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Canon and Nikon and I'm sure others already have a WiFi adapter you can plug into the SD card slot that does exactly this.

ip26 7y ago
You don't even need an adapter anymore, it's been native for years on many bodies.
- geerlingguy 7y ago
  But the software and connection process are terrible, and have been for years.
  - arethuza 7y ago
    I have a Nikon D1000 and the process is fairly painless - I use an app on my iPad to review the pictures and select the ones I want to download from the camera and once I do that they are treated like any other picture and uploaded to iCloud etc.
  - muro 7y ago
    Indeed, getting them to connect is always a few minutes of frustration that sometimes makes them connect.
  - floatboth 7y ago
    Pretty seamless on Sony. Just select "upload to smartphone", enter the password that's displayed on the camera into the Android app, done.
    - Symbiote 7y ago
      At least on my Sony RX10 IV, the authentication was only necessary the first time (by NFS or QR code scan). Since then, I - Open the Sony app, press "receive" - View the picture I want to transfer, press "transfer" (physical button), select "confirm" (or select further pictures). The UI could perhaps be slightly nicer, but it's not really a barrier here.
    - virtualritz 7y ago
      But you can only get JPEGs that way. No way to grab RAWs from the camera. But most android apps I use to finalize images do support RAW now. Google Photos supports RAW etc., etc. Also, I almost always seem have to restart the app once or twice until my camera shows up. This is on three different android phones that I've gone through since I bought my a7II.
  - inferiorhuman 7y ago
    The only DSLR with WiFi hardware I've tried was the Nikon D750. Yeah, it was bad to the point where I think I'd rather have an EyeFi.
bobbylarrybobby 7y ago
That’s already too complicated. My phone uploads photos to the cloud (which my computer is hooked up to) automatically. Needing to attach a piece of hardware to my camera to achieve the same thing is arcane and absurd.
- miahi 7y ago
  Canon cameras implemented cloud functions a while back, and I guess it's the same for others. Unfortunately, being just another small feature and not the main function, works like crap (and it seems to be related to the server's bandwidth). Combine a low upload speed with a 30-40MB photo and the capability of getting 10 of these photos per second and you realize it's faster to get the card out and read it on a PC.
- inferiorhuman 7y ago
  That’s already too complicated. My phone uploads photos to the cloud (which my computer is hooked up to) automatically. Needing to attach a piece of hardware to my camera to achieve the same thing is arcane and absurd. While current DSLRs typically have baked-in WiFi functionality, the idea of having them auto upload "to the cloud" seems a bit absurd to me. You're looking at ~50 MB per image if you're shooting raw. While you may want to auto backup the images to a nearby device it's unlikely you'd want to wait for that much data to be sent out over the internet.
inferiorhuman 7y ago
Canon and Nikon and I'm sure others already have a WiFi adapter you can plug into the SD card slot that does exactly this. You're probably thinking of an EyeFi, which is a third party product. First party WiFi support is typically either baked into the body itself or a dongle you'd clip to the side of the camera or flash shoe.

ip26 7y ago

You don't even need an adapter anymore, it's been native for years on many bodies.

geerlingguy 7y ago
But the software and connection process are terrible, and have been for years.
- arethuza 7y ago
  I have a Nikon D1000 and the process is fairly painless - I use an app on my iPad to review the pictures and select the ones I want to download from the camera and once I do that they are treated like any other picture and uploaded to iCloud etc.
- muro 7y ago
  Indeed, getting them to connect is always a few minutes of frustration that sometimes makes them connect.
- floatboth 7y ago
  Pretty seamless on Sony. Just select "upload to smartphone", enter the password that's displayed on the camera into the Android app, done.
  - Symbiote 7y ago
    At least on my Sony RX10 IV, the authentication was only necessary the first time (by NFS or QR code scan). Since then, I - Open the Sony app, press "receive" - View the picture I want to transfer, press "transfer" (physical button), select "confirm" (or select further pictures). The UI could perhaps be slightly nicer, but it's not really a barrier here.
  - virtualritz 7y ago
    But you can only get JPEGs that way. No way to grab RAWs from the camera. But most android apps I use to finalize images do support RAW now. Google Photos supports RAW etc., etc. Also, I almost always seem have to restart the app once or twice until my camera shows up. This is on three different android phones that I've gone through since I bought my a7II.
- inferiorhuman 7y ago
  The only DSLR with WiFi hardware I've tried was the Nikon D750. Yeah, it was bad to the point where I think I'd rather have an EyeFi.

bobbylarrybobby 7y ago

That’s already too complicated. My phone uploads photos to the cloud (which my computer is hooked up to) automatically. Needing to attach a piece of hardware to my camera to achieve the same thing is arcane and absurd.

miahi 7y ago
Canon cameras implemented cloud functions a while back, and I guess it's the same for others. Unfortunately, being just another small feature and not the main function, works like crap (and it seems to be related to the server's bandwidth). Combine a low upload speed with a 30-40MB photo and the capability of getting 10 of these photos per second and you realize it's faster to get the card out and read it on a PC.
inferiorhuman 7y ago
That’s already too complicated. My phone uploads photos to the cloud (which my computer is hooked up to) automatically. Needing to attach a piece of hardware to my camera to achieve the same thing is arcane and absurd. While current DSLRs typically have baked-in WiFi functionality, the idea of having them auto upload "to the cloud" seems a bit absurd to me. You're looking at ~50 MB per image if you're shooting raw. While you may want to auto backup the images to a nearby device it's unlikely you'd want to wait for that much data to be sent out over the internet.

inferiorhuman 7y ago

Canon and Nikon and I'm sure others already have a WiFi adapter you can plug into the SD card slot that does exactly this. You're probably thinking of an EyeFi, which is a third party product. First party WiFi support is typically either baked into the body itself or a dongle you'd clip to the side of the camera or flash shoe.