Reviews for Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit

I first used this product and everything worked fine with my 32gb memory card. I updated to 6.1 and it stopped being recognized. i did reformat the card in my camera (Canon 60D) and it was again recognized by my Ipad 3.. People are so quick to blame apple, when if you take the time, things do actually work.

So easy to use, worked first time, import nice and easy, options to delete from Camera once imported. Only tried 720HD @ 50 fps, but this is the most common setting for action. Retina display is perfect and watching on the TV using Apple TV is great for family viewing. Tip, keep recordings short or edit first and post straight to Facebook.

When I had my blue Kodak camera, this would have been great and I am thankful I could save my thousands of pics using this and the SD reader. I have a new found use of collecting game camera photos for viewing and downloading while still in the woods with no Internet connection, so that I need not collect cards, check on a laptop and bring back later but download to view and not miss a second of camera time on our property. My newer (2y/o) Sony camera has a memory stick pro duo that won't fit the sd and for some reason the USB WILL NOT connect to a camera. When connected it does not recognize it and doesn't work. It will import iphone pics via 30-pin to USB to be edited in iPhoto on the great bigger screen, including panoramas.

I used this with my iPad 3 and it worked wonders.
I got the iPad mini and used it with my Lightening to to 30-pin adapter with both the SD card and USB adapter and it works mostly like a charm. The SD card had no issues, but with the USB cable. I had to get a 6" USB cable to work with my camera. I used to be able to use my 12" and above USB cable with no issues. Now it shows that it is drawing too much power. I also used to be able to use my Sandisk USB thumb drive, but same issue now. Overall it serves its purpose and I don't have to now buy two separate Lightening adapters for $30 a piece! I can use my old 30-pin USB cables with the $30 Lightening to USB adapter and the 30-pin camera kit for $30. I hope they don't remove this option in future software/hardware updates.

Side note, thank you Apple for finally bringing the Lightening to Micro USB port adapter. But $19... Wish you brought the 30-pin to Micro USB port adapter to the States.

Don't return it yet !!! It's not plug and play, but by googling I learned the following for using the SD card:

1. The images on the SD card MUST be inside a folder named DCIM (just like a camera)
2. The file name CANNOT exceed 8 characters, plus the suffix. Example: 12345678.jpg

Don't ask me why these are the rules..... I was so frustrated....I made sure these rules applied and then it worked perfectly. Works for loading .mp4 files too.

This device will not work with a Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo Magic Gate. I called Apple tech support to find out the bad news. I now have to buy a Sony usb card reader and use it with the Apple usb tha came with the Apple Ipad camera connection kit.

The reviews of this Kit are very mixed, so I was concerned. I'm happy to report that the iPad Camera Connection Kit (MC531ZM/A) worked for my equipment: new iPad, Canon S100 camera, and Canon 40D camera. Note that this is the new kit that doesn't have a USB cable.

The S100 has a 32 GB SD card. The iPad read the SD card both in the Kit card reader and in the camera. I used a USB cable (USB to mini USB) to read directly from the S100 and 40D. No problems. The iPad saw both JPEG and RAW files from both cameras. The 40D has a CF card. I tried using a CF card reader with a USB connection, but the iPad complained, saying that the CF reader took too much power.

I deducted a star because I had to use my USB-to-mini-USB cable to read directly from the cameras.

Sd card connects quickly and photos are imported easily. However after the choice to clear the card or keep the photos there is no option to "safely remove" the sd card. Just pulling the card out results in it needing to be formatted in camera before it will work again. Powering down the iPad sorts this as far as I can see.

Is this a common problem or is it just me ?

Almost didn't buy this product based on some of the reviews and complaints, but was traveling abroad and needed a solution to backup all my photos. Apple has never let me down and this time was no different. This product works great for both my iPad 3 and my iPhone 4; worked the first time out and I couldn't be happier. Have only used the USB connection thus far (with my Canon 50D and iPhone 4) and works like a charm. Completely happy with this product and would recommend.

Thanks Apple!

I almost didn't purchase this product because of all the reviews. Then I thought, Apples doesn't tend to make stuff that doesn't work. For $30 I'll give it a try. To be clear, I don't use the SD Card adapter as my cameras are all CFs, so this review only applies to the camera connection.

When I first connected my camera, I had to change the communication mode to PTP as I was getting "incompatible device" errors. Once I did that, BAM! It was great! Snap a shot - there it was. No problems at all. I was able to quickly import photos, edit them using any of the apps I have for that purpose and upload them wherever I wanted.

The ONLY downside I found was the downsizing (which isn't a problem with the iPad, but with editing apps). If you have a camera that takes good sized photos, don't make the mistake of deleting your originals after importing. Once you edit them on your iPad they'll be downsized quite a bit so keep the originals on your card until you backup to your computer, just to be safe. :-) Love it!