Pictures on my iPad Pro

[Jim ferrell]

How do I view the pictures and videos that I take without putting the SD card in the iPad

 

[ZX14-R]

Use the Go4App

 

[Jim ferrell]

Can I do that after the drone is disconnected?

 

[dirkclod]

The videos will be there but you need to hit the arrow under camera setting and then download the pictures you want
To view. This has to be done before you power off your
bird.
Welcome to the forum.

 

[Jim ferrell]

Thanks, so I can’t do it if I power it back up?

 

[dirkclod]

Thanks, so I can’t do it if I power it back up?

Yes you can unless you have formatted your card. Then all will be gone.

 

[lilewis]

You can put an sd card in an IPad?

 

[jwt873]

You can put an sd card in an IPad?

Yes... With an adapter.. Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader — Apple

On viewing photos.. When you first open the DJI Go App, look on the bottom bar. There should be an icon named 'Editor'. Tap on that.

Then in the next screen on the top bar there will be a tab called 'Album'. Tap on that. Then choose 'Photos' from the next screen that appears.

When I do this, I see all the photos that I took arranged by date. They're not full resolution, but look good on the iPad.

If this doesn't work four you, then there might be some setting you have to tweak. I'm not sure which one.. I've actually been trying to turn the feature off

 

[msinger]

You can put an sd card in an IPad?

You can find less expensive memory card readers on Amazon (or eBay) -- like the VIKASI SD Card Reader.



This is a much faster option than downloading the files from the DJI GO app.

 

[lilewis]

Yes... With an adapter.. Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader — Apple

On viewing photos.. When you first open the DJI Go App, look on the bottom bar. There should be an icon named 'Editor'. Tap on that.

Then in the next screen on the top bar there will be a tab called 'Album'. Tap on that. Then choose 'Photos' from the next screen that appears.

When I do this, I see all the photos that I took arranged by date. They're not full resolution, but look good on the iPad.

If this doesn't work four you, then there might be some setting you have to tweak. I'm not sure which one.. I've actually been trying to turn the feature off

Thanks I guess I should have known about the adapter. I'll take a look at it now.

 

[Jim ferrell]

Thanks I guess I should have known about the adapter. I'll take a look at it now.

But if you want to transfer them somewhere else don’t erase them from your SD card

 

[WithTheBirds]

But if you want to transfer them somewhere else don’t erase them from your SD card

You can transfer them to a hard disk, iCloud or wherever you like from the iPad. It is a legitimate solution for file management in the field. Why wouldn't you format the SD card after the files were transferred?

 

[GadgetGuy]

You can transfer them to a hard disk, iCloud or wherever you like from the iPad. It is a legitimate solution for file management in the field. Why wouldn't you format the SD card after the files were transferred?

You could, but you might want to first use the microSD card itself to transfer them to another device, too. Also, the card represents a backup copy, best saved until the card is truly needed. I rotate 10 cards and swap cards after every flight, and don't format until inserted into the drone before flight. I forget to format before flight once in a while, so I use 64GB cards, so I can forget twice, and still not fill the card with another 23 minutes of 4K video.

 

[WithTheBirds]

You could, but you might want to first use the microSD card itself to transfer them to another device, too. Also, the card represents a backup copy, best saved until the card is truly needed. I rotate 10 cards and swap cards after every flight, and don't format until inserted into the drone before flight. I forget to format before flight once in a while, so I use 64GB cards, so I can forget twice, and still not fill the card with another 23 minutes of 4K video.

I do the same- format before launch and rotate cards. And perhaps I could have been clearer- I don’t rely on iPad only storage- I also archive to nas, local external drive and/or cloud storage.

 

[GadgetGuy]

I do the same- format before launch and rotate cards. And perhaps I could have been clearer- I don’t rely on iPad only storage- I also archive to nas, local external drive and/or cloud storage.

Understood. However, for many, the additional backups are more easily done from the original microSD card, rather than from an iPad copy, which as I understood, was how you create the other backups. All good.

 

[WithTheBirds]

Understood. However, for many, the additional backups are more easily done from the original microSD card, rather than from an iPad copy, which as I understood, was how you create the other backups. All good.

No. Especially not now. iPad iOS supports external storage like it always should have- SSD at USB 3.1 speeds is very nice.

 

[GadgetGuy]

No. Especially not now. iPad iOS supports external storage like it always should have- SSD at USB 3.1 speeds is very nice.

Good to know, but it is far easier to read the card again for transfer to a Win 10 desktop set up for card import and editing, or to view the files directly from the card on a 4K TV. YMMV. So, which iOS iPad version supports external storage, and what hardware and interface is required?

 

[WithTheBirds]

Good to know, but it is far easier to read the card again for transfer to a Win 10 desktop set up for card import and editing, or to view the files directly from the card on a 4K TV. YMMV. So, which iOS iPad version supports external storage, and what hardware and interface is required?

Far easier? Subject to actual use/workflow must be the position here.

Given I use iCloud, NAS and external media it isn’t faster or more convenient for me to keep reading off the SD card. I can see how your suggestion might apply to you or others.

The IPAD iOS public beta is nice and stable now and supports external storage.

Any USB C Card reader will do the trick. There are a heap of USB C hubs that support SD, USB3, Ethernet, video etc all in the one device.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Far easier? Subject to actual use/workflow must be the position here.

Given I use iCloud, NAS and external media it isn’t faster or more convenient for me to keep reading off the SD card. I can see how your suggestion might apply to you or others.

The IPAD iOS public beta is nice and stable now and supports external storage.

Any USB C Card reader will do the trick. There are a heap of USB C hubs that support SD, USB3, Ethernet, video etc all in the one device.

Indeed. Workflows differ, and not everyone has your hardware, nor chooses to be a public Beta tester. So the touted iOS support of external storage is still in a Beta? Which Beta, and exactly which of the current iPads in use will support this feature?

 

[WithTheBirds]

Indeed. Workflows differ, and not everyone has your hardware, nor chooses to be a public Beta tester. So the touted iOS support of external storage is still in a Beta? Which Beta, and exactly which of the current iPads in use will support this feature?

Yes obviously but people who use IPads (I was specific in my original reply) might find they can use them more and efficiently for file management with the new os. The same is true if they choose to wait for the first post beta release.

IPad iOS- that is what it is called. Apple has developed different iOS for IPad. It works on Pro. Most models support it from what I understand. The oldest device I have tried is an Air2. I’m sure the apple website will have a supported device list.