Use your PDA as a digital camera with the Kodak PalmPix - then HotSync the pictures to your PC.
Cost around £100 new, now are about £10 on ebay - which is just about what they are worth.
There are two 'flavours' available, one for the 'square based' Palm III, IIIc, IIIe, IIIx, IIIxe, ... Read review
Advantages: Fun, easy to use, compact Disadvantages: limited function, no longer manufactured
...a digital camera with the Kodak PalmPix - then HotSync the pictures to your PC.
Cost around £100 new, now are about £10 on ebay - which is just about what they are worth.
There are two 'flavours' available, one for the 'square based' Palm III, IIIc, IIIe, IIIx, IIIxe, VII, IBM Workpad and TRGPro series machines, the other for the 'round based' M100 M500 etc
The camera offers two screen resolutions; 640 ... ...your PC and then create the attachment there.
Still, it's a *lot* cheaper than one of those 3rd generation GSM phones!
As Kodak don't sell these any more I'll be naughty and link to the support page on their website.
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/digCam/palmPix/palmPix.shtml ... more
Use your PDA as a digital camera with the Kodak PalmPix - then HotSync the pictures to your PC.
Cost around £100 new, now are about £10 on ebay - which is just about what they are worth.
There are two 'flavours' available, one for the 'square based' Palm III, IIIc, IIIe, IIIx, IIIxe, VII, IBM Workpad and TRGPro series machines, the other for the 'round based' M100 M500 etc
The camera offers two screen resolutions; 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 pixels, bearing in mind this uses the same memory in your PDA, you probably don't want huge files anyway.
Download the supplied application onto your PDA, pop a couple of AAA batteries into the camera and you are ready to take pictures in seconds.
I work in IT and have to to send engineers to customers' sites.
The PalmPix ideal for snapping pictures of their billings, mugshots of the contacts, and in particular - exactly which rack in the computer room you want the engineer to look in!
The alternative is to suggest 'It's a brick and glass building over the road from another brick and glass building, your contact is a balding middle aged man and the equipment is in a cabinet towards the back of the room'
In the same way that your PDA isn't really a substitute for a proper notebook computer the PalmPix isn't a substitute for a proper digital camera, it is, however, very small and easy to use, if a bit limited in function.
My only grumble is that you can't link the photographs directly to an email on the PDA - instead you have to do a HotSync to your PC and then create the attachment there.
Still, it's a *lot* cheaper than one of those 3rd generation GSM phones!
As Kodak don't sell these any more I'll be naughty and link to the support page on their website.
Product Information for "Kodak PalmPix PDA camera" »
Camera
Type
Colour
Digital Zoom
2
Exposure Range
1/15 sec - 1/500 sec, 1/10 sec - 1/500 sec
Still Image
JPEG, BMP - 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, JPEG, BMP, PICT - 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 800 x 600
Features
Digital zoom
Image sensor
Type
CMOS
Lens construction
Focal Length
6.1 mm, 7.8 mm
Lens Iris
F/2.0, F/2.8
Focus Adjustment
Focus free
Min Focus Range
91 cm, 60 cm
Interfaces
Adaptor
Plug-in module
Power
Battery
AAA type x 2 Alkaline, AAA type x 1 Alkaline
Software / system requirements
Software Included
Drivers & Utilities
OS Required
Microsoft Windows 95/98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later
Min Hard Drive Space
20 MB
Min RAM Size
16 MB
Min Processor Type
Intel 486 or higher
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year, Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - carry-in
Miscellaneous
Package Type
Retail
Colour
Black
Compliant Standards
FCC Class B certified, CE, VCCI, C-Tick, ICES-003 Class B
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces
1 x serial - RS-232C, 1 x infrared - IrDA
Manufacturer's product description
Whether it's a must for business or just for fun, the Kodak PalmPix Camera adds visual capture capability to your Palm handheld. Compact, lightweight and easy to use, PalmPix lets you frame, take, review and transfer pictures to your Palm through its serial connector. Review your images in color on the Palm IIIc LCD, or view images in grayscale on other models. HotSync convenience lets you easily upload the image to a desktop or laptop computer where it can be accessed as a color 24-bit VGA (640 x 480) picture. Once transferred to the host computer, the image can be saved, manipulated and e-mailed as a standard BMP or JPEG file. Nothing could be easier. PalmPix is a simple, easy-to-use extension of your Palm allowing you to capture meeting notes from a white board, photograph an architectural model, document a building location, or verify retail display performance - whatever your preference. Its small, lightweight design lets you take it anywhere your Palm goes. PalmPix is compatible with Palm III, IIIc, IIIe, IIIx, IIIxe, VII, IBM Workpad, and TRGpro. In a matter of seconds, you can take a picture, HotSync it to your computer, and share a color picture with your business associates, family, or friends. PalmPix includes a 2x digital zoom to help get you closer to your subject.
1.3 Mega pixels Auto-Focus, support Mac OS X 10.4.8 or above. 
