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User Submitted Eye-Fi Share Wireless 2 GB SD Flash Memory Card EYE-FI-2GB Reviews (cont...)Date: 2008-05-05 Simple, no-nonsense uploading and sharing. I have to admit, I was extremely skeptical shelling out $99 for this card. The size is a bit small, but even with today's mega digital cameras, 2GB is plenty of storage for at least a small trip. I read the reviews on Amazon and decided to go for it. Set up was a breeze, after entering settings for my secure wireless network, the card connected instantaneously. I think a lot of people are under the impression that this will work as if it were bluetooth capable. Not so. You must be able to connect to a wireless network. If this wireless network is secure and you don't have access, you will not be able to upload the photos. Transfer speeds seem to be very fast, especially from the card to the computer. I can't say that I sat there with a stop watch and timed a bunch of uploads. Even with a Cable connection to the internet, uploads from the Eye-Fi interface to the photo sharing website were somewhat slow. I guess I have grown accustomed to this since uploading large files to photo sharing websites tend to take a bit longer. Overall, I think this is an exceptional value. I have ignored all of my other memory cards for this. I am lazy and don't feel like taking my memory card out every time I take pictures. Now, I just turn on my camera and it automatically links to the Eye-Fi interface and the upload is done. Date: 2008-05-02 Works Great - Well worth the investment This device is great. I shoot lots of still life/product pictures and before the Eye-Fi had to remove the SD card, walk over the PC, insert it into SD card reader, find images and review the images on my PC. Then remove the card from the reader, walk back to the camera, reinsert the card, etc. With the Eye-Fi device, I just shoot, walk over to the PC and see the results. Set up was simple even with my WiFi network having a WEP key. I just love this device. Date: 2008-04-27 Love the concept, but some HUGE flaws I REALLY want to love the Eye-fi card... the concept is great. It is a 2GB SD memory card, with built-in wireless. So if you are in range of a wi-fi access point that you have configured the card to recognize, it will effortlessly load your pictures to the Eye-fi site, and also to the photo sharing site of your choice, AND to your computer. Great concept. The Eye-fi software that comes bundled with it is good, and compatible with Mac which is great. The HUGE problems with this card are: * The transfer speeds of this card are too slow to support video transfer. They SAY it will, but I can tell you it doesn't for my Panasonic TZ5 camera except on the lowest quality setting. Eye-fi refuses to publish their transfer speeds. Here is what their tech support said in response to an email from me: "We do not share the information about the Eye-Fi Card's specific read/write speeds. I can tell you that our card is on par with the speed of basic consumer SD cards on the market." Translation: Our card is so slow, we can't tell you how slow it is, or you wouldn't buy it. In my camera, taking still pics is OK, but it won't let me record video. * The battery drain is significant when you are transferring photos. * It will ONLY transfer JPEG photos via wireless, not movies. So.. for $99 I got a card that is great for still photos, but useless for video recording. Now I have to carry multiple cards, and switch them out, which is a hassle. If Eye-fi would fix the transfer speed of the memory card, I would have absolutely no problem recommending this card. Date: 2008-04-26 Amazing Product, but *CAUTION! Just received my EyeFi the other night. It is amazing, I use this item in a Canon A540 and the uploads are nearly instant at the highest settings (6MP). With my set up it is safe to assume the picture is already uploaded after the 2 second picture preview on the camera. I originally purchased one of these on an Auction site. *Never purchase one of these USED on an auction site. The item I received was still locked with the previous users email address and no way to recover. the EyeFi customer service is Amazing! any question they will answer and the turn around is sometimes less than a day. Without the MAC address, which is only accessible after logging into the card it was totally locked... now I'm still waiting for the auctioneer to return my money. Amazon's service was amazing. I received the item fast and it was Brand New and I was up and running in only a few moments. It doesn't take much to set up the card. If you set up your own home wireless router it is even easier. I limit MAC addresses allowed into my router - all I had to to was authorize the Eye-Fi's MAC and everything fired up instantly... I didn't even have to leave my laptop :) Date: 2008-04-20 Eye-Fi Review The Wi-Fi did not work. I returned it for a refund, not a replacement. I'm sure it was just a defective product.
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