Using phone to view photos

[5354photos]

Quite often, I will look at the photos thru camera LCD. I can still zoom in....

I then remember I have a USB-C card reader. I can take out the SD card and use a USB C card reader to plug into the phone. The screen of our phone is bigger and the navigation is easier. I may do that when I carry two cards with me. During rest, may view the photos using the phone. Just wonder if anyone is doing that?

Some may even use an ipad.

 

[Lensmate]

Quite often, I will look at the photos thru camera LCD. I can still zoom in....

I then remember I have a USB-C card reader. I can take out the SD card and use a USB C card reader to plug into the phone. The screen of our phone is bigger and the navigation is easier. I may do that when I carry two cards with me. During rest, may view the photos using the phone. Just wonder if anyone is doing that?

Some may even use an ipad.

I never view images through a phone. I don't take photos with a phone. Phones are probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography.

-M

 

[Klaus dk]

I often use my phone when showing my flickr portfolio to others, but otherwise, I don't bother.

 

[nikonzednaikonzee]

Quite often, I will look at the photos thru camera LCD. I can still zoom in....

I then remember I have a USB-C card reader. I can take out the SD card and use a USB C card reader to plug into the phone. The screen of our phone is bigger and the navigation is easier. I may do that when I carry two cards with me. During rest, may view the photos using the phone. Just wonder if anyone is doing that?

Some may even use an ipad.

There are a few stumbling blocks to this and i’ll outline a few.

i) lots of people don’t want this, and any look at a thread here about it shows they they are not only content not to want it, but very very willing to tell me and you that we shouldn’t want it. Thats already happened in this thread.

ii) the camera makers are just not interested in this. Yes they provide rudimentary apps but that is all. Lets take Nikon for example. The bluetooth app has been around since the D500 but it has stayed static, it screams “this is the bare minimum we have to provide and that is all we are prepared to do”. And this is true for a £4000 Z9!

iii) the phone manufacturers are REALLY not interested. The camera in a phone is the product they compete with each other on. It is their selling point. They certainly don’t want any other photographic device usurping it. A good example is sony, who make phones and cameras seemingly not making a proper interface between the two.

iv) wired HDMI solutions usually have recording functionality and therefore need those massive and short lived video batteries. Accsoon and Atomos spring to mind. Leading to the absurd situation that it is cheaper to get hold of an external monitor (a low budget one) than to wire your phone to your camera.

 

[Planterz]

I never view images through a phone. I don't take photos with a phone. Phones are probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography.

-M

I can't take my 43" TV to the places I take my camera. It's hard to fit in my pocket, is heavy, and either needs a wall outlet or a battery backup that weighs 20 pounds and needs me to carry it in my backpack. My phone or tablet make for a much more convenient way to review photos I've taken, and to show them to friends and co-workers.

 

[Redhenry]

I like an iPad to view pictures and if I have used a regular camera instead of my phone, I also use a card reader to download them to the iPad. I find a phone screen rather too small to enjoy looking at pictures, so if there’s any editing to be done, it’s done using Apple Photos or, occasionally, Snapseed on the iPad.

 

[Satyaa]

My phones are not significantly bigger than the camera's LCD screen. The useful option, if it works, would be an iPad because the screen is bigger and better.

I don't carry cables/card readers to be able to transfer images from camera to phone. If the wireless connection works between the camera and iPad, that would be ideal. It would still bother me about running down the battery.

In my trials, it never worked smoothly. So, I don't bother with it.

 

[Ozzie SD]

Quite often, I will look at the photos thru camera LCD. I can still zoom in....

I then remember I have a USB-C card reader. I can take out the SD card and use a USB C card reader to plug into the phone. The screen of our phone is bigger and the navigation is easier. I may do that when I carry two cards with me. During rest, may view the photos using the phone. Just wonder if anyone is doing that?

Some may even use an ipad.

I never view images through a phone. I don't take photos with a phone. Phones are probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography.

-M

Why are phones probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography? Nowadays there are many phones that have good quality screens.

 

[tbcass]

Why are phones probably the worst way to view photographs

Maybe because the phone screen is too small. The screen on the back of the camera is also too small.

 

[Mark B.]

Quite often, I will look at the photos thru camera LCD. I can still zoom in....

I then remember I have a USB-C card reader. I can take out the SD card and use a USB C card reader to plug into the phone. The screen of our phone is bigger and the navigation is easier. I may do that when I carry two cards with me. During rest, may view the photos using the phone. Just wonder if anyone is doing that?

Some may even use an ipad.

I never view images through a phone. I don't take photos with a phone. Phones are probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography.

-M

Why is that? It's how the vast majority of people are looking at photos now anyway.

