Eye-Fi™ SD Card + WIFI for your Digital Camera

Jun 29, 2010 2 Comments by Dennis Dearborne

The Eye-Fi™ Card is a wireless SD memory card for your digital camera. It stores photos and videos just like a standard SD memory card. But the Eye-Fi™ Card makes your camera wireless! 2GB SD card priced around $49.99. 4GB products start at around $79.99. See various products listed below.

Yes, there really is Wi-Fi inside that tiny little card. I think it’s going to change the way people take, save and share photos. The Eye-Fi™ Card comes with everything needed to make it simple to set up and connect to your home Wi-Fi network. After you set it up, place the card into your Digital camera and start capturing photos and videos. It stores pictures like a regular SD card, and then uploads your photos automatically as soon as you return to your home network. All you have to do is turn the camera on. Uploads photos automatically from the Eye-Fi™ Card inside your camera. The built-in Wi-Fi connects to your home network.

Built in Wi-Fi helps you organize and share your photographic memories. Specify where you want your photos and videos sent. Select the Wi-Fi networks it can use. Then just turn on your camera to effortlessly transfer photos and video. No cables!

Automatically uploads pictures from your digital camera to your PC or Mac via 802.11b/g WiFi

OVERVIEW

Are the family reunion videos still in your camera? You can effortlessly share your memories with the 4GB Eye-Fi™ Share Video card. It uses your home Wi-Fi network to automatically upload photos and videos straight from your camera to your computer and to one of over 25 popular photo sharing websites, like Twitter, Flickr, Facebook or Picasa.

Easy Set Up
Upload photos automatically to your computer wirelessly!

In just a few minutes, you’ll be ready to share your memories while they are still fresh. It’s as easy as 1-2-3.

1. Register your Eye-Fi card
2. Pair the Eye-Fi Card to your Wi-Fi network
3. Choose a sharing web site (if you want)

Now start taking photos! That’s all there is to uploading your photos and videos wirelessly with your existing camera.

Your Eye-Fi Card will now upload new photos & videos you take to your computer and your favorite sharing web site (even if your computer is off).

Technical Details

* Wi-Fi Security: Static WEP 40/104/128, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK Mac and PC Compatible
* Stores photos and videos like a standard memory card
* Wireless upload of photos and videos via Wi-Fi to your PC or sharing, printing, social networking or blogging web site, even when computer is off
* Upload photos and videos wirelessly from over 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the nation
* Automatically adds geographic location information (geotags) so you can easily find and organize your memories

Share Video 4GB + Wi-Fi

Requirements and Compatibility

Eye-Fi cards automatically deliver photos to Mac, PC and the Web

* Eye-Fi cards work with 802.11b, 802.11g and backwards-compatible 802.11n wireless networks
* Eye-Fi software works with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X (10.4 and 10.5)
* Eye-Fi software works with Internet Explorer (Windows), Firefox (Windows and OS X) and Safari 3 ( OS X 10.4 -10.5)
* Eye-Fi cards require an Internet connection for setup and a wireless router with DHCP enabled for wireless transfers
* The Eye-Fi cards work with over 700 camera models that use SD or SDHC memory cards.

Compatibility has been tested (by the manufacturer) with cameras from all major camera brands. See below for manufacturer specific information.
Please note that 4GB Eye-Fi Cards (4GB Share Video, 4GB Explore Video and the Eye-Fi Anniversary Cards) are all SDHC format cards. Because SDHC works differently than standard SD cards, this new format is not backwards compatible with legacy SD format cameras. 4GB and above SDHC cards can only be read by SDHC cameras. Please refer to your camera owners manual or your camera manufacturer’s website to check to see if your camera supports SDHC memory cards.

Note: Konica-Minolta cameras are not supported. Sony and Olympus cameras do not accept SD memory cards.

