Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit – iPad accessory kit – Apple iPad

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Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit – iPad accessory kit – Apple iPad

import photos and videos from a digital camera: using your cameras USB cable or directly from an SD card
iPad and the Camera Connection Kit support standard photo formats, including JPEG and RAW
Compatible with ONLY iPad

With the iPad Camera Connection Kit, it’s incredibly easy to download photos from your digital camera to your iPad so you can view them on the gorgeous iPad display and share them with family and friends. The kit includes two connectors, each with a different interface: The Camera Connector features a USB interface. Just plug it into the dock connector port on your iPad, then attach your digital camera or iPhone using a USB cable (not included). Use the SD Card Reader to import photos directly from your camera’s SD card. Connect it to your iPad, then insert your digital camera’s SD card into the slot. After you make the connection, your iPad automatically opens the Photos app, which lets you choose which pictures to import, then organizes the selected photos into albums. When you sync iPad to your PC or Mac, the photos on your iPad are added to your computer’s photo library. iPad and the Camera Connection Kit support standard photo formats, including JPEG and RAW.

Rating: (out of 11 reviews)

List Price: $ 29.00

Price: $ 45.99

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5 Responses to “Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit – iPad accessory kit – Apple iPad”

RBB Says:
July 10th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Review by RBB for Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit – iPad accessory kit – Apple iPad
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While I agree on the outrageousness of the opportunistic pricing by marketplace vendors here at the moment, it does NOT mean this product should get a one star rating.

That being said, the connection kit (if you can get ahold of one) works as described. I’ve tested it with Nikon RAW NEF files and it works beautifully. It maintains the original untouched NEF through the camera -> iPad -> iPhoto on Mac path without compromising the RAW image – this was a major concern for me.

A friend has a DSLR that takes Compact Flash and after a great deal of research was able to find a USB card reader that was compatible with the USB connection adapter so she could view/transfer the images without having to tether the camera over USB! The biggest issue was finding a CF card reader that did not draw too much power from the iPad.

My only gripe, and the reason for the deduction of a star is the performance / ease of quickly reviewing images. I find the highest utility of this device is to quickly review a photo on a much larger screen while on location. When you first put the card in, the Photo app generates thumbnails of the images on the card. These are of a fixed size and to view the image any larger you must fully import the image into the Photo library on-device then view it. There is no way to view a larger image directly from the memory card. This makes the process of reviewing a few images amongst many pretty cumbersome.

For fun, I tried hooking up a USB keyboard to the USB adaptor and can confirm it works like reports elsewhere have said. 3rd party apps don’t have access to all of the function keys/control key combinations yet but built in Apple apps do. Maybe in a future OS release?
MiRSD Says:
July 10th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
Review by MiRSD for Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit – iPad accessory kit – Apple iPad
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The first thing that came to mind with the iPad was “perfect photo device!” so a big selling point of it was the ability to download my photos to the iPad on-location, edit them and upload them – something I usually can’t do while out taking photos or on vacation.

In order to do that, you need the iPad Camera Kit (a currently very-hard-to-find item (I waited 4 weeks to receive mine as all the local stores sold out instantly after receiving shipments).

Right off the bat, I love that they give you 2 adapters (1 for SD cards, 1 for USB). I had no use for the SD adapter as all my cameras are compact flash. I would have happily bought a separate CF card reader if one were available, but no luck on that. If your camera uses something other than SD, you need to “tether” it to the iPad (meaning you plug the USB piece from the camera kit into the iPads dock port, plug your USB cable from your camera into your camera and the other end into the USB piece on the iPad). Not the most convenient method, especially when on-the-go, but its workable.

Plugging in my camera (a Canon 40D), the previews started to appear on the iPad. It took 36 seconds to load the first 35 previews (this is using a short USB cable and a high speed CF card (30MB/Sec). A big downside here is that you cant view the photos larger than a thumbnail without importing them, going to your photo albums, finding the folder it went to and then scrolling to find it. Importing photos (10MP RAW Files) took 6 seconds each. After importing you get the option to “Keep” or “Delete” them from the camera – this is a bit scary as if you’re click-happy on the popup, you can end up deleting the photos from your camera (not a huge deal as theyre on the iPad, but definitely a bit of a scare). You can either select individual photos or choose to import everything from the card.

Imported photos go into a new folder in you Photos app – “All Imported” – it also creates a secondary folder: “Last Import” – I would have really liked a way to create a specific folder for each import rather than lumping it all into 1 folder.

The USB adapter is a bit picky as far as what it will accept, I hear some USB Card Readers will work with it (eliminating the need to tether your camera), but it’s all a matter of trial and error. USB Keyboards work (again, not all – ones with USB ports on them will not work). You can also not import video files if you have something like a Flip HD camera. This was disappointing as the iPad would make a GREAT video playback screen (especially 720p video like the flip) – especially compared to the 1″ screen most of these cameras have.

A big plus to apple for including RAW support on imports (instead of just JPEG).

With the many photo editing apps out there, you can easily take some photos on your camera, import them into the iPad, edit them however you’d like and upload them your photo sharing sites from just about anywhere. For that, it’s worth it. It has all sorts of problems (no CF, requires tethering, slow import, no video, etc..) but it’s the only option you have, and for that I have to recommend it.
Max Kelly Says:
July 10th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
Review by Max Kelly for Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit – iPad accessory kit – Apple iPad
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This does just what you need it to do, and it does it well. A gizmo that allows me to almost instantly review my photos (jpeg and RAW!) and videos while in the field is just what the doctor ordered. The fact that I can then EMAIL them via the field (with 3G models) is miraculous! If I had to be picky, I might agree with reviews which are critical of the fact that you cannot enlarge and inspect the previews before deciding whether or not to import. But like I say, that is being pretty picky. The connection kit is killer.
prb1 Says:
July 11th, 2010 at 12:05 am
Review by prb1 for Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit – iPad accessory kit – Apple iPad
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This device is GREAT – works exactly as promised, is extremely intuitive (in Apple’s usual fashion), and does a great job of effortlessly getting photos from your camera to your iPad. From there they can be saved, edited, forwarded, etc….

I particularly like the SD card reader device, in which you simply load your camera’s SD card and the entire card-contents are displayed on your iPad. From there you can import all the photos on the card, or any subset you choose (e.g., the newest photos). Extremely fast, easy, effortless. Typical Apple.
Patricia P. Dement Says:
July 11th, 2010 at 12:19 am
Review by Patricia P. Dement for Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit – iPad accessory kit – Apple iPad
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Reviews are for the products, not the companies selling the products. Yes, they are priced too high by the retailers here on Amazon, BUT the product works perfectly as advertised …thus giving it 5 stars. Please ignore the people who have rated this item one star simply on the basis of the retailers’ prices. That is not how you rate a product.