Ok, I know this isn't EXACTLY photography related, but it is in a sense. I'm looking for a tablet to take with me shooting, and since there's SO many choices, I thought I'd see what you guys were using.
Nexus 7. Small, super portable, very easy to type in portrait orientation (just like a smartphone) and will do everything you need/want it to do. Plus it's comparably cheap. I can toss mine I to my camera bag and not even know it's there.
After thinking about what I wanted/needed and looking over current devices, I ended up buying an ASUS Transformer Infinity. I went with an Android tablet for the USB device support. The ASUS Transformer Infinity has a pretty nice 1920x1200 IPS display. The keyboard docking station turns it into a very lightweight travel substitute for a laptop or netbook. I can do email, web browse, and most importantly, backup the images off my CF cards to a portable USB harddrive.
Older Fossil wrote:
After thinking about what I wanted/needed and looking over current devices, I ended up buying an ASUS Transformer Infinity. I went with an Android tablet for the USB device support. The ASUS Transformer Infinity has a pretty nice 1920x1200 IPS display. The keyboard docking station turns it into a very lightweight travel substitute for a laptop or netbook. I can do email, web browse, and most importantly, backup the images off my CF cards to a portable USB harddrive.
I find the iPad Mini simpler to use than the Nexus 7 but it's possible I'm more used to the Apple interface from using an iPhone. That said I'd fully planned to wait for the 2nd gen iPad Mini which I expect will have Retina display but Santa had other plans. So it goes. YMMV
Thanks for all the replies, it's interesting to see what everybody likes. As far as the iPad mini and the Nexus 7, do you find the size inhibiting when working with images?
Is anyone using a tablet to assist with liveview shooting? I know that it can't be done with an iPad, but has anyone had any success feeding the HDMI out from their camera into a tablet streaming?
It'd be super cool to be able to set focus etc. on a 7-10" screen.
Well actually it can be done if you introduce a laptop in the mix. The camera is connected to the laptop via usb. You then have a piece of free server software on the laptop provided by ononesoftware: http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/dslr-camera-remote/. You have an app on the iPad called dslremote and it connects to the server software on the laptop. You can then live view, change camera settings and shoot from the iPad.
CaptainC wrote:
Is anyone using a tablet to assist with liveview shooting? I know that it can't be done with an iPad, but has anyone had any success feeding the HDMI out from their camera into a tablet streaming?
It'd be super cool to be able to set focus etc. on a 7-10" screen.
both platforms (android/ios) have multiple apps to do this. If you have a D600 and the wireless adapter, you can do it wirelessly with Nikons official app.
henryp wrote:
I find the iPad Mini simpler to use than the Nexus 7 but it's possible I'm more used to the Apple interface from using an iPhone. That said I'd fully planned to wait for the 2nd gen iPad Mini which I expect will have Retina display but Santa had other plans. So it goes. YMMV
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Yeah, I use a Samsung Galaxy S II phone so I'm more accustomed to Android than iOS. I do think the 7" form factor is much better than 10." More portable and easier to handle.
I also think the Nexus 7 is a better device than an iPad mini right now but if someone is accustomed to/invested in the Apple infrastructure, I wouldn't try to convince hat person to get a Nexus over an iPad. Nikon or Canon?
leftnose wrote:
Nexus 7. Small, super portable, very easy to type in portrait orientation (just like a smartphone) and will do everything you need/want it to do. Plus it's comparably cheap. I can toss mine I to my camera bag and not even know it's there.
Any of the Android tablets - because they have all the connectivity built-in without having to buy a lot of optional junk or mess with the settings.
The muni-USB port on mine allows me to connect, a HUB, a Keyboard, a mouse, a 2TB HDD, a game controller, to an actual 24" LCD monitor, and to my camera. And it all "just works" as it should.
And it all "just works" as it should.