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3 Replies Last post: Jan 5, 2009 6:12 PM by Handycam  
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Jan 5, 2009 8:20 AM

Expo: Eye-Fi unveils iPhone app

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Click to view HertzDoesMatter's profile New Member 17 posts since
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1. Jan 5, 2009 11:14 AM in response to: Macworld
Re: Expo: Eye-Fi unveils iPhone app
still really don't understand what this does....
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2. Jan 5, 2009 11:29 AM in response to: HertzDoesMatter
Re: Expo: Eye-Fi unveils iPhone app
HertzDoesMatter wrote:
still really don't understand what this does....

Well, the Eye-Fi SD cards are SD cards with an integrated WiFi client. They are basically a cheap alternative to expensive WiFi add-ons for top D-SLRs and cameras that do not have that option at all. Basically you join a WLAN with the SD card and then all images will automatically be uploaded to a computer on the same WLAN or some online services without any need to transfer the images to a computer first. My understanding is, that the iPhone app will allow the iPhone to act as a wirelessly tethered computer with these cards, so you can e.g. download images from the camera onto the iPhone and then select/delete etc. and finally upload to an online service or sync to a computer. Since the old iPod camera connector does not work with iPhones, this would be a great alternative to use the iPhone for storage/backup during trips, especially once there will be models with more capacity. How much sense that will make when considering battery consumption (camera and iPhone) remains to be seen...
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3. Jan 5, 2009 6:12 PM in response to: Macworld
Re: Expo: Eye-Fi unveils iPhone app
Yes, we understand the card part. But the description of this new app is what's unclear here.

Looks to me like their existing photo management/uploading app, but for use without the card.