Thinkin about getting the Zen Micro Photo 4

ya im thinkin of getting one but i had a question about it, and that is does this player have a hold button so that i can listen to music and run at the same time?

Yep, it does have a hold button.
But since It's a hard dri've player, you shouldn't subject it to shocks, but I've found running is ok.

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  • Does the Zen Micro Photo 8GB have Jack Stick proble

    As my title says, does the Zen Micro Photo 8GB have Jack Stick problems?
    Some claims that Creative fixed this issue, and some claims that it still exists, does some of you have experienced problems with the ZMP?

    Since there is no definiti've answer from Creative regarding this issue, I plan in the interim to keep my headphones plugged in as much as possible. My long term solution is to purchase (for approx $5.00) a 3.5 mm male/female headphone jack and use it as the sacrificial phone jack. This way I can remove my phones as much as I like. I am not going to take the chance. I think the long term solution is the way to go even if they fixed this problem. Over time the phone jack is going to loose some connectivity due to repetiti've use. This in turn creates an annoying audible noise picked up by your headphones. Just a thought.

  • Should I get the Zen Micro Pho

    On my Xtra, I have 763 songs... And I've used 5 gigs :-(.
    I'd be able to get around ,000 songs on the Photo.
    That's alot, rite??
    Good idea? Bad?

    Creative is known for great sounding players with many features. I have the micro, and I love it. I was considering upping myself to the 8GB Micro Photo when it comes out. However, rumor has it that Apple will be giving the iPod mini an 8GB HD and a color screen... a player definatly worth looking at it if comes out.
    If you can fit your collection on a microdri've player, I suggest the Micro/iPod Mini. If you want a 20+GB player with a color screen, Creative is not the way to go. I suggest looking into the iPod, Cowon iAudio x5, or Toshiba Gigabeat.
    For reviews on these players, look at www.cnet.com. Best of luck.

  • Pls post ur suggestions/comments on whether i get the zen micro.

    pls post your suggestions, comments, reactions, etc etc regarding the zen micro. am planning to buy myself a hard dri've mp3 player (5gb or 4gb would suffice) and i still can't decide up to now on whether i should get the ipod mini or the creative zen micro. your suggestions would be highly appreciated.

    I have a Zen Touch. I do not have an enormous music collection, but have maybe 50 or 60 albums on the player. This is something like 6 or 7 GB. It is WAY too much for me (even this much music). I do not need even that many songs on it at once. With support via WMP0 to synchronize, you could just synch up your favorites every time, switch them around, eventually synch up Napter 2 Go stuff and still have a ton on a 5 GB player. Features on the Micro that sound flashy but I would NEVER use are the calendar, contact thing. I have this on my phone, too, and don't use it. I have a PDA--I DO use that. An MP3 player is a pitiful substitute for a PDA (and a PDA is a lousy MP3 player). I would use the Audible Audio support in the Micro. Touch does not have this. I am a huge Audible fan. I had seriously looked at a Rio Carbon, but now that the Micro is out, that would be the player I would buy if I had it to do over again. They do need to develope a way to charge your extra battery for the Micro. The ability to swap batteries is pretty stupid the way it is now--you can only charge it in the player. They need a charger for the spare. Just my opinion, but I think some people get carried away with hard dri've potential. I can't forsee EVER wanting to carry that much music around with me, especially when it will be so easy to change what is on the player once full support for WMP0 comes out. I am just not away from my home computer library for that length of time that I would want to carry most of it around with me. I vote for the Micro.

  • When is the zen micro photo coming o

    when is it coming out in canada can someone please help me
    please
    please
    please!!!!!!!!!
    thanx

    I wouldn't wait if I were you... why should you put your life on hold for the ZMP?
    I got mine and was sorely dissappointed. Whenever I play photos, my mp3 music shuts off - so much for a MP3 player.
    That's because it can't play photos and music at the same time... so why call it a photo mp3 player?
    Only the iPod Nano can do that and moreover, the Nano can shuffle photos so you don't see the same pictures over and over again as in sequential mode. iPodders are having all the fun.
    But considering that the photo is $20 more with color display and 2 extra GBs, for an extra $20 over the 6GB version makes sense.
    But if you really truly want a multimedia player (plays more than one media at a time), you can write creative and request they do that and ask all your friends to do the same... that way, they'll get the message and make a firmware update... or you can just get a Nano and it's available now - no waiting!

