Back up for SD cards
Apr 1, 2019 09:59:04 #
bsprague wrote:
I have a 10" Samsung Galaxy tablet. It has a micro SD card slot. It also has a USB/Charging port. With an USB adapter, you can copy SD card files to the micro SD card for backups. Micro SD cards have become cheap enough that, for backups, this is feasible.
AFAIK, iPads don't have card slots, so it wouldn't work.
AFAIK, iPads don't have card slots, so it wouldn't work.
Apple and others make inexpensive (~ $20) adapters from SD or CF cards to the IPad’s thunderbolt port that work just fine, assuming your IPad has sufficient available memory to store the data.
Apr 1, 2019 10:25:16 #
I use an ASUS Zen 13" laptop and 2 external 1 TB drives for backing up on trips
Apr 1, 2019 10:25:16 #
I use an ASUS Zen 13" laptop and 2 external 1 TB drives for backing up on trips
Apr 1, 2019 10:35:38 #
Jsykes wrote:
What are the options when out of town/country to back up images on an SD card with no access to a computer?
Related question. If using an iPad to transfer from the camera does it automatically convert RAW to JPEG if you use the iPad to later download (via home computer) to your back up hard drive?
Related question. If using an iPad to transfer from the camera does it automatically convert RAW to JPEG if you use the iPad to later download (via home computer) to your back up hard drive?
I use a new card every couple of days or every day.
I pretend like I am using film.
Look when I get home to see if all came out ok
Apr 1, 2019 11:11:44 #
Tigger1
Loc: Surrey, BC Canada
bsprague wrote:
I have a 10" Samsung Galaxy tablet. It has a micro SD card slot. It also has a USB/Charging port. With an USB adapter, you can copy SD card files to the micro SD card for backups. Micro SD cards have become cheap enough that, for backups, this is feasible.
AFAIK, iPads don't have card slots, so it wouldn't work.
AFAIK, iPads don't have card slots, so it wouldn't work.
True, iPads do not have card slots. However, if you have an iPad and want to backup an SD card, just get the Apple iPad dongle that fits your charging port, i.e. 30 pin, lightning or USB-C. Insert the dongle into the iPad port, insert the SD card into the dongle with iPhoto or Photos App open and the iPad will automatically transfer all your photos from the SD card to the iPad. After the transfer is complete you will have the option of deleting the images off the SD card or leaving them on the SD card.
So, the short answer is yes you can use an iPad to backup your JPG or RAW images. However, most entry level iPads do not have a lot of extra memory beyond the 8-12GB used for the operating system, leaving little memory for further storage. Before going the iPad backup route check the amount of available memory your iPad has available.
If you intend to purchase a new iPad consider a minimum of 256GB or preferrably 512GB models as the baseline 64GB models will have only 45-50GB of usable memory and a single 64GB SD card full of your vacation photos will more than fill the remaining memory on a baseline iPad. There is no way of adding additional memory to an iPad beyond what is installed by the factory at time of manufacture.
Apr 1, 2019 11:40:32 #
If your concern is that you might lose your camera with all your images for the entire trip, buy a stack of SD cards, one for each day of travel. Put in a new card each day and secure the used one.
Apr 1, 2019 12:38:09 #
Apr 1, 2019 13:08:01 #
Apr 1, 2019 14:25:21 #
Jsykes wrote:
What are the options when out of town/country to back up images on an SD card with no access to a computer?
Related question. If using an iPad to transfer from the camera does it automatically convert RAW to JPEG if you use the iPad to later download (via home computer) to your back up hard drive?
Related question. If using an iPad to transfer from the camera does it automatically convert RAW to JPEG if you use the iPad to later download (via home computer) to your back up hard drive?
Get an otg/USB multi function card reader for your phone. Then put your card in out and send them to your cloud drive. Then store your card.
Apr 1, 2019 14:33:48 #
Apr 1, 2019 16:24:09 #
I bought a 11" Chromebook (~$200) which I take along as well as a 240 GB SSD. The Chromebook has a SD card port and a USB port. So I copy the SD card into the SSD. If I happen to have decent WiFi I can also upload the SD card contents to my OneDrive account.
Apr 1, 2019 16:55:39 #
peterg
Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
I use three methods, which may have been mentioned. Each has pros & cons.
1. If camera has two card slots, copy from primary card to a backup.
2. WD Passport Wireless Pro. Can be programmed to automatically backup to internal drive. Insert card. Turn on. Wait for copy to finish. Heavier than other options.
3. Kingston MobileLite Simple to use with smartphone app. Backup to any flash drive or some SSD drives. Small. Cheap.
1. If camera has two card slots, copy from primary card to a backup.
2. WD Passport Wireless Pro. Can be programmed to automatically backup to internal drive. Insert card. Turn on. Wait for copy to finish. Heavier than other options.
3. Kingston MobileLite Simple to use with smartphone app. Backup to any flash drive or some SSD drives. Small. Cheap.
Apr 1, 2019 17:12:32 #
Apr 1, 2019 17:44:27 #
ChrisKet wrote:
My hubby and I take several trips each year with o... (show quote)
I have a similar process, but I picked up a $13 USB-C SD card dongle on Amazon instead of paying for the Apple version. I also have a lightning dongle so I can upload through my phone too. Either way the pics end up in LRCC. For my upcoming Bahamas trip I’ll be staying on a boat and I’m sure service will be spotty, so I picked up a 2tb WD My Passport Pro that has an SD card slot.
Apr 1, 2019 17:50:37 #
eagle80 wrote:
WD Passport is very good.
Passport is good if you’re traveling with a computer. I’m taking a trip with 44 lb weight limit for all luggage and carryons. I picked up the My Passport Pro since it has an SD card slot and I won’t need a computer.
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