Downloading Pics to iPad?

[*pixie*]

On our last trip, I brought along my laptop and just inserted my camera's memory card into it every night and downloaded all of my photos. I'm kicking around whether or not I would have any real use for an iPad. It seems like it would do everything my laptop does, but I'm wondering if I would be able to download my pictures from my camera to it? If I can't, then I would still have to bring my laptop on trips, which would be a major deciding factor as to if I really "need" an iPad.

Thanks!

 

[JoeDif]

Yes, you can download photos directly to your iPad using the camera connector kit ($29). You have the option of plugging your camera via the connector to the iPad or inserting an SD card into the connector then plugging that into the iPad.

It's all very simple and quick.

 

[*pixie*]

Thanks!

One more dumb question. . .

If I download my photos to the iPad, will there be issues when I get home and want to transfer them from the iPad to my laptop which is not a Mac?

 

[JoeDif]

Thanks!

One more dumb question. . .

If I download my photos to the iPad, will there be issues when I get home and want to transfer them from the iPad to my laptop which is not a Mac?

No problem. I use an app called Photosynch. Download it to the iPad and your PC and transfer away. Below is the website for more info


http://www.photosync-app.com/

 

[*pixie*]

Thanks everyone! I was really hoping I could convince myself that I didn't "need" an iPad, but it's starting to look like it would be pretty handy, lol.

 

[Bstanley]

Aren't tablets (including iPads) somewhat limited in mass storage? I think the largest capacity I've seen was a 64GB model.

On my recent trip to The World I ended up with right at 100GB of Video and Still files from my 60D. DSLR Video files are particulary huge, but the RAW files for the Still shots are large these days as well.

I was glad I had a new external hard drive with plenty of space.

 

[wbeem]

As mentioned, the Camera Connector will let you do it with SD cards, or it also offers a USB connection to connect to your camera or another card reader (e.g., CF Card).

Something to consider is whether you shoot in RAW or JPEG. I tend to shoot in RAW and I could download them to the iPad, but then the file sizes were too big to edit. Also, there was no RAW converter software to extract the JPEG. From that perspective, it's kind of useless.

If you shoot in JPEG, then you have no worries about tools. Snapseed from Nik Software is nice, as is 100 in 1 Cameras from Stuck In Customs. I also keep Photoshop Express and Filterstorm on my iPad 2.

 

[JoeDif]

Yes, that is definitely one of the negatives. The largest capacity iPad is only 64 GB.

Fortunately I don't use it for storage. I mostly use it for quick sharing via email or FB.

 

[photo_chick]

Aren't tablets (including iPads) somewhat limited in mass storage? I think the largest capacity I've seen was a 64GB model.

On my recent trip to The World I ended up with right at 100GB of Video and Still files from my 60D. DSLR Video files are particulary huge, but the RAW files for the Still shots are large these days as well.

I was glad I had a new external hard drive with plenty of space.

Yeah, they are limited. This is why using an iPad or other tablet isn't a viable method of storage for me. A netbook seems to me to be a much better choice if you want something smaller than a laptop to store images on.

 

[krb2g]

Not to help convince you make an expensive purchase, but one of the most useful things about my iPad (and something I didn't think about before I got it) is showing off pictures--after a trip I will edit and pick my best ones and put them on the iPad. It's a great size for looking, you can zoom in on details, and it's perfect for passing around and looking at if you don't want to make prints of all the pictures you want to share and you want to show your pictures in person. I've always found huddling around a laptop or a desktop screen much less enjoyable.

 

[disneychic2]

Not to help convince you make an expensive purchase, but one of the most useful things about my iPad (and something I didn't think about before I got it) is showing off pictures--after a trip I will edit and pick my best ones and put them on the iPad. It's a great size for looking, you can zoom in on details, and it's perfect for passing around and looking at if you don't want to make prints of all the pictures you want to share and you want to show your pictures in person. I've always found huddling around a laptop or a desktop screen much less enjoyable.

This is what I do as well. I use it to show off my latest photos of the grandkids also so I don't have to print everything I want to share. My parents get a kick out of holding the iPad between them and watching the slideshows.

 

[JoeDif]

Not to help convince you make an expensive purchase, but one of the most useful things about my iPad (and something I didn't think about before I got it) is showing off pictures--after a trip I will edit and pick my best ones and put them on the iPad. It's a great size for looking, you can zoom in on details, and it's perfect for passing around and looking at if you don't want to make prints of all the pictures you want to share and you want to show your pictures in person. I've always found huddling around a laptop or a desktop screen much less enjoyable.

This is what I do as well. I use it to show off my latest photos of the grandkids also so I don't have to print everything I want to share. My parents get a kick out of holding the iPad between them and watching the slideshows.

That is a definite advantage. It's one of the reasons I made the purchase

 

[handicap18]

Not to help convince you make an expensive purchase, but one of the most useful things about my iPad (and something I didn't think about before I got it) is showing off pictures--after a trip I will edit and pick my best ones and put them on the iPad. It's a great size for looking, you can zoom in on details, and it's perfect for passing around and looking at if you don't want to make prints of all the pictures you want to share and you want to show your pictures in person. I've always found huddling around a laptop or a desktop screen much less enjoyable.

Agreed.

But for me, rather than downloading the pictures to the Photo Stream, I use the SmugMug app and only choose the galleries from there that I want. Picture quality is excellent. If I have to I'll make additional galleries on smugmug and use just that gallery for the iPad. No sense in having 1000 Disney pictures, when only a 100 or so are needed to show off on the iPad.

I only have a 16GB iPad 2 so space is limited. This app uses a lot less space for the pictures than the photo stream does.