Am I the only one? re: auto photo orientation

[HomeMadeSin]

My Nikon E4300 just bit the dust, literally. I took it on one too many off-road adventures and the lense assembly needs to be replaced. I bought it after getting to know the Coolpix 900 series after a few Kodaks before that. So, as I look to replace it, I find my biggest gripe is the lack of automatic photo orientation in the Nikons and I suppose anything other than Kodak. After I take a few hundred pictures and download them, it's annoying to go back thru to change orientation. Am I the only one? I must be, as I can't find anybody outside Kodak that mentions this capability. Grrrrr. :mad:

[tim11]

Picture orientation? I just download all the pics, then use WinXP Windows Picture and Fax viewer to change them. <Just one click>.

[HomeMadeSin]

Yeah, that's what I do. I guess you never have used the video out to show pics to others on a tv? Portrait, landscape, portrait, landscape. Hand out Advil to your viewing public for their necks. If you change the orientation via XP on the camera, the Nikon displays a blank screen on the edited picture.

It would be nice to have a decent computer, but I'd rather buy a better camera. My entry level dell is slower than molasses going uhill in January. Tedious is the word. Anyway, I figured I must be the minority on this issue, otherwise more would be made of it.

Oh, and while taking many photos over a week or so (camping in Colorado w/o a computer), it is one click per. If I didn't have to do it 100 times, I'd be happy. You don't need ABS brakes either, just pump 'em. ;)

Thanks,
TZ

[aparmley]

The rebel XT does this, auto orientation, so did the A95. Unfortunately this capability is not a selling point so I don't think you hear about it that much.

[John_Reed]

My Nikon E4300 just bit the dust, literally. I took it on one too many off-road adventures and the lense assembly needs to be replaced. I bought it after getting to know the Coolpix 900 series after a few Kodaks before that. So, as I look to replace it, I find my biggest gripe is the lack of automatic photo orientation in the Nikons and I suppose anything other than Kodak. After I take a few hundred pictures and download them, it's annoying to go back thru to change orientation. Am I the only one? I must be, as I can't find anybody outside Kodak that mentions this capability. Grrrrr. :mad:I'll know further when I get mine in a couple of days.

[erichlund]

My Nikon E4300 just bit the dust, literally. I took it on one too many off-road adventures and the lense assembly needs to be replaced. I bought it after getting to know the Coolpix 900 series after a few Kodaks before that. So, as I look to replace it, I find my biggest gripe is the lack of automatic photo orientation in the Nikons and I suppose anything other than Kodak. After I take a few hundred pictures and download them, it's annoying to go back thru to change orientation. Am I the only one? I must be, as I can't find anybody outside Kodak that mentions this capability. Grrrrr. :mad:
The D70 already does automatic picture orientation. And, Paint Shop Pro X, soon to be released, is going to support it directly, so when you load a D70 photo into PSP, is will be properly oriented.

[x3ro]

My panasonic FZ5 does auto pic orien. as well.. and photoshop CS2 supports it directly, and automatically shows the picture correctly when you open it :)

[HomeMadeSin]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll look into those cameras.

Troy