Download photos over Wifi? R10

[Kelemvor]

Hi,

I have a laptop with a finicky SD card slot on it. I'm looking for alternatives for downloading the pictures from the camera. I don't really want to have to plug a USB cable between the camera and the computer so just wondering what else I can do.

I'm thinking I might look for a USB SD card adapter thing and might try that. Barring that, I've seen some things online that I can download images over WIfi. However, I haven't really found any instructions on how to do that.

I think I need some EOS software to make it work, but does anyone have any other details? I'd like to use the camera at whatever event I'm at and then go home and have it download the pictures of Wifi if that's how it works.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Mark B.]

Hi,

I have a laptop with a finicky SD card slot on it. I'm looking for alternatives for downloading the pictures from the camera. I don't really want to have to plug a USB cable between the camera and the computer so just wondering what else I can do.

I'm thinking I might look for a USB SD card adapter thing and might try that. Barring that, I've seen some things online that I can download images over WIfi. However, I haven't really found any instructions on how to do that.

I think I need some EOS software to make it work, but does anyone have any other details? I'd like to use the camera at whatever event I'm at and then go home and have it download the pictures of Wifi if that's how it works.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks!

Just get an external card reader. Cheap, simple, faster than either downloading from a camera tethered to the laptop or wifi, and will work with any other computer.

 

[Yana2]

For me, USB with EOS Utility is the best way to copy photos, Fastest and battery saver.

USB cable just plug and auto copy. CFE Reader quite expensive and Card reader need few more step to get same job done. Eject, insert, copy, eject, insert.....

(PD USB-C port Can charge Battery too)



USB with EOS Utility auto:

Just 1 step, Plug the cable and wait Windows side EOS Utility job done.

Wifi insert of USB:

Preset the WIFI SSID / Passwords settings and a EOS Utility Connection Profile.

When Photo transfer:

On Camera, Enable WIFI Network and Connection settings set to EOS Utility, than wait Windows side EOS Utility job done.

 

[drsnoopy]

For me, USB with EOS Utility is the best way to copy photos, Fastest and battery saver.

USB cable just plug and auto copy. CFE Reader quite expensive and Card reader need few more step to get same job done. Eject, insert, copy, eject, insert.....

(PD USB-C port Can charge Battery too)



USB with EOS Utility auto:

Just 1 step, Plug the cable and wait Windows side EOS Utility job done.

Wifi insert of USB:

Preset the WIFI SSID / Passwords settings and a EOS Utility Connection Profile.

When Photo transfer:

On Camera, Enable WIFI Network and Connection settings set to EOS Utility, then wait Windows side EOS Utility job done.

The R10 has an SD card, not CFexpress, so an external card reader is super cheap, and very fast.

I would not personally choose to use the camera’s USB port routinely because it is reported to be fragile (attached to the motherboard), but others do.

As far as I’m aware from my own usage, wifi transfer is for downloading to mobile devices.

 

[JustUs7]

I can Wi-Fi transfer from the RP to my desktop (M1 Mac Mini) using EOS Utility 3. I can do this by either connecting the camera to the home Wi-Fi network or by connecting my computer to the cameras Wi-Fi hotspot. I assume the R10 being newer can do the same.



It is much slower than a card reader or connecting the camera via USB though. If you don’t have a lot to transfer, it’s fine. I can start it up, go empty the dishwasher, then come back when it’s done. But I don’t have deadlines.

 

[Yana2]

The R10 has an SD card, not CFexpress, so an external card reader is super cheap, and very fast.

I know OP talking R10 and SD, thats why I said CFE "For me".

If think on downside, insert & reject card usually on a cheap card reader, it could corrupt card's file system easily. This happened on colleagues around me, they need do a photos recovery every week, after changed USB for photos transfer, card problem happen rarely.

I would not personally choose to use the camera’s USB port routinely because it is reported to be fragile (attached to the motherboard), but others do.

Fragile? Fragile is think on downside.

20 years use of Digital camera / mobile phone with USB, never got any damaged.

As far as I’m aware from my own usage, wifi transfer is for downloading to mobile devices.

 

[Mark B.]

The R10 has an SD card, not CFexpress, so an external card reader is super cheap, and very fast.

I know OP talking R10 and SD, thats why I said CFE "For me".

If think on downside, insert & reject card usually on a cheap card reader, it could corrupt card's file system easily. This happened on colleagues around me, they need do a photos recovery every week, after changed USB for photos transfer, card problem happen rarely.

I've never had that happen to me in 20 years of using card readers, but I've avoided cheap no-name or unknown name readers.

 

[BobKnDP]

The R10 has an SD card, not CFexpress, so an external card reader is super cheap, and very fast.

I know OP talking R10 and SD, thats why I said CFE "For me".

If think on downside, insert & reject card usually on a cheap card reader, it could corrupt card's file system easily. This happened on colleagues around me, they need do a photos recovery every week, after changed USB for photos transfer, card problem happen rarely.

I've never had that happen to me in 20 years of using card readers, but I've avoided cheap no-name or unknown name readers.

As for CFExpress Type B readers, my Prograde one cost $80US. (It also reads SDXC UHS-II cards.) Is that expensive? (In the context of a digital camera suite, I'd say no.)

It has a 10Gbps (1.25 GBps) interface. Thunderbolt readers may be more expensive, but faster.

I can't comment about the problems suffered by the poster's "colleagues". I almost always use the card reader, and have had no issues with it.

On the other hand, I imagine that using the camera's USB port would be OK for a sufficiently careful user.