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camera connection kit for RAW image files
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In my experience, the iPad does not show you the jpg and RAW separately. It tells you both are there, but you can't delete one or the other. I should add that my experience involves shooting RAW and jpg at the same time, though, and both automatically come over from the camera. As I think about, I don't actually know what happens if you upload RAW-only files to the iPad. I'd predict you can't delete the jpg thumbnail that the iPad creates, but I haven't tried that.
Yes, according to this post right here at MacRumors. You may want to look through more of the thread too, but this seemed most germane. I remembered seeing this, but I found it by searching the forum.
here are my observations, based on importing JPEG and RAW files from an EOS 40D using the CCK (I assume RAW files from other cameras behave same...)
- if you shoot RAW+JPG, when you first connect the camera, "RAW+JPG" is superimposed on a single icon for each image/pair when first displayed in the iPad (this is in the screen showing the images before importing) i.e. you don't see separate icons for the RAW and JPG versions, but it's clear you have both. Selecting the RAW+JPG item and importing will result in both .jpg and .cr2 files to be loaded into the iPad
- if you have a RAW-only file, it appears in the import screen without any superimposed designation. in other words, it is indistinguishable from a JPEG-only image at this point.
*** once you actually import the images, the appearance of the photos changes slightly. Once you go to the "Last Imported" or "All Imported" or Events album containing your photos, the superimposed text on the RAW+JPEG file no longer appears. all your images whether JPEG, RAW+JPEG or RAW have normal unlabeled icons.
- for RAW files, the iPad creates a scaled down JPEG version which can be used or viewed on the iPad. in my case, an original 3888x2592 image was scaled to 1936x1288 (as viewed on the iPad using PhotoPad, a photo editing app)
- curiously, the JPEG only file seems scaled slightly differently. 3888x2592 original shows as 2048x1364 on the iPad
- all original full size files can be recovered from the iPad e.g. to the Mac using Image Capture or Aperture or iPhoto.
- on the iPad, if you delete a photo that was originally imported as RAW+JPEG, you delete both versions of the image.
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Thanks for a much more thorough account than I gave.
One thing I recently have found - it takes a really, rally long time to take RAW+jpg off my Nikon D200 via a USB cable. I've had better luck using a USB card reader and plugging the CF card into that.
Thanks for a much more thorough account than I gave.
One thing I recently have found - it takes a really, rally long time to take RAW+jpg off my Nikon D200 via a USB cable. I've had better luck using a USB card reader and plugging the CF card into that.
you're welcome.
unfortunately it seems not all external card readers work with the CCK (mine doesn't), I think it's a matter of too high power consumption of some of the readers
How long does it take you to transfer RAW files to your iPad directly from your camera? Mine never does seem to finish after transferring an image or three.
the couple trips where I used the iPad+CCK with my 40D I was shooting mostly JPG, with just some limited RAW+JPG thrown in here and there. so I can't say for sure how quick or slow RAW transfer is...
but now that you mention it, I did notice a couple times that the upload of hundreds of JPGs would sometimes suddenly quit before all the images were finished. but it wasn't after just a few images like in your case - rather, it was after many had already loaded. At the time I was also uploading photos from another camera using the SD Card adapter - unlike the direct connection to my camera, the SD adapter never once had a problem transferring files
at the time I thought I had accidentally jiggled the connection loose or something... it wasn't a concern because when I reconnected and clicked the Import button, the iPad gave me the option to skip all the images that had already been loaded. but perhaps there is something going on here causing problems with large volume of data being uploaded via direct connection?...
if I have a chance later I'll shoot a batch of RAW and time the upload
i would love to know if it works well with raw images too. As I would love to use the ipad as another backup unit for my photos, especially if i am not bringing my laptop. But so far it doesn't sound too promising... 
i would love to know if it works well with raw images too. As I would love to use the ipad as another backup unit for my photos, especially if i am not bringing my laptop. But so far it doesn't sound too promising...
Works just fine with RAW files, never had a problem. Imports, views just fine and works great with Aperture.