Q: Why can't I download from my GO PRO sd card using the lightening connector?

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Sage19

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Q: Why can't I download from my GO PRO sd card using the lightening connector?

I bought the lightening SD card adapter thinking I could use my iPad to store films and still pics from my GoPro Hero 3 SD card to fr space when on holiday....

When I plug it in with the SD card from my normal camera it works fine but when I use the GoPro SD it says it can't import. Is there an app or something others use?

Cheers

iPad, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Dec 15, 2012 12:03 PM

I have this question too

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King_Penguin

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SDHC 32 gig cards should work, the problem with SDXC cards is that I think that they are ExFAT pre-formatted, which the iPad and the kit doesn't recognise. This page lists the supported transfer types (for direct transfer from a camera) and card types :

Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP)
Mass Storage Device protocol
SDSC
SDHC
miniSD
microSD
MMC
SDXC (supported only when not formatted as ExFAT)

Posted on Dec 16, 2012 1:30 AM

Q: Why can't I download from my GO PRO sd card using the lightening connector?

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King_Penguin Dec 15, 2012 12:26 PM in response to Sage19
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Dec 15, 2012 12:26 PM in response to Sage19

What capacity and type of card is it ? SDXC cards (64+ gig) that are formatted as ExFAT won't be recognised
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Sage19 Dec 15, 2012 2:12 PM in response to King_Penguin
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Dec 15, 2012 2:12 PM in response to King_Penguin

Thanks it's the sandisk Sandisk Ultra 64GB Class 10 micro SDXC ill try a different format then?
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Texas Mac Man Dec 15, 2012 4:05 PM in response to Sage19
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Dec 15, 2012 4:05 PM in response to Sage19

There appears to be no published SD card size limit, but in this forum and other forums, users report that SD cards are limited to 32GB.

This may be of interest:
Expand your iPad's storage capacity with HyperDrive
http://www.macworld.com/article/1153935/hyperdrive.html
On the road with a camera, an iPad, and a Hyperdrive
http://www.macworld.com/article/1160231/ipadhyperdrive.html

 Cheers, Tom
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Sage19 Dec 16, 2012 1:19 AM in response to Texas Mac Man
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Dec 16, 2012 1:19 AM in response to Texas Mac Man

So in theory if I got a 32GB micro SDXC it should work?

Cheers guys
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Sage19 Dec 16, 2012 2:05 AM in response to King_Penguin
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Dec 16, 2012 2:05 AM in response to King_Penguin

Thanks for all your help.
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Sage19 Dec 19, 2012 1:27 PM in response to Sage19
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Dec 19, 2012 1:27 PM in response to Sage19

Update for all the kind people who posted to my question the 32Gb card arrived this aft, used on movie and stills in the Hero 3 and when plugged into the adapter they arrived straight onto the iPad..

Thanks again and Happy Christmas!
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King_Penguin

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Dec 16, 2012 1:30 AM in response to Sage19

SDHC 32 gig cards should work, the problem with SDXC cards is that I think that they are ExFAT pre-formatted, which the iPad and the kit doesn't recognise. This page lists the supported transfer types (for direct transfer from a camera) and card types :

Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP)
Mass Storage Device protocol
SDSC
SDHC
miniSD
microSD
MMC
SDXC (supported only when not formatted as ExFAT)

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