Posted by Nat Coalson on December 25, 2009 at 4:23 PM
I got an iPod Classic 160GB w/ color video etc. for Xmas.
My thought is to also use this as a working backup while shooting in the field, in addition to what I do on my laptop.
I would still keep an external USB HD, just for the computer.
I have been using a SmartDisk FlashTrax, and like it OK. But have been using it less and less.
My thought is that the new iPod would be the third fail-all; probably for camera raw files only that would be wiped frequenly as the other parts of the system did their thing.
Do any of you kind folks have thoughts or suggestions on this? Thanks!
Hi Nat,
I had the same idea and gave it a try. The problem I found was that in order to upload to the Ipod you need to run on battery power (as you are uploading through the Ipod battery charging port), and the battery will not last long enough to upload a very large chunk of data. Plus it uploads very slowly. Mine is an older model (60GB), so maybe they're better now.
I've tried it.. and agree with Charlie, it's slow and drains the battery like mad. The Hyperdrive Colorspace works well - 5 min for 4 GB and good battery life, plus you can charge over USB while you upload.
Posted by Younes Bounhar on December 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM
The transfer rates from and off the ipod are ridiculously slow (though I have to say the iphone -and I would guess iTouch are pretty good), which makes them fairly useless as backups. They are at best last resort options.
Posted by Roger Hayden on April 10, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Been using an older version of the Hyperdrive for the last two years, and it gets the job done, although it cannot display the images. I plug it into my truck's powerpoint so the battery doesn't drain.
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4 repliesMy thought is to also use this as a working backup while shooting in the field, in addition to what I do on my laptop.
I would still keep an external USB HD, just for the computer.
I have been using a SmartDisk FlashTrax, and like it OK. But have been using it less and less.
My thought is that the new iPod would be the third fail-all; probably for camera raw files only that would be wiped frequenly as the other parts of the system did their thing.
Do any of you kind folks have thoughts or suggestions on this? Thanks!
I had the same idea and gave it a try. The problem I found was that in order to upload to the Ipod you need to run on battery power (as you are uploading through the Ipod battery charging port), and the battery will not last long enough to upload a very large chunk of data. Plus it uploads very slowly. Mine is an older model (60GB), so maybe they're better now.