Using an Ipod to store photos

[dirt lover]

I have an 80gb ipod and don't want to spend $100+ on something else to hold photos. There is an adapter for the ipod that lets you connect a usb cord from the ipod to your camera.

I read a bunch of reviews saying transferring lots of big files to it drains the battery, sometimes even before the transfer is done, depending on files sizes and number of photos. Is there some kind of splitter that would allow the ipod to get power from an outlet while transferring photos?

[Jon]

They probably also said, or should have, that it's deadly slow.

[retexan599]

I have an 80gb ipod and don't want to spend $100+ on something else to hold photos. There is an adapter for the ipod that lets you connect a usb cord from the ipod to your camera.

I read a bunch of reviews saying transferring lots of big files to it drains the battery, sometimes even before the transfer is done, depending on files sizes and number of photos. Is there some kind of splitter that would allow the ipod to get power from an outlet while transferring photos?

I just store my photos on SD digital cards. And to display them I bought a digital picture frame. The Philips digital frame has an onboard battery that allows it to be portable as well as plugged in; the battery will run for only about an hour though, but usually enough for me to show off my photos in an informal setting. For archiving, I use a DVD.

[Tumeg]

I only use my iPod as basically a mobile portfolio, I put my best photos on it and if someone wants to see some of my pictures I just take out my iPod. Not the best way to show them off, on that 2" or w\e size screen, but it's better than paying more for something you already have.

[Jamesblond]

If you act quickly, you can get a sweet spare 'battery' for your Ipod. Check out the daily deal on Woot (http://www.woot.com/).

Description: XtremeMac Portable Battery Pack for iPods

Stats:
Warranty: one year

Features:

* Rechargeable lithium battery pack with up to 80 hrs audio/8 hrs video play time
* Dual headphone jacks, volume controls and digital amplifiers
* Ideal viewing angle for watching video; Audio/Video line out
* Syncs and charges iPod with Apple USB or FireWire cable
* Compatibility: iPod nano (1G and 2G), iPod mini, 4G iPod with click wheel, iPod Color, iPod Video

In the box:

* Battery Pack
* User Manual

It should me mentioned that you have to use your ipod charging cord - it doesn't come with one. Maybe not the best place to store pics, but if you're going to maybe a nice cheap addition.

[azpix]

i have a 30 gb ipod and have a few photos on there. If i remember correctly, itunes did some sort of conversion with them to get them on the ipod. not sure if it's the best solution for photo storage.

[modemanual]

There is this adaptor made by apple;

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=7E4EB91E&nplm=M9861G/B

I don't think it works with some cameras..im not sure. I just bring a 10GB flash drive and a hitch to transfer. Usually because I have plenty of CF Cards its not usually a problem for me. In Europe i had my heavy external hard drive and it went thru minimal use because I could just upload on the computer at the hotel. On iTunes you can sync your iPhoto or Aperture (not sure if this is the same on windows or for lighroom) events/projects into the iPod, and iTunes will optimise them for the screen. You can also include full-resolution photos if you enable disk use, you can find them there.

[troymm]

if you have a newer 80gig classic ipod with version 1.0.5 it won't work. you need version 1.1 or higher.

[pete.rush]

I have an 80gb ipod and don't want to spend $100+ on something else to hold photos. There is an adapter for the ipod that lets you connect a usb cord from the ipod to your camera.

I read a bunch of reviews saying transferring lots of big files to it drains the battery, sometimes even before the transfer is done, depending on files sizes and number of photos. Is there some kind of splitter that would allow the ipod to get power from an outlet while transferring photos?

I had a look that this and dismissed it when reading some reviews....not worth the hassle or effort, takes too long and even if you attach the battery pack it still won't download a 1 or 2gb card in time before the battery gives out and on some of the forums the ipod did something to the images EXIFs and not sure it would beable to handle RAW.

If your talking about power outlets, then your not really using this as a backup device for field work....just Transfer them to you computer and then put them on your ipod that way.

Peter

[dirt lover]

That thing on woot looks cool, but I missed it. Yeah, I have the 80gb classic.

I want to be able to store raw photos at shoots or on trips without having a laptop. It's raw, so I don't really care if I can't view them. Yeah, I read lots of stuff about the battery going out before the transfer completed. The $400 epson media viewers would be ideal, but I really only need about 20gb of space and want to spend less than $100.

I'm for sure going to take advantage of all the space for jpegs to use as a portfolio to show people my stuff.

[teo-bingus]

They probably also said, or should have, that it's deadly slow.I used one to d/l pics from my powershot s30 and it took forever, even with a 512mb card. I haven't tried it with the 20d yet but I bet I will not be using it very often.

[dirt lover]

It sounds like it's not worth doing at all. What could I download my pics to, while out shooting that is under $100. I really only need like 20-30gb.

[Jon]

Pick up another 4 GB or so worth of CF cards. You have a 20D - how many GB a day do you routinely go through? I get around 150-200 frames per 2 GB card using RAW + small JPEG on mine.