* Canon
* Casio
* FujiFilm
* HP
* Kodak
* Nikon
* Panasonic
* Pentax
* Polaroid
* Samsung
* Sanyo
* Sealife

Canon
Eye-Fi is compatible with Canon SD format models.
Casio
Eye-Fi is compatible with Casio SD format models.
FujiFilm
Eye-Fi is compatible with FujiFilm SD format models.
HP
Eye-Fi is compatible with HP SD format models. Exceptions: Photosmart e327.
Kodak
Eye-Fi is compatible with most Kodak models. Exceptions: EasyShare C330, EasyShareC613, EasyShareC643, EasyShareC713, EasyShareC813, EasyShareC913, EasyShareC1013, EasyShare CD33, EasyShare CW330, EasyShare C875, EasyShare P850, EasyShare DX 6440, EasyShare DX 6490, EasyShare DX 7490, EasyShare DX 7590, EasyShare M340, and the EasyShare M1063.
Nikon
Eye-Fi is compatible with Nikon SD format models. Exception: Coolpix s51
Panasonic
Eye-Fi is compatible with Panasonic SD format models. Exception: Lumix DMC-FX37
Pentax
Eye-Fi is compatible with most Pentax SD format models. Exceptions: Optio S4i, Optio S5i, Optio 450, Optio 550
Polaroid
Eye-Fi is compatible with most Polaroid SD format models. Exceptions: t737, a520
Samsung
Eye-Fi is compatible with most Samsung SD format models. Exceptions: L77, NV24HD, TL34HD.
Sanyo
Eye-Fi is compatible with Sanyo SD format models.
Sealife
Eye-Fi is compatible with Sealife SD format models.

Product Line Information

Home 2GB $49.99

When’s the last time your vacation photos made it out of your camera? Effortlessly save your photos with the 2GB Eye-Fi Home Card. It has built-in Wi-Fi and uses your home Wi-Fi network to automatically upload your memories to your computer.

Share 2GB $59.99

OVERVIEW

No time to share photos with friends and family? Effortlessly share with the 2GB Eye-Fi Share card. It uses your home Wi-Fi network to automatically upload photos straight from your camera to your computer and to one of over 25 popular photo sharing websites, like Flickr, Facebook or Picasa

Share 4GB $79.99

OVERVIEW

Are the family reunion videos still in your camera? Effortlessly share your memories with the 4GB Eye-Fi Share Video card. It uses your home Wi-Fi network to automatically upload photos and videos straight from your camera to your computer and to one of over 25 popular photo sharing websites, like Flickr, Facebook or Picasa. No cables. No hassles. No kiddi

Explore Video 4GB $99.99

OVERVIEW

Love traveling? Are your last trip’s awesome memories still in your camera? Effortlessly upload and share your photos and videos from over 10,000 Wi-Fi HotSpots with the 4GB Eye-Fi Explore Video card. Get a lifetime of automatic geotagging so you can easily find and organize your memories later. And like the Eye-Fi Share Video, it can also use your home Wi-Fi to upload photos and videos to your computer or to one of over 25 popular websites.

Pro 4GB  $149.99

OVERVIEW

Streamline your workflow. Enjoy the freedom of Ad Hoc connection capabilities and RAW uploads, plus the best of Eye-Fi Explore, including geotagging, HotSpot Access, selective transfer, and Wi-Fi photo and video uploads to your computer and to one of over 25 online website

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© 2010, Dennis Dearborne. All rights reserved.

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About the author

1969 I Found myself Vietnam bound on the Flight Deck of the carrier Ranger CVA61. Just prior to that though.... I have been flying since about 10 years old, so went into an aviation rating in the Navy. Aviation Fundementals and Navy "A" school in Radar and Computers in Millington, TN. After Viet Nam I went on to further my computer and business education and aviation experiences. Spent 36yrs as a computer professional, working in/managing IT departments for the likes of NASA, Control Data, IBM, Tektronix and Intel. Highlights included numerous years working for NASA at Jet Propulsion Labs, in the 70's, at Pasadena, CA. Worked on projects Mariner, Pioneer 10 & 11, Viking (mars lander), and Voyager. My signature is on the Voyager plaque (WELL outside our solar system years ago) and on the leg plaque of the Viking Lander on Mars. Aviation went to new heights for me with purchase of a 4 seater Piper and later subsequent building of a very high performance bi-plane (Christen Eagle) in my living room (well... it moved to a hanger once the wings needed to be hung.. HA). I flew aerobatics in it in weekend airshows all over the greater NW of the US for the next decade (80's). They say there are "Old Pilots and Bold Pilots but very few Old Bold Pilots". I feel fortunate in being one of the latter. I'm now fully retired and living the good life in my house by the beach in Wilmington, NC as of the first of the year 2010!

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