iPod camera connector

[blackviolet]

apple are finally releasing a connector to interface directly to the camera for storing images. it looks like it may only work with the iPod photo, though :confused: - this is ok for me as i have one (primarily for music - i use the epson p2000 for offloading photos). anyway it's cheap and hopefully fast.

http://www.appleinsider.com/news.php?id=917

[roanjohn]

I thought I read somewhere that it transfers via USB 1...........so expect it to be very very slow!!! :-(

.........at dpreview I think.

Ro1

[PacAce]

apple are finally releasing a connector to interface directly to the camera for storing images. it looks like it may only work with the iPod photo, though :confused: - this is ok for me as i have one (primarily for music - i use the epson p2000 for offloading photos). anyway it's cheap and hopefully fast.

http://www.appleinsider.com/news.php?id=917
Hmm. Sounds interesting. Thanks for the heads-up. I'm going to see if I can dig up any more info on this. :)

[tommykjensen]

In my opinion this solution is not very usefull!

Most users of portable storage for photo need to transfer the photos while out in the field. With this cable the camera are tied up to the iPod and can't be used and is using battery while copying. So You might miss some photo ops and drain the battery.

[PacAce]

In my opinion this solution is not very usefull!

Most users of portable storage for photo need to transfer the photos while out in the field. With this cable the camera are tied up to the iPod and can't be used and is using battery while copying. So You might miss some photo ops and drain the battery.
Well, that's why I have a backup camera! :mrgreen:

Actually, you raise a good point, Tommy. With the camera tied to the iPod, you really can't be using the camera while transferring, can you? However, for someone like me, that may not be a real concern. I usually always have enough memory cards to last me for a whole day's worth of shooting. Currently, when I get back "home", I download the cards to a laptop (when on the road) or a desktop and then format the cards for the next day's shoot. So with the iPod and the camera interface, I'll be doing the same thing, the difference being that the iPod may be much more convenient to carry around then a laptop. And if I do have to offload in the field, I'll be able to do it during an interlude.

But, as I said earlier, it's something I'd like to look into but it doesn't mean that it may be a solution for me as I still haven't found anything that can replace my laptop and still provide me with the confidence that I have really transferred all the pictures from the card to the PC.

[tommykjensen]

But, as I said earlier, it's something I'd like to look into but it doesn't mean that it may be a solution for me as I still haven't found anything that can replace my laptop and still provide me with the confidence that I have really transferred all the pictures from the card to the PC.

That is also my concern with all the portable storage device solutions available. Verifying that the photos were actually transferred.

Next month I am going to Florida for 3 weeks and am considering which way I should go, buy more CF cards or get a FlashTrax. The FlashTrax 20 GB has just been reduced in price in Denmark so it now cost approx the same as 2 2GB SanDisk Ultra II (or Extreme).

In any case for some the iPod+cable solution may well be the right solution.

[blackviolet]

i'm very comfortable with my p2000 as a transfer device- as comfortable with that as i am with a laptop. it displays the images and gives me immediate feedback as to whether the images have been transferred. it seems like it's about 10x faster than my xdrive.

i guess we will see in two weeks, but my mates who work at apple here in frenchs forest say USB 2.0 is the new apple standard. all of the iPods will now ship with USB cables, and not firewire. even the mac mini (it's so cute...) is designed with USB 2.0 in mind (yes, it has a firewire port). my best apple mate said , and i quote 'dude, you we can't tell you until Cupe (Cupertino) tells us we can, but you *know* how bad we bag Belkin...'.

obviously, it will only support what the camera connected to it supports.

[edsarkiss]

the iPod Camera Connector may be connected to a CF reader, hence freeing up your camera for more shooting if you have 2 CF cards + a small reader. the connector + a small reader will be much smaller than the belkin device.

[PacAce]

the iPod Camera Connector may be connected to a CF reader, hence freeing up your camera for more shooting if you have 2 CF cards + a small reader. the connector + a small reader will be much smaller than the belkin device.
Do you know where we can get more info on this? Is the connnector out yet (I heard it's supposed to be out sometime in March)?

[edsarkiss]

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M9861G/A
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n301052

their list of supported cameras is really incomplete. any canon digicam and any media reader should work with it, given its support for various standars.