iPad for backing up photos

[sven]

I'm going to the USA at the end of May and want to back up my photos whilst I'm there just in case I have an issue with the SD cards or the camera is stolen etc.

I know the iPad camera adapter allows you to upload photos, but are they stored at full size and. most importantly, can I download them to my laptop when I get home?

Plan B is to take my 640GB external hard drive and find an internet cafe to back the photos up using a PC.

 

[Gipsy]

I'm going to the USA at the end of May and want to back up my photos whilst I'm there just in case I have an issue with the SD cards or the camera is stolen etc.

I know the iPad camera adapter allows you to upload photos, but are they stored at full size and. most importantly, can I download them to my laptop when I get home?

Plan B is to take my 640GB external hard drive and find an internet cafe to back the photos up using a PC.

As long as the CCK 'sees' the the photos then they can be imported, and are at full size. Yes you can download them to a laptop, but it can be a bit of a potch, so unless the SD cards aren't available you may prefer to transfer the files directly from the card to the laptop.

 

[sven]

I'm just taking a belt and braces approach. I'll have several SDHC cards with me, plus two cameras (EOS550d and G12), but I just want to make back-up copies just in case. The laptop takes up too much space on the bike, so we're only taking the iPad.

 

[cookie]

if you sign up for iCloud, the pics (up to 1000 anyway) will also be in the cloud and available on any other device that has iCloud access.

 

[Gipsy]

I'm just taking a belt and braces approach. I'll have several SDHC cards with me, plus two cameras (EOS550d and G12), but I just want to make back-up copies just in case. The laptop takes up too much space on the bike, so we're only taking the iPad.

Elvie also carries a couple of canons. She has a G12 and a 7d. Both of the cameras produce both images and video that import and play on my iPad 2. Can't see that the 550d would be a problem.