Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    No support for SDXC SD Cards

    • Written by from Flushing

    No support SDXC SD cards??? Hello??? My Windows XP recognizes 64GB SD card with old memory card reader and latest camera connection kit doesn't? So typical of Apple to overcharge for products that don't even support standard technologies. This is a terrible product - returning back!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Camera kit unreliable

    • Written by from Burnaby

    Worked a couple of times, now will not work, not enough power message. Sorry this is amiss and I feel like I wasted Fortty bucks. Expect more from Apple.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    does not work

    • Written by from Chattanooga

    lets face it this product does not work. You have about a 1 in 7 chance that your sd card will read. Just read the reviews, you will see. Apple, what are you doing with this product? why didn't you test it? saddens me you would slap your name on this piece of shat.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Disappointment - I completely agree with the below by Gary from Fort Worth

    • Written by from Toronto

    I received the kit in the mail. Hooked the USB card reader to my iPad. 3rd generation and received error message this device draws too much power. Tried several different brands of USB keys and still received same error message drawing too much power. This was a total waste of money! If you have to use the adapter with a powered USB hub then that is fine but apple should disclose that the iPad will not power a USB key and you must use a powered USB hub to make the kit work. I have several thousands pictures I wanted to transfer from a USB and now it seems I just wasted my money. Very disappointed. I spefically ordered this kit from apple to avoid cheap knock offs and still received a product that is not useable. This product should be removed from sale on the apple store.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Waste of money

    • Written by from Fort Smith

    I received the kit in the mail. Hooked the USB card reader to my iPad. 3rd generation and received error message this device draws too much power. Tried several different brands of USB keys and still received same error message drawing too much power. This was a total waste of money! If you have to use the adapter with a powered USB hub then that is fine but apple should disclose that the iPad will not power a USB key and you must use a powered USB hub to make the kit work. I have several thousands pictures I wanted to transfer from a USB and now it seems I just wasted my money. Very disappointed. I spefically ordered this kit from apple to avoid cheap knock offs and still received a product that is not useable. This product should be removed from sale on the apple store.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use!

    • Written by from Somerville

    Just tried this for the first time with my smaller Nikon coolpix and also with my canon rebel t2i DSLR. The connector worked fast and easy for both cameras. Great buy!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    What?

    • Written by from EAGAN

    I just bought the camera connection kit and plugged it in as described in the instructions. A message came on the iPad screen indicating there was not enough power. This is a fully powered iPad. Not indicating there isn't enough space.....very confused and about to turn around and return the dumb thing.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Limited

    • Written by from Buenos Aires

    Apple changed the output power from 100ma to 20ma so I cannot use many devices attached to it.

    Also assuming it works, it's functionality is really limited.

    I hope apple does something with this.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Did now doesn't

    • Written by from SAN ANTONIO

    This was a great tool .Both the sd and the usb worked well until recently.
    One of my cameras uses a compact flash card which I connected to a card reader and the USB dongle. I no longer can transfer because suddenly too much power is required!!!
    If it worked originally, it should keep working in subsequent software updates or it seems like a breach of contract to pull the capability away.
    Please restore how this works.
    Thank you

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Not worth it

    • Written by from McHenry

    I was hoping to be able to use this for a jump drive (Memory stick, Thumb drive whatevever you like to call it) so that I could put movies on it and take them with me as I travel a lot for work and don't want to have to take my computer with me as well. Jumb drives don't work, and if the memory card isn't formated for a camera (used in a camera) it won't read the card. This is the first Apple product I am truly dissapointed with. I guess I'll have to make sure I have the movies I want with me, iCloud only has 5gb of free storage and I don't feel like paying yearly for more, unless I have no other option...

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Disappointed

    • Written by from Orange

    $30 later..."draws too much power." This is not the Apple I used to know. I hope I can return it.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Better Off With Photo Transfer App

    • Written by from Bedford

    This kit only works with a few of my SD cards and will not work with any USB flash drive or USB card reader. It also limits which photos can be transferred and does not allow you to name folders. I find the Photo Transfer App in the Apple app store which allows WiFi transfers to be far superior at a small fraction of the price.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Worked for Me

    • Written by from Kennewick

    I have a first gen iPad and an older Sony camera, went on a trip with both but only 128 MB worth of storage in the camera. Finally found a place that sold the CCK, hooked it up via the USB cable and got the "USB device not supported" message. Frustrated to say the least. Found a post on the Apple customer reviews for the CCK about changing the camera download setting to "PTP", so I did that and it worked just fine. Seems like Apple could have made that a little clearer in the rather skimpy instructions.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Works 50% of the time

    • Written by from Lodi

    It worked with a 16gb SDHC class 10 card but doesn't work with a 64gb SDXC class 10 card. For the 64 gb card it keeps saying it cannot read the contents of the card eventhough all my pictures have 8 characters in them and are in a folder called DCIM.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Convenient and underpowered

    • Written by from Brooklyn

    Cannot power a simple card reader. Otherwise it can connect easily to self-powered devices. If you have a powered USB hub, carry that around with you, too. That kind of makes the elegance of this device disappear.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT!

    • Written by from Briarcliff Manor

    I'm extremely disappointed! I got this for my birthday and though oh great I can upload photos easy without going through syncing and stuff. WRONG! I used it once and what happens? My photo library with all the photos I've already imported from my PC are gone. I can't find them. So I tried reimporting my photo library the old fashion way... I got half photos and not even all of them. I got 12photos out of the 400 I imported and some of them were half photo half white screen. This is a rip off dont buy this.

    I'M SICK OF THE ROTTEN APPLE!!!!!!!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    WASTE OF MONEY

    • Written by from Fort Worth

    I have purchased two iPad Camera Connection Kits for use with SDHC cards. Neither of them worked! My iPad doesn't even recognize that the connector is docked.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    camera connection kit

    • Written by from Meadville

    deserves a 5 star rating. just put that sd card in and zip, the pix are on your iPad.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    works for new iPad and my Canon cameras!

    • Written by from Los Altos

    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.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Connection kit

    • Written by from South Charleston

    I love these connectors. It is so easy to load my pictures right into my iPad new generation! The pictures are beautiful and easy to do.

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