Eye-Fi Share 2 GB Wi-Fi SD Flash Memory Card EYE-FI-2GB (OLD VERSION)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Eye-Fi Share 2 GB Wi-Fi SD Flash Memory Card EYE-FI-2GB (OLD VERSION)
Customer Review: 5/5 cept it resets my camera without picture loss though
Summary: 3 Stars
I LOVE this product. I truly am taking a million more pictures now that I own this product (with the help of Picasa 3 from Google, too!). The box that this comes in is even very innovative - played around with the box for awhile before I even played with this.
I had no problem setting it up with my wireless network. Only pain is, you can't obviousily connect to other password protected wireless networks unless you set it up before hand using your laptop or deskopt computer (you must use the included SD/USB adapter, and then it writes the password into this SD card).
The only other problem, resulting in -2 stars, is that it makes my Casio camera "reset". While I don't lose and haven't lost any of my pictures, my camera takes about 3-5 seconds longer to turn on now. Also, every once in awhile (I think if my camera is slightly bumped), my camera thinks I just replaced the batteries, and I have to re-set the date and time. Very annoying when I want to take pictures very fast, but have to add the date and time in again.
The card also makes the screen on my Casio camera appear a little more blurry, and a lot more blue.
Overall, DEFINITELY worth it, without a doubt. I could be taking pictures in one room, snap the picture, walk over to my computer and already see it uploaded to my computer and to Picasa Web Albums (free product) INSTANTLY. All of my pictures will be backed up for life!
Customer Review: Eye-Fi Wireless Camera SD Card - Not Ready
Summary: 2 Stars
I received my Eye-Fi card today. I'm using it with a Canon SD1000 camera, Apple MacBook Pro and Apple Airport Extreme.
The Eye-Fi installation software took 3 tries to get it properly installed and working. I couldn't figure out why it didn't work the first time. Once it was installed, I configured the Eye-Fi and it seemed to work the 1st time and only took a moment to configure it to my closed network.
Then I popped the card into my camera and it worked. Approx 6 seconds after I took the first photo, it started to upload automatically to my computer. The upload took approx 15 seconds for a 2.5 MB photo. All was good......
Then, it wouldn't work anymore. I hadn't changed anything, but it wouldn't work. I tried everything on the Eye-Fi website, but still it doesn't upload. Later in the evening, it started working again.
Seems like a great idea, but the s/w seems to not be robust enough.
Follow-Up Nov 27, 2007:
I've had 3 go arounds with Eye-Fi product support: 1st I sent them their log file, 2nd they wanted my computer configuration and 3rd they wanted me to reformat the card in my camera. After all three of these they do not have any idea why it won't work reliably.
2nd Follow-Up Nov 28, 2007:
No word from Eye Fi Customer Support. This sd card is being sent back. A great idea with spotty implementation.
Customer Review: Simple, no-nonsense uploading and sharing.
Summary: 4 Stars
I have to admit, I was extremely skeptical shelling out $99 for this card. The size is a bit small, but even with today's mega digital cameras, 2GB is plenty of storage for at least a small trip. I read the reviews on Amazon and decided to go for it.
Set up was a breeze, after entering settings for my secure wireless network, the card connected instantaneously. I think a lot of people are under the impression that this will work as if it were bluetooth capable. Not so. You must be able to connect to a wireless network. If this wireless network is secure and you don't have access, you will not be able to upload the photos.
Transfer speeds seem to be very fast, especially from the card to the computer. I can't say that I sat there with a stop watch and timed a bunch of uploads. Even with a Cable connection to the internet, uploads from the Eye-Fi interface to the photo sharing website were somewhat slow. I guess I have grown accustomed to this since uploading large files to photo sharing websites tend to take a bit longer.
Overall, I think this is an exceptional value. I have ignored all of my other memory cards for this. I am lazy and don't feel like taking my memory card out every time I take pictures. Now, I just turn on my camera and it automatically links to the Eye-Fi interface and the upload is done.
Customer Review: Eye-Fi more than capable
Summary: 4 Stars
When I bought the Eye-Fi, I was aware that you need to have a home wi-fi network to make it work. This was not the case when I discovered some folks have gotten it to work in a peer-to-peer mode using the D-Link DWL-G730AP Pocket Router. SInce the Eye-Fi is looking for a wireless router, the Pocket Router connects to the Eye-fi just fine after setup in client mode. I connected the D-Link to my laptop's LAN port and the power cord to the laptop's USB port and I was ready to go. With the current updates to the software and firmware, the transfers are speedy and reliable. I use ACDsee Photo Manager to view the picture transfers as they come over the link. I can view them automatically if you use the sync folder option in ACDsee. This is handy if I am doing a shoot. The pictures pop up almost immediately after I take them, allowing me to review the photos in full size as I take them.
The only complaints that I have are the short range of the wi-fi connection... about 30-40 feet max., and the other is that only JPEG files can be transferred.
All in all, I'm satisfied with the Eye-Fi. If you want to see info about the D-Link Pocket Router, see it here on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DWL-G730AP-Wireless-Pocket-802-11g/dp/B0002Z45DQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1223759894&sr=8-1
Customer Review: Best. Digi-cam. Invention. EVER.
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got this card, and it is the best invention to hit in-home digi-cam users EVER in my opinion. Or at least since the invention of image stabilization.
I bought a Nikon S7 camera based entirely on it's wifi abilities, and was devastated to find it didn't work even marginally with my iMac. As in complete failure.
But this wonderful invention 100% cured that problem! It took me about 15 minutes of messing with my wireless network to get the Eye Fi to jive with my router, but once set up it just WORKS. I make custom watch straps and send a picture of the completed strap to every customer when it's done, so I take between 5 and 20 pics a day depending on my volume. With my camera set at screen resolution (small image files) and 1 minute auto off, all I do is snap all my pics, walk to my computer and VOILA they're on my desktop. It really is like magic! I couldn't be happier about this. No more fiddling with the card every day, no more snapping pics and realizing they're all on my camera's internal memory because I left the card in my computer, no more searching for the card when I set it down somewhere... eye fi is worth every cent at TWICE the price, couldn't be happier!