Backing up without a laptop
Aug 3, 2018 03:41:15 #
Although this topic has been covered before, I have not found anything on it on UHH since 2013. Obviously things will have changed since then.
I will be travelling abroad and would prefer not to take my laptop just to copy/backup my SD card from my Canon DSLR. I still want to download my pictures daily in case of camera loss/problems. I will have an iPad and an Android phone, plus good WiFi wherever I am staying. First prize would be to back up to the Cloud, second to back up to a standard portable HDD I'd take with me.
All constructive suggestions will be welcome. Thanks.
I will be travelling abroad and would prefer not to take my laptop just to copy/backup my SD card from my Canon DSLR. I still want to download my pictures daily in case of camera loss/problems. I will have an iPad and an Android phone, plus good WiFi wherever I am staying. First prize would be to back up to the Cloud, second to back up to a standard portable HDD I'd take with me.
All constructive suggestions will be welcome. Thanks.
Aug 3, 2018 04:35:30 #
Lots of stand alone hard drives with inbuilt card readers around.
Just do a search for "Memory Card Back-up Devices" at B&H
Just do a search for "Memory Card Back-up Devices" at B&H
Aug 3, 2018 05:41:56 #
DaveMM wrote:
Although this topic has been covered before, I hav... (show quote)
Hard drives with wireless capability are great on paper, but they are notoriously unreliable. Slow, buggy software, and really terrible drives make backing up challenging. The good thing is when they work, they aren't bad.
I use a Ravpower WD-03 wireless mini-router, which has an SD slot and a 6000mah battery. Among the many things it can do, it has a crude file manager that lets you take files off thd SD card and write them to any USB device, and initiate/monitor the process on a wireless device - smartphone, tablet, computer. I usually bring the router and a couple of 256gb memory sticks for redundant backup. I got mine from Amazon for $40 a couple of years ago. It has worked flawlessly since. Oh, and it's battery allows it to be used as a phone charger.
Aug 3, 2018 11:14:26 #
Gene51 wrote:
Thanks for this information - it looks a great device and it has many uses. I will certainly think seriously about this.I use a Ravpower WD-03 wireless mini-router ... .
Aug 3, 2018 15:41:42 #
DaveMM wrote:
Thanks for this information - it looks a great device and it has many uses. I will certainly think seriously about this.
It's the cheapest, most reliable way I know of to do what you are asking about. The only "flaw" is that only USB 2.0 is supported. But it is generally fast enough for the intended purpose. And if you need more storage, just buy a few more memory sticks.
Aug 4, 2018 09:01:30 #
DaveMM wrote:
Although this topic has been covered before, I hav... (show quote)
I use an apple card reader for my iPad to download photos. You have the option to store photos on your iPad, or into iCloud.
Aug 4, 2018 13:07:08 #
I use the Asus Travelair. It has an SD card reader, wifi, and a built-in battery. You connect it to your Android smartphone via the wifi, insert the SD card into the reader, then use the smartphone to control transfers from the SD card to the hard drive. It works well.
Aug 4, 2018 13:53:43 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
Lots of stand alone hard drives with inbuilt card readers around.
Just do a search for "Memory Card Back-up Devices" at B&H
Just do a search for "Memory Card Back-up Devices" at B&H
I have three Western Digital 4 TB external drives that work like a charm!
bwa
Aug 4, 2018 18:20:43 #
I have two, same capacity, SD cards on my Olympus EM-1, the one in slot 1 is a faster card, the second slot has a slower card for backup. I travel a lot, many times for about 3 weeks. I change BOTH cards once in a few days whenever the cards get about 2/3 full. This is cheaper and much lighter than carrying a laptop or external drives. I've accumulated enough SD cards over the years to last me the entire trip.
The images are downloaded to my PC once I get back home and the SD cards are reformatted IN the camera body, ready for the next shoot..
The images are downloaded to my PC once I get back home and the SD cards are reformatted IN the camera body, ready for the next shoot..
DaveMM wrote:
Although this topic has been covered before, I hav... (show quote)
Aug 5, 2018 01:16:36 #
aubreybogle
Loc: Albuquerque, NM
If you are considering an external drive, strongly recommend a USB 3 SSD. They are small, light, rugged and reliable. They are also inexpensive. I don't trust the cloud to do anything important.
Aug 5, 2018 11:28:26 #
Thanks for all the information, everyone. I have decided to take my laptop after all. A nuisance, but needed for more than pictures.
Aug 5, 2018 15:25:19 #
aubreybogle
Loc: Albuquerque, NM
Concur with your decision. I travel internationally quite a lot, and always with a laptop. Speaking from experience, the USB 3 SSD is a good storage option.
Aug 15, 2018 23:59:36 #
Just got back from 15 days in Europe with a Pen-F, which has photos of about 10 MB each. Used the Apple SD adapter to copy into iPad. Then used SanDisk iXpand drive to copy off the iPad into itself - the iXpand, which is basically a USB drive with a lightning connector on the other end. I made up folders before going on the trip, on the iXpand drive, such as Rome, Venice, Dubrovnik etc. Then, when I copied each evening onto it, they went right into the correct folders. Back home, just copied all the folders into my computer. So basically, I had backup on both the iPad, and on the iXpand drive. Hope this helps. It was very smooth. If you want to know more, please just let me know with private message. JimR
Aug 16, 2018 06:18:37 #
Aug 16, 2018 08:05:41 #
bwana wrote:
I have three Western Digital 4 TB external drives that work like a charm!
bwa
I have three Western Digital 4 TB external drives that work like a charm!
bwa
How do you use those without a laptop while traveling?
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