viewable hard drive: Not sure if there is such a thing, but I am looking for a portable hard drive I can download photos to with a small LED without having to be connected to a...

Zooman 1

Not sure if there is such a thing, but I am looking for a portable hard drive I can download photos to with a small LED without having to be connected to a computer or phone. Any help will be appreciated.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Viewable? LED?
I believe there are portable drives that will accept, maybe SDHC cards, with a light that indicates when the copy is finished. But you cannot "view" the images on the drive alone.

Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.

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Zooman 1

Thanks for your comment. I have not taken any sort of back up system with me when on a photo trip, but the one I will be on in May does request that you bring back up storage. I doubt if I will, but just wondering what might be out there.

Bmarsh Loc: Bellaire, MI

There are "photo frames" which would suit you well. My wife currently has such on her wall. You slip a memory card in a slot and it will display the photos. This one must be 10 years old so I am sure there are better stuff out there now.

An example:
https://smile.amazon.com/Skyzoo-Digital-Photo-Frame-Remotely/dp/B09H3ZMNHK/ref=sr_1_3?crid=OISLRYRZ9GOV&keywords=photo%2Bframe%2Belectronic&qid=1650123362&sprefix=Photo%2Bframe%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-3&th=1

David Martin Loc: Cary, NC

Zooman 1 wrote:

Not sure if there is such a thing, but I am looking for a portable hard drive I can download photos to with a small LED without having to be connected to a computer or phone. Any help will be appreciated.

Several companies used to make portable hard drives with LED screens for the purpose you describe, but apparently they are no longer made.

B&H has a product with SD slot and USB ports that will load photos without a computer, and includes an app to wirelessly connect to your smartphone for viewing and editing:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1256452-REG/gnarbox_gnar128v1_gnarbox_128gb_external_storage.html/overview

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Bmarsh wrote:

There are "photo frames" which would suit you well. My wife currently has such on her wall. You slip a memory card in a slot and it will display the photos. This one must be 10 years old so I am sure there are better stuff out there now.

An example:
https://smile.amazon.com/Skyzoo-Digital-Photo-Frame-Remotely/dp/B09H3ZMNHK/ref=sr_1_3?crid=OISLRYRZ9GOV&keywords=photo%2Bframe%2Belectronic&qid=1650123362&sprefix=Photo%2Bframe%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-3&th=1

For backing up files while on a trip???
More like after the fact at home for viewing.

Bmarsh Loc: Bellaire, MI

Well, he asked for a "viewable hard drive". I would imagine you could store a lot of pictures on one of the devices.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Bmarsh wrote:

Well, he asked for a "viewable hard drive". I would imagine you could store a lot of pictures on one of the devices.

I personally would not consider a picture fame a hard drive.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Zooman 1 wrote:

Not sure if there is such a thing, but I am looking for a portable hard drive I can download photos to with a small LED without having to be connected to a computer or phone. Any help will be appreciated.

Epson used to make them - I think the 80 gb was over $700. They were never popular.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Gene51 wrote:

Epson used to make them - I think the 80 gb was over $700. They were never popular.

Wonder why.....

Bmarsh Loc: Bellaire, MI

Longshadow wrote:

I personally would not consider a picture fame a hard drive.

Great... what does it matter as long as it hold images? An SD card isn't a hard drive either but makes for a good backup.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Bmarsh wrote:

Great... what does it matter as long as it hold images? An SD card isn't a hard drive either but makes for a good backup.

Haha.

Only to the guy asking about "hard drives" as opposed to simply "someplace to store them".
Can use mag tape also, however slow.

If I ask about "A", I don't anticipate a discussion about "B" or "C".
But it happens.....

Where else can one store images?

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Zooman 1 wrote:

Not sure if there is such a thing, but I am looking for a portable hard drive I can download photos to with a small LED without having to be connected to a computer or phone. Any help will be appreciated.

When you say "LED" I presume you mean a small screen where you can see the files?

I don't know of any but that is a very interesting idea.

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Zooman 1 wrote:

Not sure if there is such a thing, but I am looking for a portable hard drive I can download photos to with a small LED without having to be connected to a computer or phone. Any help will be appreciated.

I believe thaz called a tablet. Some are not much bigger than a phone. Usually have a single port so youd need a card reader and possibly an adapter.