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Connecting Digital Camera to iPad

I connected my digital camera, Fuji F30, to my new, 3rd gen, iPad and nothing happens. I mean nothing. iPad Photo does not open and if I launch it manually there is nothing showing in Photo either.


I also tried connecting a flash drive, SanDisk, with pictures I downloaded from the camera, and got a message that said 'CANNOT USE DEVICE. The connected USB device requires too much power'


Any idea what the problem is? The photos on the flash drive were in a folder called DCIM and the flash drive is formatted 'Mac OS extended (Journaled)


Thanks

Posted on Apr 6, 2012 2:15 PM

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Apr 6, 2012 4:39 PM in response to Douglas

Douglas-


One possibility is that either the CCC USB adapter or the iPad has a defective connector. If you are using an Apple brand Camera Connection Kit, you should take it with your iPad to see the Apple Store Genius. You may get either a new iPad or a new Camera Connection Kit.


You might try resetting (rebooting) the iPad. Hold both the Home and Sleep buttons for several seconds until the Apple logo appears. Ignore the "Slide to power off" arrow. The iPad will restart after a couple of minutes.


Fred

Apr 6, 2012 5:50 PM in response to Douglas

Another way. You can use a USB flash drive & the camera connection kit.


Plug the USB flash drive into your computer & create a new folder titled DCIM. Then put your movie/photo files into the folder. The files must have a filename with exactly 8 characters long (no spaces) plus the file extension (i.e., my-movie.mov; DSCN0164.jpg).


Now plug the flash drive into the iPad using the camera connection kit. Open the Photos app, the movie/photo files should appear & you can import.


 Cheers, Tom 😉

Apr 7, 2012 6:14 PM in response to Douglas

An update. After playing around I was finally able to get the iPad and my Fujifilm F30 connected. I figured that if the problem was not enough power I would connect the camera to the iPad and then connect the camera to the charging unit. The iPad Photo app opened and I was able to download the pictures.


I am still unable to use the SanDisk Cruzer flash drive because I get the 'device requires too much power' message.


The SanDisk Cruzer is 4GB. Am wondering if a smaller FlashDrive, maybe 1GB, would require less power or if capacity is even related to power requirements. Do all FlashDrives require the same power?

Apr 7, 2012 8:19 PM in response to Douglas

Douglas-


I think you may have a defective USB FlashDrive. I have two, one 4GB and one 8GB, both made by PNY. Both work with Apple's Camera Connection Kit, using the DCIM folder as described above.


My only problems have been with "universal" USB camera card adapters drawing too much current. The adapters that only work with a single type of card seem to be OK. A powered USB hub lets the others work as well.


Fred

Apr 7, 2012 10:05 PM in response to Fred-M-

I don't believe that my SanDisk is defective. I use it every day with my computer and fax machine. If it works properly with both of those machines I see no reason it should not work with the iPad. It appears from other posts on these forums that the 'not enough power' is a relatively common occurance and is even listed on in the email that Apple Tech Support sent me. Others are using a powered hub to get the iPad to work with FlashDrives.


I'm going to fully charge both the iPad and Camera and see if that makes a difference.

Apr 7, 2012 11:23 PM in response to Douglas

Fully charged the Fuji F30 battery and it now connects property to my iPad without any problem.


I'm going to charge my iPad over night, it's currently at 50%, and see if it works with the SanDisk Cruzer flash drive in the morning.


Since it appears that some flash drives work and some don't it would be interesting if people could post which flash drives work and which don't so we could buy one that works.

Apr 8, 2012 11:30 AM in response to Douglas

Douglas-


When the Camera Connection Kit first came out for use with the iPad 1, the current limit was much higher. I think it was iOS 4 that reduced the allowable current in order to keep from running down the iPad's battery.


It would be interesting to hear how often cameras, adapters and FlashDrives that work with iPad 1 or 2, now have a problem drawing too much current from an iPad 3. There is a more powerful battery, but the display draws more current. Maybe Apple reduced the current limit still further.


If anyone has observed this problem when upgrading to the iPad 3, it might help to provide feedback to Apple at <iPad Feedback>.


Fred

Apr 10, 2012 10:30 AM in response to Fred-M-

With all due repect I have come across dozen of probems with camera connection and flash disk not connecting to iPad's. Do a good search for "CANNOT USE DEVICE. The connected USB device requires too much power" and you will see the problem goes back for some time.


I am finally able to connect my camera to my iPad but only if the camera is 100% full charged and have not found a flash disk that will connect. Since the camera can connect and I can connect to iTunes it would appear that the camera connection adapter is working correctly as is my iPad.

Apr 10, 2012 11:09 AM in response to Douglas

Douglas,


If I were you, I'd get a new camera. The Fuji F30 first came out in 2006 and uses a proprietary xD picture card that is not compatible with Apple's camera connection kit. Modern point and shoot cameras use SD cards that can be used with the CCK, and have picture quality and resolution that is light-years past the F30. You can pick up a 12 MP Canon P&S camera for less than $200 new.


Look at it this way: Your iPad has a cutting-edge retina display that is not being fully used by the picture files from the F30. What a shame. 😢 With a new camera, you'd avoid all the USB and card compatibility issues you complained about in your first post, plus get much better picture quality on the gorgeous iPad Retina display.

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