Q: Camera roll vs My photo stream
I was trying to move photos from my iPhone to my iMac. I Hooked up my iPhone to my iMac. 613 photos showed up to import. The 613 photos were in my camera roll. I have 974 photos in my iPhone photo stream. What is the difference between camera roll and My photo stream. Which one should I import in order to save the photos from my iPhone to my iMac and then transfer them to an external hard drive. Thanks for your input and help.
iPhone 6, iOS 10
Posted on Sep 22, 2016 10:28 PM
Camera Roll houses those photos taken on your iPhone. Those are the ones that need to be imported.
Photo Stream is similar to iCloud Photo Library, and houses photos that are already capable of sharing. They are not necessarily taken on the device that houses them.
Posted on Sep 24, 2016 10:03 AM