DSLR Backup

[JRDailey]

Heading out on vacation soon and won't have a computer with me, (not buying a new laptop right now).    How can I save / backup my pictures and take them home to load into my PC  ??

Thanks ,   John

[Tronhard]

Well... you could get larger cards (I'm thinking of 32-64GB) cards that will be useful and forwardly compatible to new technology as you upgrade over time, you just don't have to fill them up.

[jrhoffman75]

In today's world I consider 32 or 64 GB cards small capacity.

[Tronhard]

Fair enough - 'small' can be a very subjective description! 🤔 😏

[Tronhard]

Backup has many nuances.  Given the limitations defined by the OP, I think this is the best solution at a reasonable cost.  As we both agree (I think) having images stored on multiple cards is at least one way of avoiding losing the whole thing in the event of having a card failure, and does allow added capacity at the least cost.

There are backup drives with SD card reader slots built-in so one can just plug in an SD card and it gets backed up to the drive, but the OP has CF cards and that's not going to work for them.  Also, the cost might be fairly steep if one is not going to use this multiple times.

Best Portable External Hard Drive with an SD Card Reader (partitionwizard.com)

[jrhoffman75]

Will you be staying in locations that may have computers?

You could buy an SSD drive and use the computers to transfer files to the SSD. 

[stevet1]

JRDailey,

Another option is to download photos to a tablet or phone.

If you want to do wired shooting with, or download photos, to your Android phone or tablet, I found an app called Camera Connect and Control that works. You can try it free for 3 days, then it's $9.99 to purchase. You can find it in the Google Play Store.

Check with their web site for a list of supported cameras. I have a T8i and it works, even though it's not on their list yet.

You can shoot. Either still photos or videos.

You'll need an OTG (on the go) cable to connect your Android device to the USB cable, and an IFC-600PCU interface cable to connect the USB cable to the USB port on your camera.

I got the OTG cable off Amazon, and the IFC-600PCU cable from Canon.

Steve Thomas

[JRDailey]

I only buy the smaller cards, 32-63G.   Learned from a photographer friend a long time ago, don't put too many eggs in one pot. 

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