09
Epson has admitted to me that all their storage devices have problems with loading WA cards e.g. Lexar 133x, Told to watch for a fix.
Unimaginably slow.......2007-02-09
I use a Canon 5D and shoot RAW. The files are 12-15 megs each, so they eat up the 8GB of flash fairly quicky. I got this viewer for a trip so I could in effect have 10 8-gig flash cards of backup. On the very first transfer I realized I can't live with it -- it took this device 2.5 hours (!) to import the photos. Once the data was in, the battery was nearly dead.
When viewing files, it takes maybe 15 seconds to populate one screen (about 12 thumbnails) with data. Until that happens the thumbnail slots are blank, so you can't quickly find what you need. Even once cached, it takes several seconds to draw a screenful of thumbnails. For a dedicated device the size of my camera, I expect it to be at least as fast! Instead, it's lethargic. To import 22 RAW files, it took more than 5 minutes -- 14 seconds per photograph, or less than 1MB/sec. What is it doing with all that time?
When viewing RAW files, it only shows the JPEG ewmbedded in the RAW file, so you get no zoom at all. For that, you have to select Jpeg+Raw in the camera, which is a feature I avoid, because it results in twice as many files on my computer, and nearly half the space on the card. I tried that mode, and of course the Epson now takes twice as long to build the thumbnails, and since you now see two identical thumbnails instead of one, you lose half the screen. One thumbnail is zoomable, the other isn't. What Epson should have done is detect that there are two files with the same name, but different extensions -- .cr2 and .jpg, and by default displayed only the .jpg. What photographer would want it any other way?
All in all, this device is just not usable for the high volume of photographs it was designed for.
Epson P-4000 Multimedia Storage Drive.......2007-02-09
Once you have loaded images into the drive it works very well. The pictures are crisp and easy to see. You can organize pictures in folders which is useful but not initially intuitive to do. It gets easier with more use.
A major complaint is that the drive does NOT accomodate all cards. For instance to use a memory stick duo, you must have a CF adapter. Problem...they are very difficult to find, if you can find one! Sony has discontinued them. Some other brands are available but not in USA markets. In addition the adapters are quite expensive.
I found this misleading and problematic given one of the cameras we use.
The newer units may take care of this but at a higher initial purchase cost
Perfect For Me !!!.......2006-10-10
Love the Epson P4000. It's perfect for me. I have been afraid of a computer crash for sometime now. So I have been backing up my photos on CD's. Talk about taking a long, long time! I arranged in folders (just the way I wanted them) and loaded into the P4000 about 4000 pictures in about 4 hours. Everything worked just perfect, which is a very good thing for me as I am not a computer geek. I have not used it for video clips or audio and do not plan on doing so. Therefore I can not comment on the use of the P4000 for those applications. I can't wait for my next trip as I can now pull this little gizmo out and show people I talk with my pics of Africa or Russia or China or even my little dog !!!
Very good.......2006-08-30
This takes the place of a laptop to store my images in the field so very satisfactory. I have not had a chance to really try it out but what little I have done is very sharp and it's easy to use. The big screen is great.
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