WiFi? Aye.
When buying a camera these days you might notice that many
of them come complete with the ability to project your photos via their own
WiFi network. A handy thing, especially if you want to get the shots off your
DSLR and share them quickly via your smartphone. But what about those of us
with older cameras that lack WiFi connectivity - how ever are we going to show
our friends the picture we took of a fat man in a bathing suit on the beach?
Easy, with the EyeFi Mobi Wireless SD card.
Looking just like a normal SD card, it's hard to see how the
EyeFi Mobi fits that ability into such a small package - but fit it in it does,
and very well indeed. There is no setup other than downloading the EyeFi app (available
for both Android and iOS) which then lets you connect your device of choice
instantly to the camera. Then simply start taking shots and watch as the photos
automatically download to your phone. Seriously, this works really well, taking
just a few seconds for a multi-megabyte image to appear.
Obviously getting your high-res shots onto your mobile
device is great if you need to quickly edit and then upload them to somewhere
(photo journalists take note), but it is also fantastic in terms of storage.
The EyeFi we were sent to test was an 8GB model, but they also come in 16 and
32GB versions. However, the tablet we were using to download the photos onto
has a total memory of 128GB, meaning we never had to worry about running out of
space, even when snapping extremely large files.
Fortunately the EyeFi Mobi also works like a conventional SD
card, so without that connection to a mobile device your photos will still be saved,
allowing you to pop it out and copy over in the traditional fashion.
We really loved using the EyeFi Mobi, and knowing that you
can pick up a WiFi card for about thirty quid will certainly make you think
again about buying that pricey WiFi-enabled camera.
Around £30 (for the 8GB)
