Tip: Backing Up Olympus RAW files to iPad

[jetlife2]

Not sure if this was already mentioned:

This will allow you to back up RAW to an iPad and retrieve later for editing.

If you buy the ipad camera connection kit ($29), it will copy RAW and jpg files off an SD card and save them to your iPad. The original RAW file [and matching jpg if you shot both] is stored on the iPad. Then you can save that RAW file from the iPad to your mac/PC with iPhoto, Image Capture, Aperture, Lightroom, etc.

I have personally verified that this works and the original RAW file is preserved untouched.

This will work for any RAW file that Apple supports. The easiest way to find out whether your flavor of RAW is supported is to open the file in iPhoto. Or there is a list of supported cameras here: Mac OS X v10.6: Supported digital camera RAW formats. If your version of RAW is not supported, the camera connection kit will not import it so this iPad backup process is not available. [Unless you use just jpg].

This is a great backup method while on a trip. :cool2:

Cheers

 

[donhealy]

Absolutely works. Have done it with my IPad generation 1. Used the USB download cable (directly from my OLY 620 camera) to the IPad photo interface cable. I was using compact flash cards.

Great way to back up if you don't want to bring the laptop. No real editing capability on IPad but great for back-up.

 

[under water]

I imagine this will eventually be the way to go, but I like to bring the laptop and play with some of the images while on the trip. I do see a version of Lightroom for tablets eventually.