Discover how to send your shots to another device
using on Eye-Fi card
What you’ll need
Eye-Fi card
iPad
Camera
We used
Sandisk Eye-Fi 4GB Wireless memory card
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What you’ll learn
How to send your photos via Eye-Fi
Back up your
photos wirelessly using Eye-Fi
An Eye-Fi card is a wireless memory card that looks and acts
just like an SD card. It has built-in Wi-Fi that quickly transfers your photo
and videos to your iPhone, iPad, Android device or computer without any cables
needed. Within the setup menu you can add networks for the Eye-Fi card to
connect to. You can add up to 32 networks to the card and when your camera is
within range of one photos and videos straight from your camera to your
computer.
You can also specify a favourite sharing site, such as
Facebook or Flickr, and it will automatically update your albums. It’s great
for backing up your content as well as shooting tethered (where the images go
straight to the laptop), so that you can preview the photos. Eye-Fi cards are
available for as little as $60 and increase in price according to how much
memory it has. The memory capacity is useful when there’s no Wi-Fi available so
your images can be stored on the card.
Send images via Eye-Fi – instantly upload shots
Step 1 – install Eye-Fi
Plug the Eye-Fi card into the USB card reader and insert it
into your computer. Go to http://support.eye.fi/downloads/. Pick either the
Windows or Mac download and click Save to download the software, so you can
manage how your card uploads photos.
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Step 2 – register an account
When the software has downloaded, a screen will open asking
you to Log in a Create New Account. Click Create New Account and follow the
instructions to register. Then login to open your personal Eye-Fi centre where
your photos and videos will be stored.
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Step 3 – connect to a network
Click the gear symbol next to Eye-Fi Card and hit
Network>Private Networks>Add Network To Card. Then enter your Wi-Fi
network and password so that the card can begin transferring. To connect to a
remote wireless network, choose Other Network.
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Step 4 – set up another device
On your other device, go to http://support.eye.fi/downloads
and click the correct option. We’re using an iPad, so are taken to the App
Store. Hit Install then sign in with your Eye-Fi login. On the Eye-Fi card
Setup screen, tap the Yes to receive photos.
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Step 5 – connect to device
Tap the Add Network button and press Install. Choose Install
Now to add your card’s network profile to your device and then tap Done. Tap
the Eye-Fi Centre icon that appears and then Copy Password>Next>Done. The
Eye-Fi card and iPad will now be synced.
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Step 6 – upload images
Slot the Eye-Fi card into your camera and start shooting. To
start uploading, press Menu on your camera and in Settings there will be an
option for Eye-Fi. Then you can select all the images to upload, or select them
one by one, pressing Menu to confirm.
Step 6
Automatically share your photos
Online sharing lets you to automatically upload shots from
your Eye-Fi card to one of over 25 photo sharing, print, blogging or social
networking websites. If you only want to share certain photos, follow these steps.
Step 1 - selective sharing
Selective share is a function open to all Eye-Fi card owners
and to enable it, visit http://manager.eye.fi
and sign in. under the Eye-Fi View drop-down menu select Eye-Fi Card.
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Step 2 – plug in your card
Then plug in your Eye-Fi card, tick the Share Selected
option and then all your photos will be wirelessly transferred and backed-up to
your computer.
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Step 3 – lock or protect
To select which photos or videos you would like to share to
the internet, use the lock or protect feature on your camera by selecting or
un-selecting your files.
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