 

[tbcass]

Quite often, I will look at the photos thru camera LCD. I can still zoom in....

I then remember I have a USB-C card reader. I can take out the SD card and use a USB C card reader to plug into the phone. The screen of our phone is bigger and the navigation is easier. I may do that when I carry two cards with me. During rest, may view the photos using the phone. Just wonder if anyone is doing that?

Some may even use an ipad.

I never view images through a phone. I don't take photos with a phone. Phones are probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography.

-M

Why is that? It's how the vast majority of people are looking at photos now anyway.

While Lensmate's post was a bit over the top, the vast majority of people have only a casual interest in photography.

 

[Gato Amarillo]

Works for me.

I use the camera wifi app rather than transfer files, though there is the argument that a transfer gives you a backup set of files.

My phone screen is considerably larger than the camera screen. The phone is easier to hand off to a client so they can assess photos during or just after the shoot, and they can easily mark their favorites.

In the past I used a small tablet (7 or 8 inch). That worked even better, but phones have gotten bigger since then. Plus I got lazy about carrying the extra gear.

Gato

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[WarrenPeas]

I never view images through a phone. I don't take photos with a phone. Phones are probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography.

-M

I concur.

 

[Lensmate]

Why are phones probably the worst way to view photographs

Maybe because the phone screen is too small. The screen on the back of the camera is also too small.

Precisely!! Two thumbs up!

-M

 

[Lensmate]

I never view images through a phone. I don't take photos with a phone. Phones are probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography.

-M

I can't take my 43" TV to the places I take my camera. It's hard to fit in my pocket, is heavy, and either needs a wall outlet or a battery backup that weighs 20 pounds and needs me to carry it in my backpack. My phone or tablet make for a much more convenient way to review photos I've taken, and to show them to friends and co-workers.

Anyone CAN view their images on a phone. It is not the best option to view them properly.

If the mountain will not come to you- YOU will have to go to the mountain...

-M

 

[Lensmate]

Quite often, I will look at the photos thru camera LCD. I can still zoom in....

I then remember I have a USB-C card reader. I can take out the SD card and use a USB C card reader to plug into the phone. The screen of our phone is bigger and the navigation is easier. I may do that when I carry two cards with me. During rest, may view the photos using the phone. Just wonder if anyone is doing that?

Some may even use an ipad.

I never view images through a phone. I don't take photos with a phone. Phones are probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography.

-M

Why are phones probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography? Nowadays there are many phones that have good quality screens.

Too small and they don't even compare to a 4k screen viewing. Especially when editing.

Maybe as a quick reference, but to view properly, one needs better.

-M

 

[Ozzie SD]

Quite often, I will look at the photos thru camera LCD. I can still zoom in....

I then remember I have a USB-C card reader. I can take out the SD card and use a USB C card reader to plug into the phone. The screen of our phone is bigger and the navigation is easier. I may do that when I carry two cards with me. During rest, may view the photos using the phone. Just wonder if anyone is doing that?

Some may even use an ipad.

I never view images through a phone. I don't take photos with a phone. Phones are probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography.

-M

Why are phones probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography? Nowadays there are many phones that have good quality screens.

Too small and they don't even compare to a 4k screen viewing. Especially when editing.

Maybe as a quick reference, but to view properly, one needs better.

-M

Although a phone screen might not be ideal in all circumstances, I can imagine people watching photos on their phone. Nowadays the screens are quite decent. I would not use it as a reference tool or editing tool. But watching your photos on your phone when you are not behind a computer screen or on holiday or on the road? Why not? Some people enjoy viewing their photos on a high end big screen while others can enjoy them on their smaller phone screen as well. In my opinion it has nothing to do with being interested in photography. I do prefer watching photos on my high quality computer screen, but i don't mind watching a photo on my phone if I am not behind my computer.

 

[AstigmaticOwl]

Not useful if you are shooting raw.

 

[Lensmate]

Quite often, I will look at the photos thru camera LCD. I can still zoom in....

I then remember I have a USB-C card reader. I can take out the SD card and use a USB C card reader to plug into the phone. The screen of our phone is bigger and the navigation is easier. I may do that when I carry two cards with me. During rest, may view the photos using the phone. Just wonder if anyone is doing that?

Some may even use an ipad.

I never view images through a phone. I don't take photos with a phone. Phones are probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography.

-M

Why are phones probably the worst way to view photographs if you are remotely interested in photography? Nowadays there are many phones that have good quality screens.

At a glance, the smartphone photos on the tiny screen may look decent, but there is no real quality about the images.

When you look at them closely on your computer, it’s easy to see they are technically inferior, especially on a good monitor.

Glancing at them as a quick reference is a different scenario...

-M

 

[i8z]

This is exactly what I do.