aammatj Loc: Zebulon, NC / Roscoe, Ill

I'm going on a tour to Israel and plan on taking lots of photos. I want to be able to backup files from a sd card (in a reader) directly to a ssd without using a computer, tablet, phone etc. Has anybody done this and if so, what ssd did you use?

therwol Loc: USA

No. I'm not saying it can't be done, but I'm not aware of how it would be done. For one thing, you might need some kind of GUI to issue instructions to make it happen, i.e. a computer.

Bharrell Loc: San Leandro Ca.

I don't think it is possible. Most hardware devices, particularly IO devices, need device drivers for operation. Without them, the hardware would not know what is needed....read, write, address locations of cells on the SSD, etc.

lsimpkins Loc: SE Pennsylvania

Take a look at the WD Passport Wireless Pro.

User ID

I was just noticing some WD SSDs on display
at BestBuy and it appeared that these can do
what's needed. If so, it's prolly a simple FW
system that copies whatever you plug into it
and skips any duplicate file names. Have not
yet researched my supposition.

blackest Loc: Ireland

Probably the easiest reliable method would be to use a raspberry pi running raspbian just set a cron job to copy anything in the sdcard to the ssd using rsync. rsync is smart enough to not copy anything already at the destination. If the cron job was set to run say every 15 minutes powering it up for 30 minutes should be enough. An SSD isn't a computer neither are most sd cards. The wd ssd's are enough of a computer to do this.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Can't be done without an interposing device to set up a small network and manage the transfer. But, a solution is at hand. Western Digital's My Passport:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1366290-REG/wd_wdbamj0010bgy_nesn_my_passport_wireless_ssd.html

1 Tb size with SSD HD will automatically back up contents from an SD card or any memory card in an external reader (like XQD).

My solution is the LaCie DJI Boss, a 2 Tb HD with SD slot and USB input for card readers. There is an added advantage in the iOS and 'Droid app lets you view RAW files on your iPad or iPhone without using the iPhoto app. I use it on long flights to watch MP4 movies on my iPad with Bluetooth headphones.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1381645-REG/seagate_stgu2000400_2tb_dji_copilot_drive.html?sts=pi

ncralph

I second the DJI Lacie BOSS. It’s a great device, compact with lots of capacity and simple straightforward function.

joeds

I have a Samsung Note8. It has 64gb internal memory and i added a 400gb sd to expand it to 500gb.

It has a high speed usb 3.1 port which i can plug in an external card reader and back up my cameras SD card to the internal sd card using the built in file manager app.

The external card reader has both a micro SD slot and a regular SD slot and both can be accesed at the same time so you can copy from one SD card to the other.

The Note 8 also has very high screen reolution. 4k i beleve. So it can preview movies, jpegs, and nef files very nicely.

I am now using it in place of a tablet on my current vacation to Norway, Iceland, and Greenland and sm very pleased with the results.

Also as an aside I use T-mobile which gives me fantastic 4g service all over europe. Even on the cruise ships if i can see land i usually get free unlimited data.

I also just discovered Nikons manual viewer App. That has proven to be very usefull and handy.

Hope this helps
Joeds

11bravo

Seems easier and cheaper just to take a laptop. Besides photo storage, all the usual: email, net surfing, ... I just leave mine (refurb'd Thinkpad) in the hotel.

johneccles Loc: Leyland UK

I don't think this possible, a better idea is to take a stack of medium size SD cards such as 32gb, they are cheap enough nowadays.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Is the LaCie case on this as good as the ones on their Rugged line?

ATCurry

Even though it probably can be done, I don't think I would trust it without checking before wiping the card for a new set of photos. That would require an additional device. That smartphone idea is intriguing.

peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA

When traveling, I use a WD My Passport Wireless Pro with a 3TB hard drive. I suspect the new version with an SSD works similarly.
For the initial setup, you need a smartphone (e.g. iPhone) app. (I have not checked to see if there is a computer app to program the WD Passport.) Program the Passport to automatically download photos from the built-in SD and/or USB slots. I use both. You can't designate the destination folder on the WD Passport. Images go into folders titled "SD Card Imports and/or "USB Imports". I download from both SD cards and Nikon images via an XQD card reader.
At the end of each day, I plug in the SD card or XQD card/reader. Turn WD Passport on. (This is the only button you push. That's it!) The Passport finds and downloads all new files and stores them in a new folder. Thus, there's only one copy of each image file. Downloading progress is indicated by four flashing LED lights; 1, 2, 3, 4. When the lights stop blinking, the download is complete. I kept the original files on my SD/XQD cards, so I have two copies. Turn off the Passport and disconnect the cards. Done!
Since the WD Passport has no display, there's no way to verify the images were indeed downloaded or look at the images. You must plug the WD Passport into a computer to view. With the smartphone app, you could also copy images to a flash drive for a second backup.
The pro/con of the SSD version over the older hard drive version: More durable, lower drive capacity, price.

Hawk49

I recently came across a video on YouTube that showed how. Amazon sells a Kingston MobileLite G3 5,400 mAh Compact Portable Battery Power Bank 2.0A for iPhone, iPad, Samsung Galaxy and others that creates a local wi-fi connection, which is important for me since I am going on safari to Africa next year. You need the app for your phone and a separate portable hard drive. the G3 connects to the hard drive with a usb cable, has a plug-in for the sd card, and you control the output of the sd card to the hard drive with the app from your phone. The G3 powers the hard drive. Obviously, you need to be able to charge the G3 as well as the phone. Right now, the G3 costs about $25 on Amazon. If anyone is interested, the title of the youtube video is 'Laptop Free Travel Photography Set-Up!'. There may be other solutions, but this one seems simple and cost effective.