I am looking primarily to reduce the number of devices for foreign air travel, even to the point of avoiding a PC or Mac, but just using a portable storage device like the Giga Vue, Epson Px000 series etc or this device. It occurred to me while looking, that one with video in would let me see the picture that would be on the back of the camera when I couldn't get my eye to the VF or see the LCD on the camera (some awkward places in tight corners where the camera goes but not my head as well, or for macro etc) I'm happy to use the optical VF when I can get my eye to it, or the LCD on the camera if I can see it, but with this device, there are more photos I can get - and if I already have it with me as photo storage, it's some kind of device convergence This also has a MP3 player and FM radio etc