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Features
Overview: The Picture Keeper is a USB flash drive for storing digital
photos. It contains software that locates your photos on your computer and makes
a backup copy of them. It keeps track of which photos have been stored, and
copies only the new photos you have added or modified since the last backup. The
Picture Keeper can be used on multiple computers, including Windows and Mac OS.
Ease of Use: The Picture Keeper is simple to use. There are no cables
to connect or software to download. The software is built-in, and works
automatically when you plug the Picture Keeper into your computer's USB port.
The Picture Keeper is USB 2.0 and 1.1 compliant.
Storage Capacity: Based on an average size of 1 MB per picture, the
Picture Keeper can store the following number of pictures:
| Picture Keeper Model |
Number of Pictures |
| PK-4 |
4,000 |
| PK-8 |
8,000 |
| PK-16* |
16,000 |
| PK PRO |
250,000 |
*this model
Compatibility: The Picture Keeper is compatible with the following
operating systems*: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OS X (v10.4.11
or later). Other requirements include 512 MB minimum RAM and a USB 2.0 or 1.1
port. Out of the box, the Picture Keeper backs up JPEG files on your computer.
Advanced options are available to allow you to backup other file types, such as
TIFF, RAW, and MOV.
* Not compatible with Linux operating systems.
Backup Time: Initial backups can take extra time, from approximately
15 minutes for up to 1000 pictures to a couple of hours for up to 8000 pictures.
Subsequent backups will be shorter.