On 08/03/2010 11:41 AM, jack craig wrote:
On 08/02/2010 05:46 PM, Rick Stevens wrote:
> On 08/02/2010 02:41 PM, Claude Jones wrote:
>
>> No one responded on this query, but, for the sake of posterity, here's
>> the fix:
>> Many modern digital cameras have two modes in which the flash memory
>> operates, USB and PTP; I do not know what PTP means
>>
> I believe it means "Push-to-Print", permitting you to print photos
> directly from the camera to a PTP-capable printer. The camera retains
> control of the memory in that mode as opposed to becoming a USB memory
> card reader in the "USB" mode.
>
minor point, but, PTP may also be known as...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_Transfer_Protocol
And I think you're right, that sounds much more likely than my
name, but the concept is identical.
my recollection was a peer to peer definition, also wrong. :-)
Yes, and (being the car racing nerd I am) it can also mean "push to
pass" as used in Indycar racing's time-limited turbo boost button.
Ah, acronyms. Remember when ATM meant "asynchronous transfer mode" as
used in networking and not "automated teller machine" as in "I need
$20 NOW!" Sometimes being a geek sucks.
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