#EYE FI USB CARD READER FOR MAC#
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#EYE FI USB CARD READER SOFTWARE#
#EYE FI USB CARD READER PC#
#EYE FI USB CARD READER LICENSE#

Photo imported into iPhoto with Lat & Lonįor a US$9.99 annual fee, you can enable the card to access various photo sharing services. From there, you can use iPhoto's Places feature (in the Source list) to pinpoint your photos on a map. ( Graphic Converter by Thorsten Lemke is a great app for inspecting all of the EXIF data.)īelow is a photo of one of my cats with the EXIF data pulled out and displayed (some is obscured for privacy) in iPhoto with the iPhoto menu item: Photos -> Show Extended Photo Info. The Eye-Fi card can access this database and drop the LAT/LON coordinates into the photo's EXIF data. Skyhook maintains a database of Wi-Fi hotspots with their Media Access Control (MAC) addresses and longitude & latitude. Geotagging is accomplished in partnership with Skyhook Wireless. If not, then they'll upload when you are within range. A small popup window verifies the photo being uploaded and shows a progress bar. If you're within range of the specified Wi-Fi network the picture(s) will be uploaded automatically. I also noted the licensing agreement was presented with the option to print or save, and that's always welcome.Īfter that, all you need to do is eject the SD card, pop it into your camera, and start taking pictures.

#EYE FI USB CARD READER LICENSE#

The license notes that you'll only be able to upload photos to one designated computer. All it needs is your name, e-mail, and a password.

#EYE FI USB CARD READER REGISTRATION#

The registration is required to enable certain remote services and to enable remote configuration of the card without reconnecting it directly to a Mac. Next, a script launches your browser of choice and you'll be connected to the Eye-Fi site for licensing agreement and registration. (The photo above shows Little Snitch intervening to authenticate this process - something that only users of that app will see.) A series of checkmarks reveals the success in connecting to the Mac wirelessly. Network check and allowing incoming connections from the SD card The first thing it will do is probe your Mac and network, ask for the Wi-Fi password, make sure the card can log onto the local Wi-Fi network and then connect to your Mac through any firewalls.

#EYE FI USB CARD READER FOR MAC#

dmg file, in the Mac OS X folder for Mac users, and then run the Eye-Fi app.

#EYE FI USB CARD READER SOFTWARE#

When connected to a Mac with the card reader, the card mounts just as any other volume and includes the software you need. The card reader is only used the first time to configure the card, and then it isn't needed again. Included in the box is the SD card, a small quick start guide and an SD card reader with USB connector. Photos can be uploaded into (optionally) time stamped folders.

#EYE FI USB CARD READER PC#

Instantly upload of photos to a directory on PC or Mac (or iPhoto) as well as photo sharing services (Additional $9.99 annual fee).

Wirelessly uploads through a Wi-Fi network (802.11 b/g only).

2 GB of storage (about 550 jpeg photos on a typical 6 MP DSLR).

During the time I used the card with a Nikon D50, I didn't see any noticeable battery drain. Power is drawn from the camera's battery, and Eye-Fi provides hints on maximizing battery life for many popular cameras. The card is the same size as any standard SD or SD HC card and will fit in any camera that accepts those cards. The Eye-Fi Geo is a standard SD memory card with an 802.11b/g radio subsystem included. Lifetime means that there is no extra fee and the feature is permanent. The relatively new Eye-Fi Geo includes 'lifetime' geotagging in partnership with Skyhook Wireless and has a much reduced price. Have you ever wished you could dispense with cables and just wirelessly upload your photos from an SD card in your camera to a Mac (or PC) - all with geotagging in the EXIF data? Eye-Fi has had this capability for some time in the Explore card for $99.99, but in July this year, the company released the Eye-Fi Geo, a lower cost product focused just on the features customers have asked for - and priced at $59.99.īack in the summer of 2008, Bob LeVitus reviewed the original Eye-Fi card, but without the geotagging feature.

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