Travel Backup of Images (Page 4): As others have said, I transfer to an iPad and it backs up to the cloud. I use a dongle or WiFi for my cameras that support it.

cdayton

As others have said, I transfer to an iPad and it backs up to the cloud. I use a dongle or WiFi for my cameras that support it.

Mr palmer Loc: Currently: Colorado, USA, Terra, Sol

Yes. I use USB flash drives. Cheap, easily portable, easy to use. Get a bunch of 64Gb flash drives and they all fit in a plastic pouch you can throw in luggage, camera bag, or pocket as needed.

jldodge

nadelewitz wrote:

You can pack a whole lot of memory cards in the space and weight of any external drive, if there is one that you can transfer to without a computer.
That way you also are not putting all your valuable photos onto one medium.

La Cie has an external hard disk that will take input directly from flash disks, USB connections, and iPhones. You do not need a computer to use it as a backup device.

JoeM845

Longshadow wrote:

Unless subject titles are worded properly, they are worthless for searching here. Titles like "which one", "need help", "question", "camera problem", will not benefit a search.
That won't change either....

JoeM845

mizzee wrote:

Also, if you use a card for more than one days shooting, take a photo at the end of the day of a post-it note where you wrote what you shot that day. It’s a good idea even if you swap out every day. By the time you get back, you may have forgotten where the image was shot.

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

batterup55 wrote:

When travelling for an extended period of time do you download a day's shoot to a portable external drive; not a laptop? If so what kind?

I do both. The HD is a WD My Passport Ultra. I also keep the SD card until I have gotten home and copied them to its HD.

danorman2

Try Digital Foci

jrm21

I have gone through a few backup/storage systems over the years. Way back, I would carry a laptop and a portable HD. It can be cumbersome. While I never had a problem, I don't trust the reliability of spinning hard drives in a travel situation. Most drives are not designed for that much moving around.

These days I don't have a laptop. My desktop is a relatively powerful system. When I travel, it's only my 512GB iPad that comes along.

Last year I traveled to Ireland and tried a new backup system. It was hit or miss, but it may provide some ideas others can use.

There is free "cloud" space available from Apple (iCloud), Google Drive, Amazon Drive, Hubic, DropBox and more. If you have a tablet it is simple to transfer your photos from the camera/card to a tablet (possibly even a phone). I believe Android devices allow for transfer from a simply USB cable. Apple devices only need a $20 adaptor.

Once on a tablet/phone, photos can be uploaded to any of the above cloud services. I say my situation was hit or miss because uploading several hundred RAW files on B&B's wifi didn't always work so well. I don't know if it was the wifi, internet connection or the cloud service fault.

I did keep the original memory cards with photos. It didn't seem to take that many cards for 1-2k photos. The cloud services served as a backup system only. I was able to quickly cull photos at the end of each day, allowing me to have an extra backup on the tablet for photos I definitely wanted to keep.

If you really want to get fancy, set up a VPN connection to your home computer. At the end of each day, use the hotel internet connection to save all your files back to that system. I recently set up a small server at my home for video surveillance (security system). I made sure to get extra space on the hard drives, so there are several terabytes for other storage.

The server has software to create your own "cloud" system. Basically, I have my own personal "dropbox" storage that I can access from anywhere. My phone and tablet can access it. I can log in from a borrowed computer if needed. If you travel a lot and need to save images (or any kind of data), this might be a path to consider.

John Howard Loc: SW Florida and Blue Ridge Mountains of NC.

I travel with a Mac air without much storage capacity. I bring an external drive from LaCie, one of those orange durable drives. And a pocket full of memory cards which I save. Two copies are enough for me. My only risk is if the laptop dies then I only have the memory cards.

jcboy3

dsmeltz wrote:

A lot of people like the MY PASSPORT WIRELESS PRO. The 1T model is around $150. You would need 30 32G sd cards to get that much storage. And that would cost around twice as much. The unit comes with both WiFi and a card reader.

I use the Passport Wireless for backup. But it has limited compatibility, so you need to be sure that your cards are compatible. Biggest issue is that they have been slow to support XQD readers, and the USB port for connecting to devices is USB 2.0 (the drive itself is USB 3.0).

Check this for compatibility:

https://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=11737#wirelesspro

I generally travel with a laptop; as a minimum I bring an 11" Macbook Air so I can manage my shots, do some processing, and upload images.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

dpshaffer wrote:

The OP might not be familure with how to search the archives. Why not just answer his question like others have and not be a jerk about it.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Linda S. wrote:

I will be traveling to Tuscany this June. How about using this product as a storage device?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T5XQE3U/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00T5XQE3U&linkCode=as2&tag=awkwardhamster-20&linkId=NQH26KUPONHIIV46

The most important answer is; yours. Not anyone else's.

GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI

Kiriakos wrote:

How you transfer pictures from an in camera sd card to iPad?
Thanks

I call it a dongle made by Apple. It has a lightning connector on one end to plug into the tablet and an SD card reader at the other. Upload photos daily.

1. Turn on tablet
2. Insert dongle
3. Put SD card in

Pictures automatically upload into Photos. It will ask you 2 questions: import duplicates? erase card? I answered no to both. Start a slide show and enjoy the pictures you took that day.

This is what I did when we went to Ireland. Plus it is easy to edit and share select photos if you like.

I liked being able to see the pictures each day. I did leave them on my 32 GB cards, though and only needed 3 for over 2,000 photos from a 2-week trip.

Hope this helps.

GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI

jrm21 wrote:

I have gone through a few backup/storage systems over the years. Way back, I would carry a laptop and a portable HD. It can be cumbersome. While I never had a problem, I don't trust the reliability of spinning hard drives in a travel situation. Most drives are not designed for that much moving around.

These days I don't have a laptop. My desktop is a relatively powerful system. When I travel, it's only my 512GB iPad that comes along.

Last year I traveled to Ireland and tried a new backup system. It was hit or miss, but it may provide some ideas others can use.

There is free "cloud" space available from Apple (iCloud), Google Drive, Amazon Drive, Hubic, DropBox and more. If you have a tablet it is simple to transfer your photos from the camera/card to a tablet (possibly even a phone). I believe Android devices allow for transfer from a simply USB cable. Apple devices only need a $20 adaptor.

Once on a tablet/phone, photos can be uploaded to any of the above cloud services. I say my situation was hit or miss because uploading several hundred RAW files on B&B's wifi didn't always work so well. I don't know if it was the wifi, internet connection or the cloud service fault.

I did keep the original memory cards with photos. It didn't seem to take that many cards for 1-2k photos. The cloud services served as a backup system only. I was able to quickly cull photos at the end of each day, allowing me to have an extra backup on the tablet for photos I definitely wanted to keep.

If you really want to get fancy, set up a VPN connection to your home computer. At the end of each day, use the hotel internet connection to save all your files back to that system. I recently set up a small server at my home for video surveillance (security system). I made sure to get extra space on the hard drives, so there are several terabytes for other storage.

The server has software to create your own "cloud" system. Basically, I have my own personal "dropbox" storage that I can access from anywhere. My phone and tablet can access it. I can log in from a borrowed computer if needed. If you travel a lot and need to save images (or any kind of data), this might be a path to consider.

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I like your fancy idea! When I become the world traveler that I want to be, I think this is the BEST solution! Thanks for posting!

Linda S.

traderjohn wrote:

The most important answer is; yours. Not anyone else's.

Hi! Would you elaborate a little please? I am unsure of what you are saying. The device would be mine alone. Thank you!