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Re: What are best 7"-8" tablets for displaying photos ?
Flycoop wrote:
Thanks. I got a Galaxy Tab A7 Lite 8.7 to use mainly for travel. I'm currently using a 2nd Gen Nexus 7 which barely meets my needs but is getting pretty old and quirky. I figured the Galaxy would be a nice upgrade and it was $100. I really plan to do minimal editing (I'm pretty happy with the prehistoric editing on my Nexus) and I do post stuff on lightroom when I get home. However, I do need software (an app?) to facilitate viewing and organizing (and minor editing). What do you recommend given the limitations of this tablet?
I'd agree with above that the Samsung gallery app might be fine for viewing, and Google's Snapseed app is pretty powerful for DNGs and JPEG editing. If you plan to import and process the proprietary RAWs from your Olympus, you might look at either Photo Mate R3 or Adobe - both offer free trials with limited functionality, but would allow you to test out on your tablet. With Adobe Lightroom on desktop it seems logical to try on the tablet, and cloud service etc. could simplify workflow.
A simple free viewer I use for RAW and other unusual files without editing is File Viewer for Android , which says it supports *.orf RAWs among others.
I also want to add a micro sd card for more storage. How big a card should I get? They're pretty cheap. I was thinking 128 or 256 GB (512?). Is there a downside to having too large a card? Does the storage on the card work similarly to the internal storage?
There's no downside to a larger microSD card aside from price relative to quality - be sure to get a Class 10 card from a reputable manufacturer - I'm not up to date on all the extra high speed card specifications, but your tablet is limited anyway- I haven't had trouble with Lexar, Kingston, or Sandisk brand cards, and Samsung makes good ones.
I don't know about Samsung, but I found my Lenovo works pretty well with Android "adoptable storage" that unifies the card storage with internal storage- if supported Android should prompt on new card insertion or there will be a Settings / Storage option to format that way. You should web search before deciding to do it. The main upside is not having to fool around with separate "internal" and "external" storage locations and that you can install apps as well as data using the expanded card storage. But the downside is it encrypts the microSD card so it is not removable or usable outside the tablet, and any data on it will be lost if the tablet is broken. There can be a performance hit reading the unified adoptable storage on some devices - if it doesn't work well you'd have to factory reset the tablet as well as reformat the microSD to get them back to normal. With ordinary separate storage the card can be popped out any time and read on other devices.
Thanks for all your help.
Good luck with the new tablet, and have fun.