topic Backup to SD Cards instead of Computer in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

Backup to SD Cards instead of Computer

zootsuit — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 23:07:25 GMT

When we travel, I normally backup our cameras to my netbook computer, but this trip I need to travel very light. I want to leave the netbook behind. Is there a way to force the Powershots to transfer images to an SD card reader? Normally, it only transfers to computers.

Re: Backup to SD Cards instead of Computer

cicopo — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 23:18:09 GMT

The most common way is to buy more cards or find stores that will copy from your cards to CD's or DVD's. I haven't read it but here's a lengthy discussion on the topic at one of the forums I belong to.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1265255

Re: Backup to SD Cards instead of Computer

zootsuit — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:46:02 GMT

After I posted my message I came across this link to B&H on another forum. It solves my problem:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Me...9/N/4000227848

Re: Backup to SD Cards instead of Computer

John_ — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 00:32:39 GMT

I checked that link and those storage drives are pretty expensive...why not just but a few more cards? Some were $1400.00 and the cheapest was $131 ?

Re: Backup to SD Cards instead of Computer

zootsuit — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:21:46 GMT

I bought that cheap one. It's just a 350GB hard drive with card slots.

There are two of us and we're taking more pictures every time we travel. We can use an iPad to view one card at a time but not to backup the cards. I like the convenience of backing up every night to just one phone-sized thing instead of a few small cards that are easy to lose.

Re: Backup to SD Cards instead of Computer

Grazie — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 06:36:35 GMT

Consider iCloud upload storage?

Re: Backup to SD Cards instead of Computer

zootsuit — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:34:46 GMT

iPad is about as far into the world of Apple that I want to go. Besides, we don't always have wifi in the places where we travel.