Switch on and test. You may have to force a reconnect since your iDevice will probably have re-joined your home network in the meantime. Once you're up and running, the transfers work great. I haven't yet tried the combo out and about, but in limited testing it works great, with transfers coming across in seconds and getting saved in the camera roll, ready to be Instagrammed. The only real problem is using the setup in the range of a known Wi-Fi network.
Even if you have disabled the network on the card itself, your iOS device won't connect to the Eye-Fi hotspot automatically if it sees another network it recognizes. And there appears to be no way to force the card to transfer to your iOS device via the home network. But if you take a lot of photos on the go, a Direct-Mode-enabled Eye-Fi would be a great addition to your toolkit. What to pack so you can work—without a hitch—from anywhere in the world. Experts say other tech companies might follow suit, adopting a policy that will allow people to fix their own electronics.
See if you're getting enough shut-eye. Sign up to receive Popular Science's emails and get the highlights. Will other companies follow? Using the card. I first tested uploading via a Wi-Fi network. After inserting the card into the camera, I shot a photo and a video clip. Both were quickly uploaded to the Eye-Fi View cloud service on the Web, then added automatically to the social networks I chose. Since photos are smaller files, they took mere seconds to appear in my Flickr account. Videos took longer, but they were eventually uploaded to my YouTube account with no changes to file size or quality.
To upload media through my phone the card works with iPhones and Android smart phones , as well as iPads , I downloaded the Eye-Fi app and paired it with the Eye-Fi card, which I needed to plug back into my computer. This was more complicated then the previous setup, but it appeared to be straightforward.
But I was able to upload photos through my iPhone only a few times out of more than a dozen attempts. The result is millions of photos and videos being effortlessly shared from cameras each month.
Direct Mode will be available as a free upgrade to all Eye-Fi X2 cards later in For more information, visit www. About Eye-Fi Founded in , Eye-Fi is dedicated to building products and services that help consumers manage, nurture and share their visual memories. Eye-Fi's patented and patent-pending technology wirelessly and automatically uploads photos and videos from digital imaging devices, including digital cameras and the iPhone, to online, in-home and retail destinations.
Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif.
0コメント