| To import from your SD card or digital camera, follow these steps: |
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| # Connect the adapter to your iOS device. |
| # Connect your digital camera to the adapter by USB or insert an SD card. |
| # Photos app should automatically open to the Import tab. ... |
| # Tap Import All to import your content, or tap specific items, then tap Import. |
| # You may also see your photos or videos in the files app |
| == Import/export between USB key (USB flash drive) and iPad/iPhone == |
| === EITHER === |
| Use Lightning to USB camera adapter ***PLUS*** USB key. |
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| Pls. note that if you are getting an error that the USB key is requiring too much power, you need to find a USB key requiring less power (e.g. the Kingston Bolt mentioned below) or use a USB with external power |
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| === OR === |
| Using the USB-A/Lightning key, I used Kingston DataTraveler Bolt Duo - USB-A/Lightning - 64 GB. In this case, you can’t charge the iPad/iPhone while the USB is connected |
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| === Procedure: === |
| # Format USB key for FAT32 or exFAT (windows) or exFAT (OSX) – Kingston Bolt is already FAT32 formatted |
| # Copy the photos or videos you want to transfer to a USB key – either as individual photos (*.jpg etc.) or video files (*.mp4 etc.) or as a zip file with photos/videos |
| # If you use a USB camera adapter PLUS USB key: |
| a) Plug the USB key into your iPad via the Camera Connection Kit |
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| b) Go to the files app and you will see the photo files there. |
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| c) If photos/videos are zipped just press the zip folder and files will be extracted automatically to a separate folder. Pls. note that extraction is typically faster on PC. |
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| 4. If you use the USB-A/Lightning key you may view photos/videos in both files app or Kingston Bolt app. |
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| a) Pls. note that the bolt app does not support extraction from a zip file |
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| b) So in this case you need first to plug the USB-A/Lightning key into the camera adapter and extract it via the files app. Then you may plug in the USB-A/Lightning key to the iPad. |
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| c) Note that the bolt app photo viewer is faster than the files app photo viewer |
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| d) Same for video viewer – use either VLC or bolt viewer for videos |