Lightning to USB Camera Adapter

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    works perfectly once I changed camera communication setting

    • Written by from boone

    6 of 8 people found this useful

    A huge THANKS to the reviewer who suggested this - the adapter worked fine with my newish Powershot, but using my EOS 20D, which is pretty old, I got a message that the device was not supported. I was ready to send the adapter back, because I really need it for the EOS, my main camera- I am going to England this summer and am only taking my iPad Mini, not my laptop, so have to have some way to back up photos (losing photos due to a lost/damaged card, camera, etc would be beyond tragic)

    Then I read the review that suggested going to the camera's menu and changing the Communication setting from Normal to PTP. Tada!! Success - the pictures loaded right up, I am very happy, and the adapter does not have to go back to Apple.

    Was this useful? works perfectly once I changed camera communication setting

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Rotten Apple

    • Written by from Dothan

    13 of 54 people found this useful

    Gizmo gave me an "Accessory Not Supported on iPod Touch" error message. Dudes- we just want your stuff to work.

    Was this useful? Rotten Apple

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    I DONT KNOW WERE...

    • Written by from Miami

    7 of 30 people found this useful

    I conect it, works but now i cant find my photos and i lost all my work in the SD CARD AND I LOST ALSO IN MY IPAD BUT IT SAYS TRANSFER COMPLETE I WAN A DIE :( :(

    Was this useful? I DONT KNOW WERE...

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Can't make it work with Canon PowerShot S95

    • Written by from Portsmouth

    4 of 8 people found this useful

    It doesn't seem to work with the Canon PowerShot S95. I could not find the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) setting on my camera and nothing is stated in regards to PTP in the camera's manual.

    If somebody had success with the S95, please let me know. Thanks

    Was this useful? Can't make it work with Canon PowerShot S95

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    A tip to those whose devices "require too much power".

    • Written by from Stelle

    7 of 10 people found this useful

    You can plug in an external powered USB-Hub in between the iPad and the other device. This will help power that other device (eg camera) and it should work. But of course this is not something we want to take on our trips as it is just another thing to carry around and besides, it needs a power plug! (Of course you could carry around a battery to power the USB hub. But that's really inconvenient)

    Apple needs to turn up the power of the USB port!

    Was this useful? A tip to those whose devices "require too much power".

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    VERY GOOD

    • Written by from kitchener

    4 of 10 people found this useful

    i bought this near christmas for my ipad mini and it is still working. my only issue is that my GOPRO didn't work on it my my digital camera still worked which is the camera i use the most.

    Was this useful? VERY GOOD

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Worked for a little while

    • Written by from Anchorage

    14 of 17 people found this useful

    I was so excited when I first got this. I got it for Christmas and it worked for about 1 month (with a Canon Rebel and a Canon PowerShot). However, shortly after that, it quit recognizing both of those cameras. I was thinking I'd return it and get an SD card reader, but it sounds like the reviews for that are just as bad! Come on Apple, get it together.

    Was this useful? Worked for a little while

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Lightning to USB Camera Adapter

    • Written by from levice

    5 of 9 people found this useful

    With canon eos 30d and canon ixus 100 full worked. No problem.

    Was this useful? Lightning to USB Camera Adapter

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Worked just as advertised!

    • Written by from Los Angeles

    25 of 28 people found this useful

    I went to the Apple Store to purchase the item. Upon returning home, I connected it to my iPad/Retina display and my Nikon D3 and it worked just as advertised. It's going to work out nicely in the field as I'm a Pro photographer and will no longer have to carry around my laptop to show images to my clients.

    I will simply make the connection and display my images within seconds. Sure beats attempting to show images via the 3 inch LCD screen on the back of my camera.

    Thanks Apple!

    Was this useful? Worked just as advertised!

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    USB CAMERA ADAPTER

    • Written by from CLINTON TOWNSHIP

    24 of 33 people found this useful

    WAS UNABLE TO CONNECT IPAD WITH USB ADAPTER. HAVE SONY CYBER-SHOT. INITIAL CONNECTION STATED USB WAS USING TOO MUCH POWER. CHANGED SETTING ON CAMERA TO POWER OFF USB CONNECTION. NOW WORKS PERFECTLY. THANK YOU PAST SUGGESTIONS !