  • Where can I get the Zen Micro Car Charg

    That's the best thing for road trips!
    I li've in Holland and I was wondering if I can order it somewhere.
    Thanks.

    Percell,
    There is not a Zen Micro Car Charger released yet. Since it charges over USB it requires a different charger than our other Zen Players. When one is released it will show up in the online store for your region.
    Jeremy

  • Zen Micro Photo gets a boost

    ...8GB @ $249 coming this September / October:
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,895,847705,00.asp
    This will give the YPod Mini 6GB a major run for the money. Looks like Creative is starting to get a bit more serious (and adult) about fighting the DAP Wars.

    jasperchc wrote:
    i reckon the zen micro is gonna get a major price cut after the released of the zen micro photo.
    Ya, i was thinking the same thing. I was saying to myself, hey, i should get a micro once they go down in price. but then i realized i'd want the photo capabilities and would want the 8GB photo version.
    I guess its a good thing. people can get a nice photo micro. and people can get a cheaper normal micro.

  • Help with my Bran-New Creative Zen Micro Photo. [Questi

    <EM>If you don't want to see the backing of my whole story skip to the bold print at the bottom!</EM>I also want you to know I read the FAQs and searched through some topics like this, but haven't found any asking my question.First of all, I'm new to the forum, but I've been researching Creative's Zen for a long time now. I kept observing each one closely before I purchased a product. I then saw the Zen Micro Photo come out. This one won my attention. I loved this, I quickly searched for reviews and went for the buy for Christmas. I told my dad about it and he was "iffy" on the price, but it was better then the iPod in my opinion.Christmas day came and I opened it. Right away I checked everything out I knew a lot about the menu already and all, but not really how to control it. I checked to make sure everything worked. All systems were go. After listening to the defaults (which I loved) I went to go install the software. I already had Media Player 0 and Adobe, oh and I didn't want the freakin AOL toolbar! Lol, so I installed everything else. It took forever, but I hooked it up and I installed the drivers, but as soon as I plug in the USB connector I see: "A HIGH-SPEED USB device has been plugged into a LOW SPEED USB port.After that, I switched USB ports, btu I got same message. I hit the X and then tried to charge. I got the Lightening Bolt, but no dimming of lights. I found out that this computer is not letting me install any service packs, I'm confused about that.My question:Is there anyway I can charge this mp3 player and download music onto my Zen Micro Photo without Service Pack ? Or did I just pay $250 for a really cool glowing mp3 player to be used as a paperweight? (I love this Zen and I ran the battery dead hoping that would make the charging easier).Help?
    My Specifications:
    My Mp3 Player: Zen Micro Photo (Black)What I tried: Switching USB ports and re-installing Service Pack Software: Not sure how to determine firmware without installing something. I'm on a XP Professional and I'm using the Creative Media Source and Creative Media Toolbox

    Thank you DM for responding. I am expecting problems, but it still won't allow me to charge the Zen Micro Photo or even use the Creative Media Source. I can't upload any songs or any contacts on it. I haven't uploaded anything yet, but it's not reading the USB device. When I run Creative Zen Micro Photo Media Explorer I get this message at the top of the screen: "The device is not connected. Please connect your Zen MicroPhoto to the computer. I can't organize anything or add songs... so it just makes all the programs I downloaded useless and my Creative product unusuable.ONe thing it does do though... whenever I plug in my Zen MIcroPhoto to the USB it turns it on and glows, but only shows my battery at the top with one red line and the green lightening bolt filling the battery up.After leaving it like this for two hours the green moves, but the red bar stays the same size.

  • What happened to the Zen Micro Pho

    I had asked my parents to buy me the Zen Micro Photo as a gift for Christmas and they thought they had got the right one but they got the older Zen Micro, not the photo one. Not a big deal I thought, I would just go back to the store and exchange it. Well, it seems that the Micro Photo doesn't even exist anywhere. It isn't even available to buy on Creatives store, it isn't even listed as an option. Every store I have called told me that they don't carry that model, and every web site I have gone to is out of stock. I even called Amazon.com and asked them when they thought they would be getting more in and they said they didn't know. I called Bestbuy, CircuitCity, various electronics stores in the New York/New Jersey areas and everyone is sold out or never carried it. Just two weeks ago I saw it for sale on Creatives site and now it isn't there. I plan on calling Creatives customer service in the morning and asking them about it. Does anyone here know what happened, is it going to be available again or is it being replaced?

