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Photos from Cam to NAS?

Started Apr 16, 2017 | Discussions
tkbslc Forum Pro • Posts: 17,522
Photos from Cam to NAS?

I have looked through all the settings, so I am thinking I probably already know the answer.   But I was hoping there was a good way to send my photos from my G7X II directly to my home NAS (Synology) without using the computer or mobile device.   The NAS has Windows file sharing, ftp, cloud sync from all the big players, NFS, and many others.

I know I can send them to the application on the computer or phone and then have them copy from there, but I'd like to be able to just upload directly from the camera if possible.  Is there anything I may have missed that you can think of?

Thanks.

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WGF Images
WGF Images Junior Member • Posts: 37
Re: Photos from Cam to NAS?

Not sure if you can send full resolution images via the phone. The G7X Mark II lowers the resolution when you grab it via the phone.

Not sure why you wouldn't use a computer?

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OP tkbslc Forum Pro • Posts: 17,522
Re: Photos from Cam to NAS?
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WGF Images wrote:

Not sure if you can send full resolution images via the phone. The G7X Mark II lowers the resolution when you grab it via the phone.

You can send full resolution, I've done it. No raw though.

Not sure why you wouldn't use a computer.

I will if I must, I just wanted to see if there was a way to skip that step.

jimhanna Junior Member • Posts: 46
Re: Photos from Cam to NAS?

Not sure what your use case is, but since there is no way to get an IP connection to the camera, the only way to transfer files directly would be from the SD card. My old Synology had an SD slot, but they seem to have gone away from that. But you could transfer files using an SD card reader. Here's one I've been using that will also transfer files to / from iOS devices: https://www.amazon.com/Lightning-RAVPower-External-Storage-Expansion/dp/B01MRFSDR1/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492449220&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=ravpower+lightning+flash+drive&psc=1

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OP tkbslc Forum Pro • Posts: 17,522
Re: Photos from Cam to NAS?

jimhanna wrote:

Not sure what your use case is, but since there is no way to get an IP connection to the camera, the only way to transfer files directly would be from the SD card. My old Synology had an SD slot, but they seem to have gone away from that. But you could transfer files using an SD card reader. Here's one I've been using that will also transfer files to / from iOS devices: https://www.amazon.com/Lightning-RAVPower-External-Storage-Expansion/dp/B01MRFSDR1/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492449220&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=ravpower+lightning+flash+drive&psc=1

Thanks for the link.   But, Once I make it down to the basement to plug something into the NAS, I'm there by the main PC anyway.   So I'd probably rather just do it via the PC at that point

I was hoping I could just start up the wi-fi and dump all the images to the NAS over FTP or SMB, but I certainly can't find a way.   I've essentially given up.

Maybe I can turn wake on LAN on my PC and use the Windows app to send them from the camera to the PC and onto the file share from the NAS.

I'm kind of spoiled with our phones.  They run a Synology photo app that automatically uploads all our photos the minute we get home and our phones hit the home wi-fi.   I never have to do a manual download and all our phone photos are just on the NAS viewable from any device.   I was hoping I could get my camera(s) to do the same.

jimhanna Junior Member • Posts: 46
Re: Photos from Cam to NAS?

"spoiled with our phones" I get that feeling as well.  I'm interested in the Synology app you're using. Looked on App Store but what I saw didn't look promising.  Uploading to the NAS would be better than my present set up.  What's the name of the app?

You could use the device in the link to transfer your photos from the camera to the phone, which would then upload to the NAS, but I don't think that would be good because then you'd have to deal with the files on the phone...  Probably best to just stick the SD card in your PC as you say.  My workflow is to review RAW+JPG on FastRawViewer, then upload picks from SD card to Lightroom, which stores on NAS.

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OP tkbslc Forum Pro • Posts: 17,522
Re: Photos from Cam to NAS?

jimhanna wrote:

"spoiled with our phones" I get that feeling as well. I'm interested in the Synology app you're using. Looked on App Store but what I saw didn't look promising. Uploading to the NAS would be better than my present set up. What's the name of the app?

It's the one published by Synology, DS Photo.   There's an auto backup feature.  It works pretty well, but it seems like every month or so it stops syncing and I have to manually kick off a backup to get it started again.  Not sure if the login needs refreshing or what.  But it's pretty easy to use.  Not perfect, though.

Another way to do it is to have all your photos sync to one of the big cloud providers (iCloud, Amazon, Google, MS, etc) and then use the cloud sync features on the Synology to pull them down from the web to your NAS.

There's an idea.  I wonder if there is a way I could do that with the Canon.   Send them to a cloud provider via Canon Image Gateway and then sync them down to the NAS.   I'll have to see how slow that is for large sets of images and if there is a size limit.

You could use the device in the link to transfer your photos from the camera to the phone, which would then upload to the NAS, but I don't think that would be good because then you'd have to deal with the files on the phone... Probably best to just stick the SD card in your PC as you say. My workflow is to review RAW+JPG on FastRawViewer, then upload picks from SD card to Lightroom, which stores on NAS.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I do now, but with different software

Kung Fu
Kung Fu Veteran Member • Posts: 3,990
Canon Connect Station?

Apparently you can simply tap this 1TB wireless storage with your recent Canon camera, and it will transfer the photos over.

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/cameras/connect-station/connect-station-cs100

OP tkbslc Forum Pro • Posts: 17,522
Re: Canon Connect Station?

Kung Fu wrote:

Apparently you can simply tap this 1TB wireless storage with your recent Canon camera, and it will transfer the photos over.

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/cameras/connect-station/connect-station-cs100

Looks nice.  if I didn't already have $500 invested in the Synology that might be a decent solution!

geotrouvetout67 New Member • Posts: 1
Re: Photos from Cam to NAS?

I was thinking about the same thing and I also have a Synology NAS, I wish DS Photo was able to connect to the camera but it's not.
The reason I was thinking about this is to back up my photos in the field. For example if I'm away from home on a Trip in Peru for 3 weeks, I would want to back up those pics ASAP. Other than that particular application I don't see the point vs doing it through the computer.
One way to back up on the field is a portable photo drive but that's one more thing to carry and it's not cheap, can lose it, get stolen etc, however it works where there is no wifi.
I have not tried it yet but if DS photo is able to detect a USB folder on the phone, then we can use a USB stick that takes SD cards, that costs like $7 on Amazon. From there, assuming DS Photo can see that folder, you could upload your photos with DS photo and a wifi connection (or cellular). If DS Photo does not detect the USB stick, the last option would be to upload the photos to the phone, then send them to the NAS with DS Photo. The same would work uploading them to a Cloud storage directly

sbrisk New Member • Posts: 1
Re: Photos from Cam to NAS?

If you have a Nikon WT-5A wireless transmitter

Transmit images to an FTP server or computer, either automatically or by manually selecting images.

https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/a/products-and-innovation/wired-and-wireless-file-transfer.html

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