I feel like emailing this thread to every camera company and app developer out there. You (we) are an intuitive bunch.
Dale
Dale
So, the new iPad looks like a cool tablet for photographers. At least, it has the potential. My doubts are:
1. Can you connect an external drive to the iPad? This would be amazing to make photo backups in travels.
2. Can the iPhone OS read RAW files? If yes, does it have the sufficient capacity to display them smoothly? Somehow making a stripped down version of Aperture for the iPad would be cool, and being able to import to Aperture and then transfer them to you Mac would be cool.
3. Lastly, does the accessories for the iPad to connect SD card work with the iPhone/iPod Touch?
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A USB connector for importing direct from the camera. It will be slow and eat batteries, just like the ones used for laptops.Hmm, I can see that the left camera accessory has a SD reader but what's on the right?
I'm going to guess it will not connect directly to any hard drive anytime soon. Nor will it go the direction of a productivity device for photographers anytime soon. It offers a great way to display JPEGs, but beyond that, its utility as a photography peripheral is very limited.
Can you say cloud computing?
There are better solutions for storing and viewing photos than the iPad (iTampon as joked about at youtube and other places). These are only a few of numerous devices one can use to download from a camera and store the photos when traveling or away from a computer:
http://www.offrench.net/photos/articles/portable_storage_devices.php
Just get this straight: The iPad was solely designed to make you buy content from the iTunes store. End of story.
As a photographers tool, I think it might be best as a way to show a customer/friends/family photos, whether it is a way to show a newly married couple their wedding photos or just taking it along to a family gathering to show of your 5,000 pic 3 day tour of all of western europe... the device is relatively small, light weight & portable and much easier to hand around or have at different angles than a laptop, but a much bigger screen than your phone or iPod Touch. The interface for moving between pics is easy to understand and basically anyone can do it.
Otherwise, it is at least one USB port short of being anything more practical. Though, I quickly figured that a USB port means people can attach their USB 3G network devices to it and skip the AT&T 3G service. hmmmmmmmm.
It also means you wouldn't be able to upload pics while having it powered through the dock connector if you are away from your full setup, I would love to just upload pics to the device and review without needing to lug everything with me. Camera kit, iPad, cable & ac power adapter. Makes the computer side quite lightweight.
And seeing how the iPad is geared towards replacing and doing the job of a phone and a laptop, it might be great if it did had this feature.
Replacing? Says who? It's been introduced as a replacement for nothing. It's supposed to be a whole new product category, one that has a bit of overlap with the other two categories, but not so much that you can do without owning all three. That's where Apple would like to see it go, anyway.
I feel like emailing this thread to every camera company and app developer out there. You (we) are an intuitive bunch.
Wow, I totally forgot bout its use in the medical field and you know what, what you said makes perfect sense! I guess part of the reason why many aint happy with what the iPad can do is cause many expects it to be some sort of notebook replacement when it's actually not the case.An iPad should be nice for MD's and other professionals who have to store medical and other data from their patients or customers. I believe that there are a some electronic pads these people can use, but the iPad, which is much like an iPod Touch, has a large screen. One can easily read the text in this screen without having to zoom-in or enlarge it. My doctor carries around her small laptop, but the relatively inexpensive iPad would be much easier for her.
Also, as you may already know, there are several medical apps for the iPod and iPhone. With these, doctors and patients can monitor heart functions, drug doses, etc.. These apps and other apps can be used with the iPad, displayed on a much larger screen.
An iPad should be nice for MD's and other professionals who have to store medical and other data from their patients or customers. I believe that there are a some electronic pads these people can use, but the iPad, which is much like an iPod Touch, has a large screen. One can easily read the text in this screen without having to zoom-in or enlarge it. My doctor carries around her small laptop, but the relatively inexpensive iPad would be much easier for her.
Also, as you may already know, there are several medical apps for the iPod and iPhone. With these, doctors and patients can monitor heart functions, drug doses, etc.. These apps and other apps can be used with the iPad, displayed on a much larger screen.
This is what we use at our facility: http://www.motioncomputing.com/products/tablet_pc_c5.asp
These have been around for awhile now, no need for Apple to pretend like they have invented the wheel. There's an included camera so we can scan our medications and patient labels. We can review xrays, labs, share medical notes. And there's a handle. Now, that last part is very important in the medical field. Those iPads will get dropped so quick, especially when someone is using gloves. The stylus of the C5 is important because using a touch device while wearing gloves is also pretty tough to do.
Now, in terms of being a photographers companion, that remains to be seen. Until someone actually develops apps for it, it's a pipe dream.
Wow, I totally forgot bout its use in the medical field and you know what, what you said makes perfect sense! I guess part of the reason why many aint happy with what the iPad can do is cause many expects it to be some sort of notebook replacement when it's actually not the case.
Now, why Apple won't add a webcam to the iPad when its SDK seemed to have some sort of video conferencing and the iPad allows VoIP is beyond me![]()
You are correct in that Apple hasn't invented the wheel. However, with the iPad Apple has opened the door to the market a little wider than before. The tablets I looked at in your link cost around $2,000 or more. I have also seen some that cost a lot more. The iPad is a lot cheaper, and has introduced competition to the tablet market. I am also certain medical tablet manufacturers will now have to introduce newer technology and features. If they don't, Apple will do to the table industry what it did to the music player industry with the iPod and beat them on their own grounds. There is a huge market (third party manufacturers) around the iPhone and iPod.This is what we use at our facility: http://www.motioncomputing.com/products/tablet_pc_c5.asp
These have been around for awhile now, no need for Apple to pretend like they have invented the wheel. There's an included camera so we can scan our medications and patient labels. We can review xrays, labs, share medical notes. And there's a handle. Now, that last part is very important in the medical field. Those iPads will get dropped so quick, especially when someone is using gloves. The stylus of the C5 is important because using a touch device while wearing gloves is also pretty tough to do.
Now, in terms of being a photographers companion, that remains to be seen. Until someone actually develops apps for it, it's a pipe dream.