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Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.

Regards.

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<anytimej@gmail.com> wrote:
>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.

Copy the photos to the computer and encrypt them, then erase them from
the camera.

--
Ray Fischer
rfischer@sonic.net

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Ray Fischer <rfischer@bolt.sonic.net> spewed:
> <anytimej@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
>> camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
>> Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.
>
> Copy the photos to the computer and encrypt them, then erase them
> from the camera.

Thank you Mr Obvious. ;-)

(I mean, of course that's what people do - transfer the photos then erase
them from the camera - but your reply doesn't answer the OPs question.)

But seriously, I've thought about that feature as well. I mean, you go on
vacation, take a bunch of personal pictures throughout the trip, and then
someone rips off your camera and has all your personal photos to do with
whatever they would like. It'd be nice if there was a camera that offered
some sort of built-in encryption or password protection so someone couldn't
just view or download your images at will. Downloading the images to your
PC and protecting them there is obvious - but there are times when you don't
have immediate access to your PC and you would like to protect those images
until you are able to transfer them.

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On 24 Sep 2005 07:50:45 -0700, anytimej@gmail.com wrote:

>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.

And how would you enter the password without a keyboard on the camera?


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"When they poured across the border,
I was cautioned to surrender.
This I could not do
I took my gun and vanished."

"The Partisan"
Emmanuel D'Astier de la Vigerie
and Anna Marly 1943

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Robert J Batina wrote:
> Ray Fischer <rfischer@bolt.sonic.net> spewed:
> > <anytimej@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
> >> camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
> >> Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.
> >
> > Copy the photos to the computer and encrypt them, then erase them
> > from the camera.
>
> Thank you Mr Obvious. ;-)
>
> (I mean, of course that's what people do - transfer the photos then erase
> them from the camera - but your reply doesn't answer the OPs question.)
>
> But seriously, I've thought about that feature as well. I mean, you go on
> vacation, take a bunch of personal pictures throughout the trip, and then
> someone rips off your camera and has all your personal photos to do with
> whatever they would like. It'd be nice if there was a camera that offered
> some sort of built-in encryption or password protection so someone couldn't
> just view or download your images at will. Downloading the images to your
> PC and protecting them there is obvious - but there are times when you don't
> have immediate access to your PC and you would like to protect those images
> until you are able to transfer them.
>

Put the CF card in your pocket.

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Robert J Batina <rbatina@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
>
>Ray Fischer <rfischer@bolt.sonic.net> spewed:
>> <anytimej@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
>>> camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
>>> Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.
>>
>> Copy the photos to the computer and encrypt them, then erase them
>> from the camera.
>
>Thank you Mr Obvious. ;-)
>
>(I mean, of course that's what people do - transfer the photos then erase
>them from the camera - but your reply doesn't answer the OPs question.)

Shrug. Sometimes people don't notice the obvious.

>But seriously, I've thought about that feature as well. I mean, you go on
>vacation, take a bunch of personal pictures throughout the trip, and then
>someone rips off your camera and has all your personal photos to do with
>whatever they would like. It'd be nice if there was a camera that offered
>some sort of built-in encryption or password protection so someone couldn't
>just view or download your images at will.

I doubt that camera makers want to deal with the support headaches
that such a feature would entail. Could be nifty to have the camera
encrypt the photos, though.

--
Ray Fischer
rfischer@sonic.net

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On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:23:36 GMT, John A Stovall <johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On 24 Sep 2005 07:50:45 -0700, anytimej@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
>>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
>>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.
>
> And how would you enter the password without a keyboard on the camera?

Morse code on the shutter release?

-dms

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<anytimej@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1127573445.608965.209610@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
> camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
> Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.
>

Yes. My Ricoh RDC-5300 has a provision to password-protect the images on
the card so only authorized users could access them. I never could figure
out what good that feature was.

http://www.ricohzone.com/Product_R [...] s_pg1.html

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Jeremy wrote:

> <anytimej@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1127573445.608965.209610@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
>>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
>>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.
>>
>
>
> Yes. My Ricoh RDC-5300 has a provision to password-protect the images on
> the card so only authorized users could access them. I never could figure
> out what good that feature was.
>
> http://www.ricohzone.com/Product_R [...] s_pg1.html

Hi...

