Nikon D3200 Wireless Adapter Help

[PlutoBaby]

I just got the new Nikon D3200 and was wondering if anyone is/has used the wireless adapter accessory to send pics to an Android phone. I'm looking to see 1: ease of use for us DSLR challenged types, 2: which type you have (WU1a or 1b), and if you think it's worth it to buy. Please keep in mind I'm just learning how to use the camera and don't know anything technical about either taking pics or the camera itself. All I know is I've been playing with taking photos of my dog in action, and they're coming out great!

Thanks everybody!

 

[DSLRuser]

I tried the "eye-fi" cards in my d7000

http://www.eye.fi/products#product_comparison

total gimmick. used it 1 photo shoot, now it just sits in my bag.

very slow to upload. drains your camera and phone / ipad battery

i had the cheaper one that only supported .jpg. each photo took 45 seconds to transfer. a raw file would take 4 minutes. just too slow.

but the biggest issue was i just didnt see anu use in having the photos on my device right away. i dont "bird dog" my photos. meaning, i dont look at each one after i take it. i get my camera settings right, make a few test shots. i check those. after that, it may be days or weeks before i do any post processing in my pc on the photos i took.

bottom line, its just not as useable as it sounds.

 

[PlutoBaby]

I tried the "eye-fi" cards in my d7000

http://www.eye.fi/products#product_comparison

total gimmick. used it 1 photo shoot, now it just sits in my bag.

very slow to upload. drains your camera and phone / ipad battery

i had the cheaper one that only supported .jpg. each photo took 45 seconds to transfer. a raw file would take 4 minutes. just too slow.

but the biggest issue was i just didnt see anu use in having the photos on my device right away. i dont "bird dog" my photos. meaning, i dont look at each one after i take it. i get my camera settings right, make a few test shots. i check those. after that, it may be days or weeks before i do any post processing in my pc on the photos i took.

bottom line, its just not as useable as it sounds.

Thank you! I'm the same way. I may take a quick check of each photo to see if I should reshoot, but I save the real examination of them for when I download. I tend to go through when I'm done and eliminate the obvious bad shots or multiples of the same subject, but that's really just to free up memory card space. I'll probably not get the gadget unless i see some amazing review about it.

 

[Pixel Dust]

These wireless devices are meant as a way to quickly share photos by transferring it onto a phone or tablet connected to social media. It is not a replacement for actual professional tethering setups.


From what I understand, the WU-1a is only for the D3200 and uses the mini-HDMI port, where the WU-1b is only for the D600 and uses the mini-USB port.

I just received my WU-1b for my D600 and have only been playing around with it for a bit. I haven't gone fully shooting with it. I have connected it to my Android phone, Galaxy Nexus, and the latest iPad (are the calling it iPad3? or is it just iPad?) and both work seamlessly. The WU-1b creates its own wifi network that your device would then connect to. You also have to download the Nikon app to your device. You can not change the settings for the camera while connected. Make your changes first, then connect. If you use any of the auto modes (auto, P, S, A, or scene) the exposure will change automatically.

The first thing it can do is "peek" at the photos on the camera so you can then select which photos to download onto the device. I shoot RAW and JPG, so you choose if you want one or the other, or both to download.

The other thing you can do with it is see the "live view" of the camera on your device. You can tap any area of the screen to focus, and then take a picture right on the device. There is a lag of what is moving in front of the camera and what displays on the device, though it's less than a second. Taking the photo, there's a smidge of a delay, hardly noticeable. You can also set a self-timer, so if you want to be in the picture you don't look like you are playing with your phone. It can also be set in a way that you would use the camera normally and it would send photos to the device as you take them. That has "live view" disabled on the device.

You can share the photos from within that app or use any other app to share photos.


I have also used the Eye-Fi card with the D7000. The Eye-Fi card creates its own wifi network that your device would connect to. What make the Eye-Fi different from the WU-1b is that the Eye-Fi can also connect to your home wifi and send photos to a computer or immediately share on social media sites. The WU-1b doesn't have a desktop program. If you want to change devices, say from a phone to an iPad, you have to dive into its cumbersome menu settings in the app to the change which device to sync with. The WU-1b just connects to whatever device you choose, no settings to change, though only one at a time.

You can not see a "live view" from your camera, like you can with the WU-1b or WU-1a. It only sends photos after they are taken.

The D7000 has 2 SD card slots. I shoot RAW and JPG, but set the camera so RAW goes to one card and JPG to the other. The JPG files would be going to the Eye-Fi card. Yes it does take a long time to send if you have it set to max file size and minimal compression. However, I use the RAW files to edit at home on a computer. So, I set the JPG to a smaller size and max compression to send it to a device. It greatly reduces the transfer time. The only thing I'm really using the small JPGs for is to quickly share photos on social media, facebook and the like. For family and friends nothing professional. Stuff that you see in my trip reports (in my signature) are edited from RAW files.


In the end, I like using the WU-1b more than the Eye-Fi. The Eye-Fi is limited by the size and speed of the card. I have an older 8GB Eye-Fi, JPG only, and the D600 can eat that up really quick. I mainly use it to transfer photos already taken on the camera to the phone or iPad.

 

[DSLRuser]

The D7000 has 2 SD card slots. I shoot RAW and JPG, .

Part of the reason also i dont like the eyefi set up is the need to shoot raw + jpeg. i have zero use for jpegs. especially if they are small size. I would never share my photos without first taking the time to ensure my best work is being represented. that means importing to light room and making sure i am happy before i share them.

so again, jpeg is just an extra step not needed.