WiFi SD card as a continuous back up?

Jpeg may work, raw takes too long.
 
EspressoJunkie said:
It was just an idea. Realistically I'll probably end up shooting with 2 single slot cameras if I do wind up doing any paid work.
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I've still never had a card fail me, though I've also never prescribed to the idea of shooting on small cards and swapping all the time as

a) I was once told pulling them out & into the computer was the 'dangerous' bit, so doing it less often is better, and

b) I've known pals swap cards into a 'safe' place then not be able to find them, though usually they've left the cards in the church or at reception and did get them back !!!

Dave
 
It was an anxious sweaty time for those wedding photographers who went digital before the introduction of dual memory card digital cameras after being used to the security of those excellent dual film canister cameras. The big problem then of course wasn't the failure of the film itself, but the film being spoiled by an accident during the development process.
 
DG Phototraining said:
I've still never had a card fail me,
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I have and I worry less about it happening now... If I was you I would worry more... JustSayin :)

the trouble with dual card slots is that you get stuck on them.. i wont use anything but shoot to both option now... and when i upgraded to 1dx2 i was forced to pay over 200 quid for a fastcard for slot 2.. because i now wont shoot wiht just one...... having a two slot camera makes you more paranoid IMHO :)
 
Dunno about WiFi SD cards, only ever heard bad things about them, but a dedicated dongle or WiFi camera maybe. I certainly wouldn't bother though.

Some event photographers shoot 'live' with WiFi. There is a company in China who take JPEGs live from the photographers' cameras over WiFi, a team of retouchers then work on them and shoot the finished files back to the event to be displayed on media walls, or to be viewed, commented, or downloaded by attendees on the event app.
 
DG Phototraining said:
I've still never had a card fail me, though I've also never prescribed to the idea of shooting on small cards and swapping all the time as

a) I was once told pulling them out & into the computer was the 'dangerous' bit, so doing it less often is better, and

b) I've known pals swap cards into a 'safe' place then not be able to find them, though usually they've left the cards in the church or at reception and did get them back !!!

Dave
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I've been unlucky enough to have had both CF and SD cards fail on me (one lexar and one transcend) it a shame when it happens.
 
I had one brand new Kingston CF card fail on me a few years ago. I'd just received it, took a few test photos then found I couldn't read the files in the computer. I eventually rescued the images and then returned the card.
Now I tend to use Sandisk and have not had one die on me.

I think Dave's point about not pulling cards out and putting them back all the time was valid when talking about Compact Flash because you're pushing a connector onto pins, some of which can get bent. But when it comes to SD cards, they don't have pins, so it's less of an issue.
You could connect your camera to the computer each time to download images, but often the transfer speed from the camera is slower than from a proper card reader.

As for the Wifi question; if you have a camera with Wifi, then it might be worth testing out wifi transfer to a computer while shoot. I doubt a phone will have enough space or processing power to deal with RAWs and you'd probably drain your battery using it like that for a whole day wedding.
A few companies like Western Digital make wifi hard drives that could provide a better option. But actually looking at this model: https://www.wdc.com/en-gb/products/portable-storage/my-passport-wireless.html
It might be a good option for a big day of shooting. Fill a card, take it out, put it straight into the SD slot on the hard drive, copy files over and carry on shooting.
 
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