I just got back from Orlando for a 1 day conference with some colleagues from work. I had wanted to get the Mobi Eye-Fi 8g and tried to purchase at Central Camera and Calumet Photo, but neither sold it. Looks like you have to get it from the Eye-Fi web site or B & H, which I will do this weekend. Looks like it will be lots of fun with the iPad--course hooking up the camera connection device and importing to iPad isn't really that big of a deal. I've already downloaded the eye fi app for the iPad, so as soon as I get the card and enter the activation code (which comes with the card) I should be good to go.
While on the plane coming home tonight, I took a photo with my Pentax WG II of a work colleague, immediately transferred it to the iPad via camera connection adaptor, processed through a playful app, added some silly text, then saved to camera roll, and I have just emailed it to my work buddy. American now has Wi Fi availability on the plane--$5.00 for 30 minutes. If I hadn't been so cheap, I could have emailed it to him while in the air. Oh, have times changed--all the many things you can do these days. :-). Cheers, Christine On Jun 18, 2013, at 11:30 AM, George Sinos <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been using the Eye-fi Mobi card for a couple of days. Unlike the > Eye-fi pro, it won't transfer raw files and it only sends the jpgs > directly to an iOS or Android device. > > The big feature is that it doesn't need a computer or network for > set-up or use. It establishes it's own little wi-fi network to > transfer the photos directly to the phone or tablet. > > I've tried it with an SLR and a point-n-shoot and it worked well. > Setup was quick and easy. And using it is simple. You view and mange > the photos with a free app. Turn on the camera, select the Eye-fi > card network and any photos that haven't already been transferred are > sent to the phone. If both devices are powered up while your > shooting, the photos transfer as soon as they are shot. > > The photos are saved in the iOS camera roll so they can be used by > other apps. I edited a couple of test shots in Snapseed. > > This is a relatively inexpensive way to use a tablet as a "tethered" > monitor. When I tested the card with an iPad there was one minor > inconvenience. I had to remember not to turn off the camera. When the > camera was turned off, the iPad would revert to my home wi-fi network. > After turning the camera on again, it was necessary to re-select the > Eye-fi network, on the iPad, to re-establish the connection. This has > more to do with the iPad than the Mobi. I haven't found a way to > prioritize network selection on the iPad so it would automatically > switch to the Eye-fi network when detected. I don't know if Android > is similar. > > Battery life may be reduced. I didn't notice a drastic difference, > but there will be some battery power drawn by the Mobi card. > > The specs say that the Mobi card has a range of up to 45 feet indoors > and 80 feet outdoors. There was never more than about 15 feet between > my camera and phone or tablet so I can't comment on that. > > The Mobi cards aren't horribly expensive given what they do. The 8Gb > card is $49.95 and the 16Gb card is $79.95. > > It's most likely going to find it's home in my point-n-shoot camera > for casual use. Now and then I'll probably move to the SLR when I > want to use the iPad as a monitor. Long term, I don't see myself > using it regularly in the SLR. > > I think it will be a lot of fun at family gatherings. I can also see > possibly using it in the classroom. I currently tether my camera to > the computer and mobility is limited by the length of cable. This > could eliminate the cable. I'll try that when classes start again in > August. > > gs > > George Sinos > -------------------- > www.GeorgesPhotos.net > www.GeorgeSinos.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
