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Post by stanleyb on Jun 3, 2016 22:31:00 GMT
How many of you have heard of this product, let alone used one? I hadn't until a few weeks ago. It is a wireless SD card. Many modern day cameras allow you to exact the pictures and videos from a SD card inside a camera via a wireless connection. But older cameras do not have that kind of feature. The Flashair now makes that possible.
I can now take a picture with my Leica and get a preview of the picture to appear on my tablet or PC. It also works with iOS and Android based phones. It might now seem of much use initially, but when I am taking pictures of some scenes it helps to be able to check the lighting etc. after the initial test shots and then do some correction if needed. It was a bit of a pain before, taking several minutes to take the card out of the camera, put it in the SD slot on my laptop, load up the picture, inspect it, but the card back in the camera, etc. Now it takes just a few seconds after I have pressed the shutter on the camera.
So if you don't have wifi on your camera, and you do a lot of picture placing and sharing on the internet etc., I would highly recommend that you do a read up on the Flashair to see if it would be helpful. I bought a 32GB for less than £20, which was not expensive compared to the time and effort it will save me.
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 3, 2016 22:43:56 GMT
No I've never heard of anything like that - it sounds pretty nifty really.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 3, 2016 23:01:37 GMT
If I recall, the 'other' name in the game is Eye-Fi, although I believe there are other brands now.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 4, 2016 7:23:41 GMT
I've seen others but not the Toshiba. Great idea for SLRs without that facility. I've become used to instant results as my Lumia 950 phone uploads photos to my OneDrive as soon as I've taken them.
I shall consider getting one for my Lumix GF1.
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 4, 2016 10:46:22 GMT
Thanks Stan, Googling this for a bit more info, I discovered something else I didn't know existed - CF to SD card adapters.
Now my old Canon 20D is going wi-fi!
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Post by MartinT on Jun 4, 2016 10:52:48 GMT
I've just dropped one in my basket, too  |
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Post by stanleyb on Jun 4, 2016 14:24:28 GMT
One thing to remember when transferring bulk pictures from the card is to make sure your camera is ON, instead of OFF or in standby. Most cameras cut off the power to the memory card when the camera is not in use.
I don't use OneDrive myself even though my PC and phone support it. I use the app Share It for transferring pics from the phone to the PC.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 4, 2016 14:39:58 GMT
Amazing bit of kit
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Post by stanleyb on Jun 4, 2016 16:08:54 GMT
One thing I forgot to mention is that you can switch ON or OFF the wireless transfer part of the card when you don't need it and want to save on battery power, by just enabling or disabling the protection on a system picture that is already on the card. It is the weirdest form of switching ON of OFF of any device that I have ever seen. but it works and is worth knowing about.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 4, 2016 16:57:23 GMT
Probably the only way of using an existing menu item in all manner of cameras?
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Post by Clive on Jun 5, 2016 9:04:14 GMT
Be aware the Flashair doesn't seem to work well with Nikons. Possibly it'll work with the camera in live view mode. Eye-Fi cards are probably a better for Nikons though the cards are smaller and more costly. I'm getting a FlashAir for my Sony so thanks Stan for the heads up.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 5, 2016 11:58:23 GMT
One caveat I've read about, don't leave your camera in "auto-off" mode or it'll shut down the card every time the camera powers down. Not a problem while shooting but a pain if you're transferring data.
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 19, 2016 21:30:32 GMT
Well, after a little while using the Flash-air and a CF to SD card adapter with my Canon 20D, including a trip to Greece when I've completely relied upon it to work, I can report great success.
The system seems to be a little fussy with a Microsoft phone and a bit more troublesome with the Windows laptop but it really works superbly with my Samsung tablet - actually more successfully than I have come to expect from any software, of any description.....EVER!
Just beware of the added demand on your camera batteries and I'd echo the point made by others above about the camera shutting down. I like to leave mine on auto shutdown so it's ready to use at any time and if you keep your wits about you, you can hit the half-shutter every minute or so to keep it awake while you're transferring the data.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 20, 2016 6:55:03 GMT
Great stuff, I'll be receiving mine shortly.
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Post by Clive on Jun 20, 2016 8:52:24 GMT
Mine's working well. I've set the auto off on my camera to 2 mins. The only slight foible is that the range is low, just a few inches....this will depend on the camera. My Sony has a metal jacket and the SD card door has a thin metal plate on it so thew wifi signal has a a tough time.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 27, 2016 21:46:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 7:13:04 GMT
Fantastic bit of kit thank you, I have to buy two.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 10, 2016 7:22:07 GMT
I'm enjoying mine, too.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 20:48:43 GMT
Well I got three in the end and a devil to get but if set up right very good, not working on Kindle Fire, but Tesco Hudles fantastic. And on the Moto Phone things.
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Post by ChrisB on Sept 12, 2016 22:59:17 GMT
I think it is a superb little thing. And thanks again to Stan for pointing it out.
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