Canon CS100 Connect Station Review

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Though I'd vaguely heard about this a few months ago it wasn't until recently that Canon offered me a review unit to play with. Basically it's amedia hub that plugs into your TV and can download, view, store, share & print your photos - all from your TV. I tried to look at it from the perspective of a serious photographer -

http://davidcandlish.photography/canon-connect-station-cs100

It also represents my first foray into the world of video reviews too.

What do you think, is it something that you might find useful? I'm meeting Canon again this week - if it's not useful, what would make it useful?
 
I was wondering if it would function as an on site image tank. Say you've got a break (say wedding lunch), you could find a power socket, and assuming you can trigger the card transfer without going through on-screen menu, then it might do.
 
Matholwch said:
I was wondering if it would function as an on site image tank. Say you've got a break (say wedding lunch), you could find a power socket, and assuming you can trigger the card transfer without going through on-screen menu, then it might do.
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i think once you insert the card the transfer starts automatically which is what i intend to use it for on holiday etc and then use it to review the images in the caravan
saves tethering the camera via hdmi to the tv which i don't like doing, children and trailing wires don't tend to mix too well :(
no misshaps yet but it always has me on edge

mine is scheduled to arrive on the 27th i won't know what it can do until then but i'm pretty sure it will do what i want
there has also been a few firmware updates since launch that makes it a little more versatile and should give more options on how and what it can be used for

i'm also curious what voltage it accepts i presume it's either going to be 5 or 12 volts at around an amp which could make it portable either from a power brick or the cars 12 volt lighter socket and an appropriate lead
 
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Yes, I’ve just bought one too. At £29 + £3.99 postage I figured it was definitely worth a punt. If all goes to plan then I will use it as an additional back up to my iCloud.
Now I’ve bought one I guess I should look into it a bit more :ROFLMAO:
 
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