iPad Camera Connection Kit doesn't work

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iPad Camera Connection Kit doesn't work

Some time ago I ordered from the Apple Store an iPad Camera Connection Kit.

This morning, when testing it, the following happens :

- SD card reader : when testing the SD card reader with the card from our camera, the message below is displayed :

"Contents not available

Cannot read the connected storage media"

Strange, as the camera has taken hundreds of pictures, and when checking the card on my MBA I can access the card's subfolders without any problem.

- USB camera connector :This works well (with the same card as mentioned above plugged into the camera).

Does anyone have experience with the SD card reader ?

Thanks.

Note : in the iPad Camera Connection Kit documentation, reference is made to the iPad user guide. However, that user guide, a circular reference is made to the connection kit documentation.

Posted on Aug 5, 2012 12:20 AM

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Aug 5, 2012 5:39 AM in response to pplanch

Is the SD card one that was formatted by your camera? In order for the CCK to read the card, all the photos need to be in a directory name DCIM and they need to have 8-character file names. This is the way digital cameras generally format things. However, if you put the photos on the card yourself, you might have done it differently.

I use the SD card reader quite a bit as it's easier for me than keeping track of yet another cable. Once or twice, my iPad didn't see it. A reset of the iPad fixed that. Press and hold the Home button and the power button until the silver apple appears.

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