whwiden

If you have an Amazon Prime account and travel with a Kindle to read and watch videos, etc. the following may be of interest. I have a Kindle Fire 8. It will hold a micro SD card up to 256 GB, which I installed to hold movies and music. There is, however, a lot of extra space and I decided to see how I might use it to back up photos while travelling. I can hook a cable up to my Nikon cameras and transfer photos directly to the device. The Kindle itself has only about 8 GB of space on the device, but I have over 200 GB on the micro SD card. I have found that I can transfer both jpg and NEF files to the Kindle Photos file. I can then move them to the SC card, freeing up space on the device. There is a file transfer utility called "ES" which is free and allows you to do this. You can then view the photos using an Amazon photos app--and also upload photos to Amazon--which gives you unlimited file storage. Transferring from a Kindle to Amazon is not ideal, because you can only upload jpg files--the site says 2mb in size, but it seems it will take up to 4mb or thereabouts. However, if you later do the upload from a computer using the Amazon utility, you can upload full sized files, including NEF files. Amazon recognizes the NEF as a photo file, so storage is unlimited. Thus, on returning home you can do a proper off site storage. In the meantime, you have local backup storage on a second device which you can use to review photos, etc.


This is no substitute for the convenience of an Adobe Lightroom CC subscription with a cloud, etc. and an iPad. But, if you do not plan on doing any serious edits while you are away from home--or only adjust a NEF in camera to create a jpeg, this might be of interest. Even if you do not have a prime account, you might use it for back up. With the Prime Account, you can at least upload some memories on the road, and view each days work. You might do this solution for around $110 dollars for the Kindle, the 256 GB micro SD card, and an adapter to connect the Kindle to the camera cord.

If you already use a Kindle for travel, it might help you travel light. If you already have an iPad and a Lightroom CC subscription this might be of little or no interest (unless you wanted an inexpensive device to travel with).

If anyone uses such a set up or has any insight into how to make the Kindle work better, I would be curious for any tips. The Kindle would be a better product if it had less of an advertising orientation and a bit more function. For example, it makes little sense to not allow the Kindle device to upload a RAW file. If it even had that little extra bit of function, it would be handier.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Thanks. Good information.

Yes, the Kindle is a great device. I have an 8" and a 10". I am going to use the Kindle Fire HD 10 to hold music so I won't have to carry a suitcase full of books with me. I'm using MobileshooetPro (about $15.00) to organize the music. The ability to add memory with the SD card is a huge advantage. I paid $150 for my 10", and it went on sale for $99 a few days ago. A 12" iPad would have cost me $1,000, and it has no card slot.

kakima

I also make sure I have a PDF copy of the camera manual and a couple of appropriate travel guide books checked out from my home public library. A lot lighter than carrying paper.

redlegfrog

Thanks for the info. this will be very useful.

whwiden

I like them even though there are limitations. The device is sold as a loss leader I suspect so you will use Amazon services.

whwiden

That is an excellent idea.

whwiden

I will post a few more details shortly.

sailfree

What is Mobileshooet Pro? I searched the web but couldn't find it. Thanks.