    bag3lbit3s wrote:
    Well I doubt that Creative just stopped making them, I remember while looking for a White one in the U.S. I called up Creative asking when they'll be sending more out and they told me late January/Early February they'll be shipping them out to retailer. I really wanted the White one to be honest but they only have grey over in the U.S. and I didn't want to have to order through the U.K. or Singapore for one.
    Yeah, I don't think the microphoto has been discontinued. I just think they're having some stock supply/demand issues and they're all sorts of screwed up with their websites for different regions around the world and the availability of items. It would be dumb to get rid of the micro and the microphoto since that would leave nothing to really compete with the ipod nano (and I don't think too many people are buying the neeon, but I could be wrong).
    Though I still would like to hear what the moderators know about the future of all of the different creative mp3 players.
    Owner of:
    40GB Zen Touch
    20GB Zen Sleek
    2 8GB Zen Microphotos (that's right, two, i liked 'em so much I bought a second one despite the current lack of audible support)
    Former owner of:
    40GB Zen Xtra
    5GB Zen Micro
    AUDIBLE SUPPORT FOR THE ZEN MICROPHOTO NOW!!!!!!!!!!!Message Edited by penn on 2-27-2005 03:57 AM

  • ZEN MICRO PHOTO USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNI

    help !! i am also having a problem similar to your and just about everyone elses on here. I just purchased a zen microphoto for xmas a month ago and it has been a nightmare . it has worked for about a month perfectly then it ceased to be recognized by? my Alienware area 5 desktop system which previously recognized it fine. I took all of the steps and scanned all of the forums then realized that after uninstalling my windows media player and rolling back to 0 it began to be recognized again. well then surprisingly and maybe not so much so after looking at so many of the post of these forums. Well I have taken so many steps to try to get my ZEN MICRO PHOTO to once again become recognized by my computer? and yet again all efforts have been fruitless. I reformated my ZEN MICROPHOTO?and now when i plug it in a small window pops up at the bottom stating that the USB DEVICE IS NOT RECOGNIZED . I then cannot upload new firmware and can in fact do absolutely nothing but gaze at the player which boots up then fades to black while my pc sees my player as an unknown usb device. I even reformated the pc for the sake of the player , cutting off the nose despite the face in other words and still no dice. I have windows xp service pack 2 , all updates and bios up to date. My pc is only 2 years old and have a lexmark printer? a mouse and a keyboard attched to it , none of which create conflict. Even after reformatting my pc i made sure my player was one of the first peripherial devices connected and all to no avail. I think this is a disgrace that such a compnay as CREATIVE cannot put foward a quality product. Does anyone out there have any solid suggestions on how to fix this proiblem if so they would be gretaly apprecaited. ThanksEdward

    vacantmind: You might also want to make sure that you get the latest drivers and software as follows:
    . Creative Zen and Jukebox Driver Upgrade version .30.03
    2. Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 3.30.2
    3. Creative Zen and NOMAD Jukebox plugin 2.00.9 for Creative MediaSource
    Install . then connect the player to the PC. Then install 2. and 3. (the player must be connected for 2. to verify you have a Creative product).
    Also an important test is to install the drivers and software on another PC, say a friend's, and see whether you have the problem. If you don't, then the issue is with your PC, or a compatibility issue with the player. If you do, then there's something wrong with the cable or player.

  • Zen Micro Photo battery l

    Creative states that the battery life on the Zen Micro Photo should be about 5 hours per charge. I have a new player and am finding the battery life per charge to be no where near that. Is this because I constantly move the volume up and down and shut down and power up about twice a day? Once that battery icon is down to about a third full I recharge. I would say my battery would go about 8-0 hours on a charge if I let it lay out until it dies. I have no EQ and smart volume settings on, the screen is set to 5 sec backlight.
    THe first time I charged the player i didnt realize that the USB cable was only half way in , I was afraid to force it and did not realize I had to push hard to the the USB cable all the way in. The next morning the batteyr was only half charged because the cable was only in half way. when i finally realized that it was not in all the way i pused harder and it connected all the way in then charged compeltey in a couple of hours. would this effect the life of my battery per charge?
    thank you

    ProKakashi wrote:
    hi all i also got a zen microphoto (which i like), but its batt life is getting worse. its almost a yr old. how long do u guys charge it's i charge it when im uploading mp3, after that i disconnect it and use.. izzit because of this that the batt lifespan is becoming shorter? thx.
    It takes around fi've hours to FULLY charge the battery. It willcharge to 70% capacity rather quickly but takes a while to fully charge...
    Ply

  • Zen Micro Photo not recognized in Media Explo

    Device automatically goes into Recovery Mode when turned on. Tried the clean up and format features, followed by reboot. Still nothing. ?When connected via USB, Device not recognized in Media Explorer. Tried to reload firmware, but getting error message that device is not connected.
    Can someone help?

