Q: importing photos to my ipad via the camera connector kit  How do I do this

give this a read

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

I use the Camera Connection Kit to import photos from my Camera. I connect the kit to my iPad, connect the USB cable to my camera and turn on the camera. The Import shows automatically and allows me to select photos to import. I select the photos and then tap on Import. I always leave the originals in my camera.

If you are importing from a car the photos need to be in a DCIM folder and have a name that is 8 characters long followed by the suffix. My camera  uses the naming convention of img_0000.jpg and this works just fine.

What happens when you connect your camera and turn it on?

There does have to be something on the camera card to get the photos app to respond. Put in a blank card and you get nothing. Put in a card with improperly formatted images or video and you get nothing.

So if you're going to experiment, take a few photos and then use the card. Or put images onto the card (make a folder named DCIM, give the images 8 character file names (DSC_3452.jpg for example) and insert it and see what happens.

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. (You can not export using the camera connection kit.)

Secrets of the iPad Camera Connection Kit

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57401068-285/secrets-of-the-ipad-camera-conn ection-kit/

 Cheers, Tom