iPad + Canon 5D: import problem

I am a little confused as to what works and what doesn't work.

- Have you tried both using the storage card from the Canon and connecting the Canon to the iPad using the camera connection kit (CCK)? If connecting the Canon via the CCK did you have the controls for the Canon set properly? Was the Canon fully or almost fully charged? Did you get an error message on the iPad?

- What other camera worked successfully?

In order for the CCK to worked the file system on the card/camera has to be formated in FAT 16 or 32, the photos and video fils have to be of a formate supported by the iPad, and the files have to be a folder titled "DCIM" in the rood director.

No special position of the iPad is required when using the CCK.

I can't get my 5D to work either. As with you, the same card works in a reader, but not straight from the camera via USB

Why not continue using the card reader and save draining the camera battery when offloading ?
I use a single slot CF card reader, very compact and easily stored with your iPad.

Because I left the CF reader at home on this trip assuming the camera would work 🙂 I haven't seen many other camera models not supported by directly connecting (from cursory Internet searches) so I thought it would. Wondered if this is a known issue on the 5D

What are the controls that have to be set? My 5D doesn't work with the CCT either.

I have the same problem with my 5d mark 2 and i'm using a Sandisk extreme 3 8GB card. Strangely if i delete all the photos on the camera and connect via USB, the ipad would recognise it but says there is no photo to import. If there are files either jpgs or raw in the camera the ipad would only recognise it for a split second. I can see the camera tab in the photo app flashes then disappear completely.

FYI it works perfectly with my canon s90 (via USB as well).

Device is 64GB 3G ipad running 3.2.1

It caught me out at first but it's quite simple,

On the 5D's menu set 'communication' to 'Print/PTP'
NOT 'PC connect'

You'll need a card IN the camera and you may have to open and close the card flap to get the iPad to see it. -It then just works like a card reader, you can't shoot directly into the iPad.
Works fine on mine.

I just got the cck to use with my canon 5d's mark2 and like others here took some shots plugged it in a nothing. With no images on the card says nothing to import so I knew it was connectred ok.
Dont ask me why but i tried removing the cck from the docking socket then reconnected it and hey presto it works.
retested and does this every time i do an import i cant do another without disconnecting then reconnecting !..
Dont know why some say its slow its seems quick enough to me. Hope this helps.