    Hey i think i know what your problem is. What Operating System are u running on your computer? (Windows XP, ME etc) And also, if running XP do you have service pack installed? If you dont have service pack installed, you cant use your player. The system requirements can be found on the back of the zen micro photo box. goodluck!!

  • Zen Micro Photo 6Gb .. When Will It Be In Canada.

    <FONT color=#ff0099>hi... i was wondering if anyone knows when.. the zen micro photo will be for sale in canada...
    <FONT color=#ff0099>hope someone can help me out with this!!!
    <FONT color=#ff0099>please leave a message/comment... if you know anything about the zen micro photo!!!
    <FONT color=#ff0099>

    <FONT color=#00cc00>sweet... i dont have anytihng right now.. lol.. im waiting for the 6GB photo.. to ocme out in canada.. someone said its gonna be 8GB!!! that'll be even better!! ... anyone know when it'll hit canada? i hear it hit the U.K a lil while ago.. yea.. anyone know anything else on the 6GB or 8Gb Zen Micro Photo.. Just Leave A Comment.. Please..
    <FONT color=#00cc00>Yeah!!!

  • Zen Micro Photo Sighting in U

    Greetings:
    Just saw an article on DAP Review (http://www.dapreview.net/news.php) supposedly showing pictures of a Zen Micro Photo taken at a BestBuy in Florida. The article also reported order listings for the Micro Photo on several U.S. based web sites.
    I did a quick "Froogle" on Google (couldn't resist...GRIN) and <EM>lo and behold</EM> there were 4 pages of listings for the Zen Micro Photo. None of the sites claimed to be shipping the Micro Photo and prices ranged from $249 - 268 U.S. A few of the sites included:
    Buy.com</LI>
    J and R Music, and</LI>
    Crutchfield</LI>
    The Crutchfield site listed an estimated arrival date of <EM>November 7</EM>.
    Any official response from Creative? Has anybody in the U.S. acquired a Micro Photo from a U.S. supplier?
    If there are people in the U.S. who have a Micro Photo, how about posting a couple of "real world" photos. And, as a sidebar, a couple of questions:
    I've seen some comments on the screen being dim (or not as bright as expected). Can anybody confirm or debunk?</LI>
    I've read reports about no music while viewing pictures. True or False?</LI>
    Anybody using SUBSCRIPTION music on their Micro Photo If you are, can you see album art while a track is playing (like the Apple nano)?</LI>
    Any information, feedback, etc. will be appreciated!

    * I've seen some comments on the screen being dim (or not as bright as expected). Can anybody confirm or debunk?
    I set the screen contrast to 80 percent. In normal office lighting, pictures appear crisp and bright enough. In total darkness, looking at the screen won't hurt my eyes either. OLED rocks!
    * I've read reports about no music while viewing pictures. True or False?
    Unfortunately this is true.
    * Anybody using SUBSCRIPTION music on their Micro Photo If you are, can you see album art while a track is playing (like the Apple nano)?
    Unfortunately again, album art is not displayed.
    Overall I'm very happy with Zen Micro Photo. The only complain is that the radio is mediocre at best.

  • Zen micro photo OTG photo trans

    Can anyone please tell me wether pc free photo transfer (from digital camera), is possible with the zen micro photo or vision:m
    Regards & thanks in advance

    you need to get a device that's called "USB OTG Copy Bridge". I got one from Vivanco for 25 euro.
    Here's info on it, but in German
    http://www.vivanco.com/cms/com/detail_produkt?mv_session_id=UURIdUDP&mv_pc=27&mv_ arg=9590&own_key=562
    I'm sure you can find sth similar in your neighborhood.
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=usb+otg+copy+bridge&btnG=Search
    I bought it also with the purpose of copying my photos to my Zen Mass Storage Data partition. Actually, I haven't used it yet, but it's good to have, I think.
    EDIT : I've seen a few mp3 players that have the OTG function built-in, but these are really few, and were not reputable brands. None of the Creative MP3 players does the OTG directly, I believe. Hope it will be added to future players, though.Message Edited by fred_be9300 on 2-26-2005 :47 PM

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