    Was this useful? USB CAMERA ADAPTER

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Limited usefulness

    • Written by from New York

    15 of 24 people found this useful

    Still no tethered shooting via USB. Outrageous lack of support for photographers.

    Was this useful? Limited usefulness

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Incompatible with GoPro

    • Written by from Cold Spring

    30 of 38 people found this useful

    I connected the new iPad to my HD hero3 and it wouldn't connect because the GoPro used too much power

    Was this useful? Incompatible with GoPro

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    I hope this helps

    • Written by from Papillion

    22 of 29 people found this useful

    solved my problem with Canon 300d and other cameras by reading this suggestion in another forum:


    If your camera menu has a 'Communication' setting, make sure you have PTP selected and not 'Normal'. I'm not sure this will work.. It's just a suggestion.
    "Normal" is Canon's proprietary communication protocol. It's used by applications developed by Canon.. (The ones that came on the CD included with the camera).. The iPad won't be able to recognize Canon's proprietary mode..
    "PTP", stands for Picture Transfer Protocol. It's a universal communication mode used by all the digital camera makers. The iPad should recognize this.
    With early EOS cameras, you had to manually switch between the two using the camera menu... With the newer models, they autodetect what protocol the host device wants to use and do the switching for you.
    If you find you're having trouble now using your Canon supplied apps (like Zoombrowser etc), you'll have to change the Communication back to 'Normal'.


    IT WORKS!!!!

    Was this useful? I hope this helps

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Disappointed with Limited Compatibility

    • Written by from Idaho Falls

    31 of 42 people found this useful

    Doesn't work with the Olympus Tough TG-820 which does not have an setting to shut off the charging when connected by USB. Get "uses too much power" no matter what setting on the camera that I try.
    Naturally it does work with the much larger Nikon P100, which is not my go everywhere do everything camera.

    Was this useful? Disappointed with Limited Compatibility

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Works great!

    • Written by from Frazier Park

    9 of 14 people found this useful

    I do a lot of underwater photography and needed a way to transfer my photos from my camera to my iPad ...this works great! Thank you!

    Was this useful? Works great!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Does Not Work

    • Written by from long beach

    38 of 52 people found this useful

    I have tried 3 different devices..a canon rebel, a Lumix, and a gopro..it recognizes the gopro as using too much power and it does not ever see the other two cameras. But on my old ipad with the 30 point connector to USB it works like a charm. So what gives? I am taking mine back..30 dollars is a lot to pay for a useless device

    Was this useful? Does Not Work

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Midi keyboards

    • Written by from Chodziez

    46 of 54 people found this useful

    Works fine with Roland and Yamaha keyboards with a standard Midi to USB interface.

    Was this useful? Midi keyboards

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Works well but,

    • Written by from Flagstaff

    47 of 54 people found this useful

    Thanks to everyone who posted comments about the "connected device uses too much power" error message. After much frustration I was ready to return the adapter to Best Buy but fortunately, found these reviews. I then found settings on my Sony DSC-TX20 Cybershot that let me turn off the USB power supply. I presume that setting allows you to charge via your pc USB port, but I'm not sure. Anyway, once I made the change, the adapter worked perfectly. It even gave me the option of keeping or erasing the pics on my camera after importing. So 4 stars instead of 5 because there should be better documentation for what seems to be a very common problem. Unnecessary frustration, which I'm sure leads to a lot of returns!

    Was this useful? Works well but,

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    USB Camera Adapter

    • Written by from Glasgow

    4 of 6 people found this useful

    Functioned immediately with my ancient Kodak Easyshare. No problems.
    Great.

    Was this useful? USB Camera Adapter

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for the average user.

    • Written by from WILMINGTON

    6 of 7 people found this useful

    It downloads photos very fast, even full size raws from my 7d, but there is a big problem when you need to shoot and download at the same time...you can not nor can you grab the cf card and pop another in your camera to continue shooting. Need a cf adapter.

    Was this useful? Perfect for the average user.

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