csharp Loc: Massachusetts Berkshires

I, too, will leave soon for a trip (to Central America) without a laptop.

I'm taking an iPad and and Apple Camera Connection Kit. Each evening I will download (but do not erase) the day's shoot to the iPad and review the results on the iPad, which I keep in my luggage (not my camera bag).

My D7000 has two cards which are programmed to store duplicate jpegs of every image. Every other evening I will remove Card #1 and put it in a card safe in my wife's purse. I will replace it with a blank card. Thus I will have three copies of each image, in two different media and each in different places.

I could also program Card #2 to store RAW.

Cards are fairly cheap these days but the iPad and the CCK are costly. But I already had the iPad for Internet access and e-book reading so the only added costs were the CCK and the extra cards.

This system avoids Internet cafes, hotel computers and the Cloud. If your camera has only one card, you could use DropBox in place of Card #2.

I had a camera stolen once at the end of a trip, with all the images gone. So now I have a belt, suspenders and a jock strap.

Happy shooting!

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

The OP wants to backup his photos without using a computer, wifi or the internet. His tablet probably does not have enough memory. The only choice was mentioned, but ignored. Here is a link:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/825368-REG/Wolverine_7650_PicPac_II_500GB_Digital.html

Reviews say it is slow and sometimes awkward, but it will make a backup of an SD card with no other equipment.

Truth is that the failure rate of SD cards is so low that loss of photos files is not likely. Using multiple cards will reduce the risk further.

Bill

csharp Loc: Massachusetts Berkshires

Has anyone else had this problem? What are the solutions?

avengine

just get a 32G microSD class 10, and I have try this in the nikon d5100, it work fine, although I have to use the SD adapter,
and also get a samsung galaxy tab p1000 with microSD slot and 3g,
what I am thinking is a good app that I can keep using this sdcard to transfer the photos and use the 3g to upload it,
2 things I am not sure is the format? is there any diff between the tablet and nikon? and also is there app that is design to make this step easy? is the sd slot allow me to do hot plug (take the card in and out without power down)
I like this tablet, since it a unlocked phone, I can buy sim anywhere, good gps, and also simple and easy to check photo and video on the road.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

With due respect to the Paris traveler, I have not had that happen. Ever. If security scanners ruin SD cards, then every camera, cell phone, computer, iPod or tablet taken on an airline trip would get ruined too.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Looks like the answer but the reviews are mixed, my son went to Scotland and ended up buying a net book to take with him, cheaper and more versatile than a hard drive/ backup device like that at that time, prices change, there are other brands available, perhaps better reviews? Bob.

DK Loc: SD

I use the MacBook Air. It is small enough to fit in the back slot of my camera bag and I download the cards every night to the "Air" and then also save them on a flash drive which I keep in different luggage. You could make several flash drives and put them in different places. I never erase the memory cards. I figure they aren''t that costly, so save them.

jimbrown3 Loc: Naples, FL

Faced with the same problem, I bought an Acer Aspire 722 at Costco for about $326.00. It is 11 1/4" X 8" X 1". The screen is 11.5". It fits in a Targus tablet tablet case and has a SD slot and 500GB storage. I used it in France and Scotland. Didn't need a voltage converter, just plug adapters. It was more convenient that waiting for a hotel computer and then have other guests breathing down your back. (The downside is that you may have to subscribe to a service if the hotel does not have fee wi fi.) I used this as a backup. HOWEVER, I kept the cards without erasing them. Cards are cheap.

emptynestertraveler Loc: North Carolina

When you are traveling for 6 weeks carting around a lot of luggage and "stuff" gets tiresome. I take SD cards only and work on the photos on my computer when I am back home. Each evening, I review the photos of the day from my camera and deleted the obvious losers, but am not too aggressive in making delete decisions from the small camera screen. Thus, I try to minimize the number of cards that I need and keep sequential locations on the cards to help keep straight where photos were taken. Keep your used cards somewhere other than your camera bag and use hotel safes when available and/or lock your suitcase each day in your room.
My camera and cards have been through a lot of airport security scanners and I have never had a card damaged.

TheeGambler Loc: The green pastures of Northeast Texas

csharp, I had never had it happen before either. But the photo shop guys said they see this happening with cards when going through some airport scanners. I don't know if it could be the brand of card, or the type of airport scanner. All I know is that I encountered a problem by not downloading the photos from the cards. The point is that I needed backup of some kind especially when going out of country for photos.

Like emptynester, I wanted to travel as light as possible and only took a small carry-on piece of luggage that went through all the security checks with me. Camera and cards were in the carry-on. I have no explanation, but I was not a happy-camper when I got back.

twitcher32 Loc: North Carolina/Costa Rica

How about a couple of 34 GB or larger flash drives.

Mudshark Loc: Illinois

I travel and shoot professionally...I don't like giant GB cards, not that I've had trouble with them...but it seems like putting too many eggs in one basket. I do travel with a laptop and I like to just download every days work to the laptop and transfer the RAW files to thumb drives. I then stash them in different places...or, sometimes just carry two or three of them in my pocket...I ALWAYS have my RAW files in at least two different places. Not up to speed on tablets, but if you can download to one and then transfer the files to a thumb drive...it works well.

Coolcameragirl Loc: Bradenton, FL

rick Loc: Cape Cod, MA

I bought one of these:
http://secure.mm5server.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=WD&Category_Code=FlashPac

A bit pricey, but eminently convenient. You can get them up to .5TB.

Takes just about any card you might use and quickly and easily downloads photos. Just insert the card, dump, and wipe your card clean for the next day. Runs on a battery you can recharge at your convenience when travelling. Small, easy to carry. Has a color viewing screen for easy filtering of keepers. Connect to your PC when you get home and copy.

I have used this reliably for about 4 years on many trips to download 10's of thousands of photos. Customer service is friendly and helpful. I had some technical questions and got to talk to a real live person who was happy to help.

Rick

foxhal Loc: Boynton Beach FL

My wife and I are leaving Tuesday for 17 days in Burma (very limited internet access). I normallytake my laptop for backup but we will be doing a lot of local flying and I wanted to simplify. I have (5) 32 GB cards (we shoot RAW) and I plan on locking and saving the cards as I use them. For backup, I have an IPad mini (64) GB with the camera connector kit. It is small, light and rugged (solid state drive) and It will download RAW (displays as JPEG). I will download daily and save just the "keeper" on th IPad as my backup to the SD cards. Youi can also use an IPod to do the same thing, but the downloads are much slower.