Reviews for Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit

I have tried the one connector to connect to the ipad 2 and then slip in the SD card. It says my card is damaged but when I plug the card into the computer, the pictures are just fine.

I tried using the other connector to connect to the iPad 2 and then put in the san disk connector with disk card, it tells me that the device uses too much power.

I tried using the usb cables that cane with my camera to hook into the iPad 2, again, nothing happens.

I strike out in all cases. What a waste of time and money.

No official instructions and it turned out to be just another Apple control rip-off, overpriced and does not work; what's worse you don't know it won't work until you've paid for it because neither the box nor any Apple publication on the web tell you of its limitations. I bought it hoping to effortlessly transfer files to and from my iPad, of course this is not possible except in very specific circumstances. I'd be happy with it if I could just upload photos from my memory stick or camera, but this is not possible unless I create specific subdirectories and use a very low powered USB stick. Too much faffing around. The UI is bad enough with the iPad, despite what Apple believe, but the camera connection kit is possibly the worst consumer experience I've ever had. Is it too much to ask that I can use my iPad on the move to show my photos to friends or shall we continue to have to squint at the 2" display on my camera?

I've tried the Camera Connection Kit a couple of ways now.

SD Card reader works great.

USB/Camera cord adapter works great with iPhone.

USB/Camera cord adapter also works great with my old 6-in-1 USB memory card reader, I've got an ancient digital camera that uses SmartMedia cards, camera works great and takes great pictures; I wanted to be able to plug the USB card reader into the iPad, no one at local Apple Store could tell me if it would work.

Well, it does!

I can now see taking my iPhone and iPad together as a pretty complete 'lightweight' computing option on trips, with the Connection Kit! Can take pictures and video with the iPhone 4, use it as 'Hotspot' and mail/compute with the iPad!

Tried reseting,restarting ipad 2... I exchanged connection kit thinking it was defective.. Also bought a new SD card thinking that surely was the Problem!!! NOPE!!! Then I did my research.. Started reading REVIEWS... Guess What I Found OUT!! RESTRICTIONS RESTRICTIONS!!!
APPLE GET A LIFE!! Restrictions are for FREE not PAID for items!! I Paid $699.99 for MY ipad 2 (which I Love very much)!! Then bought a $29.99 Connection Kit (which I Returned for a REFUND) that will not work because Some APPLE wants Restrictions!! All I want to do Is put MY STUFF on MY ipad 2! If desktops and laptop companies did the same thing they probably would probably restrict loading to ipads from itunes....It Works BOTH Ways!!! Let people buy your products and USE THEM...NOT BORROW THEM... People will buy even more extras...

After updating to ios 601, you get a message that this accessory is not supported by the iPhone.

The SD reader doesn't work if you have an SD card with pictures organized in folders or with large flenames,
Really only works if you put your pictures on a folder called DCIM and your filenames are 8.3 named (like DOS), Very bad experience.,Also the manuals and specifications doesn't say helpfuill information.

With Usb kit i can't read memroy disk. ouch!!! and again, manualas and specifications don't help to get solutions they only have comercial and very limited information..

Im disapointed for this limitations and for documentation.

This is a must if you intend to take your iPad along with your digital camera. The pictures transferred from my SD card into the iPad very fast and the user interface is nice.

The USB connector did not work with my 3G iPhone. Not sure why but neither the iPhone nor the iPad recognized the other. Of course I changed the cable and made sure connections were tight. No luck. So, if you have a 3G iPhone, take a note of this issue.

Finally, the only complaint I have about this product is the way it's packaged. The two connectors come in a little tiny box and inside a plastic envelop that is open from both ends. Just exactly where does Apple think we are going to store this little, easily misplaced connectors? And why not combine both of them in a single connector?

Both connectors work with most cameras and external devices, however IT would be nice to allow thumb drives to connect so that when we don't have a computer or we are in an area of the world without mobile data /3G/4G, we can access our info. Currently this is not possible with the limitations in iOS4x. Also if you happen to be using DACs there have also been issues using async usb output from the device due to current restrictions.

---- PLEASE FIX THESE ISSUES!

Bought this for my iPad and iphone4s. It worked great until I updated the operations system to ios6 and now it does not work. I get a message saying the hardware is not supported.

Works great except you can only transfer from card to ipad - not iPad to card!