Section 88. Temporarily Store Digital Photos on Your iPod


88. Temporarily Store Digital Photos on Your iPod

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

80 Use Your iPod as an External Hard Disk


SEE ALSO

79 Download Photos from Your Camera to Your iPod photo


If you aren't fortunate enough to have an iPod photo, you can still use your regular iPod to enjoy some of the convenience the iPod photo affords you as a digital photographer on the go: You can empty your digital camera's photos onto a monochrome iPod's disk for safekeeping until you get home from your vacation. Belkin makes two devices that serve to transfer photos and other data to your iPod: the Digital Camera Link ($79.99), which lets you connect your camera's USB cable directly to it; and the Media Reader ($99.99), into which you can load any CompactFlash, Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard (MMC), or SmartMedia card to transfer its contents to the iPod.

If you do have an iPod photo, refer to 79 Download Photos from Your Camera to Your iPod photo for a more elegant and cost-effective solution to this same need.

NOTE

The iPod mini does not support importing photos.


1.
Get the Belkin Digital Camera Link or Belkin Media Reader

The more inexpensive Belkin Digital Camera Link is best if you just want to transfer photos from your USB digital camera. Get the Belkin Media Reader if you want to transfer data other than just digital photos, or if you want to transfer digital photos from any of the six supported media types. The illustrations for this task show the Digital Camera Link.

Visit the online Apple Store (http://store.apple.com) or an Apple retail store to pick up one of these devices.

2.
Load Batteries into the Device

Both Belkin devices require AA batteries, which are included: four for the Media Reader or two for the Digital Camera link. Insert them as indicated on your device's battery compartment .

3.
Connect the Device to the iPod

Extract the connector and cord from the device and plug it into the iPod's Dock connector.

88. Temporarily Store Digital Photos on Your iPod


4.
Connect the Camera or Media Card to the Device

Connect the camera's USB cable to the Digital Camera Link, or insert the camera's storage media card into the Media Reader's slot.

5.
Transfer Photos to the iPod

Press the button on the Digital Camera Link to begin transferring photos to the iPod. If you have the Media Reader, the iPod's display changes to a Photo Import screen similar to the one shown in 79 Download Photos from Your Camera to Your iPod photo , except without color . Choose Import to copy the photos to the iPod.

While the photos are transferring, the iPod shows a progress bar indicating how many photos are in the "roll" and how many have been transferred so far. Monochrome iPods do not display the photos themselves , however. There's a legend printed on the back of the Digital Camera Link that explains the different flashing signals of the LEDs and what they mean the unit is doing.

6.
Erase the Camera's Storage Card

If you're using the Digital Camera Link, the photos are removed automatically from the camera's card at the end of the transfer; if you're using the Media Reader, select Erase Card from the screen that appears at the end of the download process.

7.
Verify Transferred Photos

Navigate into the Extras menu, where a new Photo Import item has appeared. Select this option. On the Photo Import screen are listed each "roll" of photos you transferred from your camera, followed by the number of photos in each roll, such as Roll #1 (12), Roll #2 (42) , and so on. Select one of these rolls to view the date on which it was taken, the number of photos in it, and how much disk space it consumes. You can also discard a roll of photos from your iPod by selecting it and choosing Delete Roll .

8.
Import Photos from the iPod to Your Computer

When you get back to your computer, you'll want to move the downloaded photos from the iPod into your favorite photo organizer application (iPhoto for Mac users, or Adobe Album or Adobe Photoshop Elements for Windowsalthough any software that imports photos from a digital camera will work). After you've loaded photos onto it from your camera, the iPod acts like a digital camera when connected to your computer; your photo software will think it's another camera and download the photos from it accordingly .

Connect the iPod to the computer using the Dock or cable. After it syncs with iTunes, launch your photo organizer application and import the photos as you normally do from your camera. Be sure to erase the "camera's" contents when you're done transferring! Most photo software presents this option during the import process.

NOTES

You might have to enable the iPod as an external hard disk before the photo software will recognize it as a camera-like device. See 80 Use Your iPod as an External Hard Disk for more information, and remember to unmount the iPod from your computer when you're done transferring photos.

If your photo software does not recognize the iPod as a camera, you can manually copy the photos out of the DCIM folder on the iPod onto your computer's disk to import them.




iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap
iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0672328992
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 152
Authors: Brian Tiemann

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