iPhone 4S SD card reader?

[Alchase]

My sister uses a battery powered SD card reader/Photo USB storage device with LCD display to view and store her photos from her photo shoots until she gets back home to transfer to PC.
But that would probably cost as much as the camera.

[Tony]

One other option is if you have a cheap digital camera you can throw it in your pack most have a SD card slot.

[Russ McDonald]

One other option is if you have a cheap digital camera you can throw it in your pack most have a SD car slot.

This was the other thing I was going to mention to.  I want to get some trail cams.  I also have a cheap digital camers I actually use in my pack for hunting.

[uplandhunter870]

As far as SD card size goes, 32 is way more than I need? Should I just get another one that's 16GB or even smaller? I plan on doing one week soaks and I'm setting the camera to 4 megapixel instead of 8 to keep file sizes down.

i dont know how well this translates but for reference sake, i run 8gb cards in my DSLR and if i set the camera to take fine quality 4.5mp jpegs the camera estimates the card will hold just over 2900 images 4.5mp set to course quality its just over 6000 images bump that up to 18mp on RAW its about 270 images

[steeliedrew]

Ok. Sounds like I'll be fine with much smaller cards then. I'll just have to be extra careful to remove branches and things that could trigger the sensor and give me loads of landscape pics.

Now, back to an iPhone compatible SD reader...I called the local Apple store and it turns out that Apple does not make one for iPhones. Only iPads. However, there are some third party companies that make them such as the ZoomIt adapter I referenced earlier. I'm hoping someone has found one that works. it would just be so handy. Now that I think about it, I'd say it would be worth the money even if it were $50 or $60.

[steeliedrew]

After reviewing the trail cam pics it is confirmed that my dog sleeps on the couch all day, moving only to sleep on the chair. Haha. at least I know my camera works. can't wait to put it in the woods.

[bobcat]

The biggest sd cards I have are 4 GB. My others are 2 GB. Both hold more than enough pictures. The only time I ever had an issue was last fall when I got busy during elk season, and didn't check one of my cameras for about 6 weeks. It was a 2 GB card and it filled up, with just under 3,000 pictures. I can't imagine ever needing more than a 4 GB card, unless you live a long ways from your cameras and can't check them often.

I do have two cards for every camera so I can just swap out cards, and I can look at the pictures when I get home. I do have a digital camera that I always have in my pack, but it doesn't work with sd cards bigger than 2 GB. Which is why I normally prefer to use the 2 GB cards, so that at least I have the option of viewing pictures while I'm in the woods.

The iPhone has a much bigger screen and if there was any way to use my phone to view pictures, it would easily be worth $50 or $60 for me as well.

[Ice Cap]

This may be worth a try

http://www.miniinthebox.com/sd-card-reader-for-the-new-ipad-ipad-2-and-iphones_p296616.html#description

[steeliedrew]

Wow. At $5.00 I think I'll just go ahead and order it. Haha although I may go have a look at best buy before hand.

[bobcat]

Let us know how it works!

It would be nice if the reviews were in English.   

[steeliedrew]

I was thinking the same thing. Makes me skeptical but it's damn cheap. I wonder if there's an app to run it though?

[jackelope]

This may be worth a try

http://www.miniinthebox.com/sd-card-reader-for-the-new-ipad-ipad-2-and-iphones_p296616.html#description

My 1st concern is if the Apple one doesn't work with the iPhone but works with the iPad, how does this one work with all of them? In other words if there's something different about the devices that makes Apple's stuff not work with all of them, how does the aftermarket get around that.