saving photos on long trips???

Spon Farmer · 08-01-2013 3:28pm #1

Hi,

Is there cameras that can connect directly to a USB hard drive to transfer photos without needing a computer?

Or a hard drive specifically made to do that?

Or a device that can connect the two?

I've googled it, but all I get are people asking similar questions.

It's for a long trip - would I be better with just a supply of good memory cards?

Cheers

Paulw · 08-01-2013 3:42pm

I use a good few memory cards (Sandisk). I also bring a laptop and copy on to that as backup.

challengemaster · 08-01-2013 3:46pm

Yeah, you can get portable storage devices that have card readers built in

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Stand-Alone-Data-Storage/ci/3369/N/4220238587

Spon Farmer · 08-01-2013 3:47pm

Thanks, Paulw.

I won't be bringing a laptop and would just about have space for a small USB hard drive - only just thought about the power issue - plugging it in might not be convenient or possible.

A supply of memory cards might be best, but my fear is losing them.

Do you have any particular way of keeping them safe?

mdebets · 08-01-2013 4:45pm

Spon Farmer wrote: »

Do you have any particular way of keeping them safe?

Get a few of these.
They are waterproof, float on water and you can drive over them without them getting damaged.

Spon Farmer · 08-01-2013 6:53pm

challengemaster wrote: »

Yeah, you can get portable storage devices that have card readers built in

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Stand-Alone-Data-Storage/ci/3369/N/4220238587

Thanks, challengemaster (I didn't see your post earlier)

Spon Farmer · 08-01-2013 6:54pm

mdebets wrote: »

Get a few of these.
They are waterproof, float on water and you can drive over them without them getting damaged.

Thank, mdebets.

jimbling · 10-01-2013 2:04pm

Where are you going on your long trip?
Majority of places in the world have internet cafes etc available and it’s very easy to copy your photos from your camera (or memory card) to a USB hard drive as you go along.

The worst thing about keeping a set of cards on an extended trip is the danger of loss rather than damage. And I should know, I lost only one card over the 5 months I was away… but it just so happened to be almost every picture I took on a 4 day hike to Machu Picchu….. It hurts!!

You have to back them up where possible. My advice would be multiple cards or/and USB sticks and one bigger USB hard drive.
If you truly don’t have access to computers on your trip, then there are other options as well..... as someone else mentioned there are hard drives with card readers etc..

I just noticed the comment “plugging it in might not be convenient or possible”. I'm not sure what we're talking about here.... is it one single long trip/trek or are we talking travel? If you dont have access to a plug how are you going to keep your batteries for the camera charged?

mel123 · 10-01-2013 3:21pm

Back them up on the web.
When I was away I regularly uploaded all my photos on shutterfly, empty the memory card and use it again. Very easy to do, and ive never had any problems, infact i keep my photos there as a back up still to this day. I have family abroad and we all use it for sharing photos instead of emailing to each other.

jimbling · 10-01-2013 3:36pm

mel123 wrote: »

Back them up on the web.
When I was away I regularly uploaded all my photos on shutterfly, empty the memory card and use it again. Very easy to do, and ive never had any problems, infact i keep my photos there as a back up still to this day. I have family abroad and we all use it for sharing photos instead of emailing to each other.

I was going to suggest that, but if plugs and computers are a problem, I dont reckon uploading to the internet is much of an option.

saving photos on long trips???

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