And if you ever do find a worthwhile use for it, it'll take mere seconds
for the hackers/cheaters/whatever people to create an "un-doer" for it.

It will be just like a cheap lock. Keeps honest people out.

Ken

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On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:23:36 GMT, John A. Stovall wrote:

>>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
>>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
>>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.
>
> And how would you enter the password without a keyboard
> on the camera?

The same way some cell phones do it. By allowing voice commands
to be a substitute for the keyboard.

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On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:55:56 GMT, Ray Fischer wrote:

> I doubt that camera makers want to deal with the support headaches
> that such a feature would entail. Could be nifty to have the camera
> encrypt the photos, though.

It so, you might want a menu option to disable encryption when
taking rapid sequences of photos. Or at least postpone the
encryption until the camera is idle.

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John A. Stovall wrote:
> On 24 Sep 2005 07:50:45 -0700, anytimej@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
>>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
>>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.
>
>
> And how would you enter the password without a keyboard on the camera?
>


Just a thought... select a menu option that displays a qwerty-like
diagram on the LCD, use the joystick to scroll across the "keyboard",
pressing half-shutter to select each character in the correct sequence,
and when the sequence is complete, full shutter press and hold to toggle
the encryption of the entire card image by image. 1-5 failed attempts
(programmable) to decrypt a card's file system results in a DES-3 wipe
pattern (S/N of the chassis = public key + owner's password = private
key) instantly applied to every file sector across the card volume
including the FAT. I call it the Corbomite Maneuver, and every sector
contains gibberish.

--
jer
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ASAAR <reply@tueue.com.invalid> wrote:
>On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:55:56 GMT, Ray Fischer wrote:
>
>> I doubt that camera makers want to deal with the support headaches
>> that such a feature would entail. Could be nifty to have the camera
>> encrypt the photos, though.
>
> It so, you might want a menu option to disable encryption when
>taking rapid sequences of photos. Or at least postpone the
>encryption until the camera is idle.

I work in the computer biz. That kind of problem is easily solved by
just throwing more CPU power at it. :-)

But if cameras can do fast JPEG compression a simple encryption
shouldn't be any problem. Won't be up to DOD standards but would
seriously inconvenience anybody who forgot their password.

--
Ray Fischer
rfischer@sonic.net

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On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 04:31:49 GMT, Ray Fischer wrote:

>> It so, you might want a menu option to disable encryption when
>> taking rapid sequences of photos. Or at least postpone the
>> encryption until the camera is idle.
>
> I work in the computer biz. That kind of problem is easily solved by
> just throwing more CPU power at it. :-)

That'll work, but I won't buy any camera that gets as hot as my
laptop. <g>


> But if cameras can do fast JPEG compression a simple encryption
> shouldn't be any problem. Won't be up to DOD standards but would
> seriously inconvenience anybody who forgot their password.

That's why I mentioned encrypting while idle. It's somewhat like
the way Windows can defragment or compress hard drives when the
system isn't in use. That would allow slower, more secure
encryption to be used without slowing the operation of the camera.
As far as passwords go, I just realized that neither a keyboard or
microphone is needed. The camera does have a lens, after all, and a
high resolution sensor. It could be designed to compare
fingerprints with several stored in the camera's internal memory
(not on the flash card). Unlike some vehicles, I wouldn't want to
see a camera employ a breathalyzer test before operating. <g>

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On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:59:48 -0400, ASAAR <caught@22.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:23:36 GMT, John A. Stovall wrote:
>
>>>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
>>>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the
>>>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know.
>>
>> And how would you enter the password without a keyboard
>> on the camera?
>
> The same way some cell phones do it. By allowing voice commands
>to be a substitute for the keyboard.

If you haven't noticed your cell phone has a keypad.


******************************************************

"When they poured across the border,
I was cautioned to surrender.
This I could not do
I took my gun and vanished."

"The Partisan"
Emmanuel D'Astier de la Vigerie
and Anna Marly 1943

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John A. Stovall <johnastovall@earthlink.net> spewed:
> On 24 Sep 2005 07:50:45 -0700, anytimej@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my
>> camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password prot