alenworn
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Q: why  doesnt my camera kit work - latest Ipad and apple cam kit

I put an SD card with pics in the cam kit and plug it into the Ipad and nothing, nada, zippo??? I thought Apple stuff worked???

iPad 2

Posted on May 11, 2012 7:38 PM

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Q: why  doesnt my camera kit work - latest Ipad and apple cam kit

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  • by King_Penguin,

    King_Penguin King_Penguin May 11, 2012 11:03 PM in response to alenworn
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    May 11, 2012 11:03 PM in response to alenworn

    How did the photos get onto the card ? If you copied them onto it via your computer then you need to create a DCIM directory off the root of the card, with the photos underneath it, and the photo filenames need to be exactly 8 characters long (no spaces) plus the file extension i.e. in a similar format as if a camera had created/written them

  • by Texas Mac Man,

    Texas Mac Man Texas Mac Man May 12, 2012 6:28 AM in response to alenworn
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    May 12, 2012 6:28 AM in response to alenworn

    Make sure the CCK connector is fully seated in the side of the iPad.

     

     Cheers, Tom

  • by alenworn,

    alenworn alenworn May 12, 2012 7:37 AM in response to King_Penguin
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    May 12, 2012 7:37 AM in response to King_Penguin

    OK i did that.  I created a folder DCIM and put some photos under it.  The file names are 8 characters long.  the extension is a sequential number the camera apparently assigns.

     

    Nothing happens still

     

    Questions

     

    Does the DCIM folder have to be the only folder in the root director?

    Do the file names have any restrictions on characters?

  • by alenworn,

    alenworn alenworn May 12, 2012 7:38 AM in response to Texas Mac Man
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    May 12, 2012 7:38 AM in response to Texas Mac Man

    I did, the Photo screen comes up indicating it senses the CCK but it cant find any photos on the SD card thats in the CCK.  Also when I try the USB option the response on the screen is the device requires too much power or something like that.

  • by alenworn,

    alenworn alenworn May 13, 2012 5:32 AM in response to alenworn
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    May 13, 2012 5:32 AM in response to alenworn

    OK guys it worked when I hooked the CCK up to the camera itself via the USB.  Pulled pictures right in  from the camera. 

     

    However I still CANT get the CCK to read the SD cards directly using the SD adapter.   Must be some format issue on the SD cards. 

     

    the camera uses a "XD picture card"

  • by King_Penguin,

    King_Penguin King_Penguin May 13, 2012 5:35 AM in response to alenworn
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    May 13, 2012 5:35 AM in response to alenworn

    From http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4101 :

    iPad SD Card Reader supports SD standards up to SDHC, miniSD and microSD with adapters, and MMC. SDXC is not supported.

  • by alenworn,

    alenworn alenworn May 13, 2012 7:33 AM in response to King_Penguin
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    May 13, 2012 7:33 AM in response to King_Penguin

    @ King-Penguin

     

    Help me out, does that mean the CCK cant use a standard SD card but rather - SDHC, miniSD and microSD

     

    just that statement was a little confusing "supports up to"

     

    sorry I am challenged on some of this