An imaging tank is a portable device designed to store large amounts of digital photos. It is suggested as an iPod-like device that can be connected to a digital camera and what then acts as an intermediate storage. The storage space is variable between 40GB and 1TB. Construction
The device consists of the following components at least:
Possible other components are: Additional functionalities
On this device, other things can be saved than just pictures. MP3 files for example. And if a color screen is used instead of a monochrome display, then the pictures will be viewed again. The aforementioned iPod itself would be very suitable for photo storage, it only has no memory card connection. However, special card readers are now available that make the iPod an imaging tank. There are manufacturers who go further and provide complete multimedia machines that can save not only photos and mp3s, but also DivX and XviD videos and games.
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