I saw a lot of transfer frustration on the reviews. If I don't use the eye-fi card, just use a regular SD card to scan and view it on my computer?
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I had a hard time using the EyeFu card as well. You can use a regular SD card (I used an 8GB) and you can remove it from the scanner and plug into a PC/card reader or just hook up the USB cable to a computer and access the scans on the card.
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I have used it regularly and there is no fristration if you keep in mind two things: when you scan change the wifi channel to the eye-fi in order to receive the transfers and open the app... The rest automatically takes care of itself. But if you prefer to transfer the sd card manually, that works as well.
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Yes, you can scan using a regular SD card, and just insert the card into your computer. The scanned documents should be there.
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Hi Amazon customer. the camera does not have the eye-fi feature. Thanks_Mitch
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I really appreciate your answer to my question and so quickly too. Thanks! That one negative review about lines in the LCD, increasing lines, is sort of what is holding me back, but wow, what an optical zoom which is the main attraction for me, as I suspect it is for all who purchase it, but I am still on the fence here. You never know how the unit will arrive to you which makes me reluctant to get a memory card until I see it is working probably, so thank you so much for the information. Much appreciated!
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Yes! I am scanning to an SD card, but you can scan directly into the computer. Instructions are included.
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Unfortunately you cannot scan directly to the computer with this device. The scanner scans directly onto a memory card inserted into the scanner. You then have a switch on top you can toggle (scan/pc) that turns the device into a memory card reader for accessing the images. I would have preferred the option of scanning directly to the PC myself but there is a plus side. The scanner itself proves to be quite mobile, you don't need to have it attached to the PC or the PC turned on to operate it. This is handy should a friend have slides they want scanned in, you can just bring the scanner over to their house and scan away. I will say this though, after using it now for a while, I'll probably end up buying a different scanner. The image quality can be great on some shots, but on others, the automatic adjustments can give you a "washed out" image that's overly bright. For instance, on a slide of someone wearing a yellow dress, with the brightness and automatic image adjust, the scanned image makes them look like they are wearing a white dress and the image looks a bit soft and fuzzy (and there's no way to turn off or disable the automatic image adjust). Buy the scanner if you're looking for a cheap quick portable and very easy way to scan slides, don't buy it if you want the very best image available and aren't bothered about price or portability.
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I think copying was a feature this unit does. Anything that scans of course can copy the image. I would read the product description for sure and reference the cannon website if you're unsure about purchasing this unit. I ended up buying this locally, as first shipment was lost, and I really don't use it, my girlfriend does and it serves her purpose well. It was a bit involved to set up, not super long, but since we have a home network its slightly more involved than just plugging it in. This unit was larger than I expected in person so make sure you have some space. Very nice sleek look and so far has worked like a charm. Good luck to you! I think copying was a feature this unit does. Anything that scans of course can copy the image. I would read the product description for sure and reference the cannon website if you're unsure about purchasing this unit. I ended up buying this locally, as first shipment was lost, and I really don't use it, my girlfriend does and it serves her purpose well. It was a bit involved to set up, not super long, but since we have a home network its slightly more involved than just plugging it in. This unit was larger than I expected in person so make sure you have some space. Very nice sleek look... » Read More I think copying was a feature this unit does. Anything that scans of course can copy the image. I would read the product description for sure and reference the cannon website if you're unsure about purchasing this unit. I ended up buying this locally, as first shipment was lost, and I really don't use it, my girlfriend does and it serves her purpose well. It was a bit involved to set up, not super long, but since we have a home network its slightly more involved than just plugging it in. This unit was larger than I expected in person so make sure you have some space. Very nice sleek look and so far has worked like a charm. Good luck to you! « Show Less
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I don't have a MAC but I use the SD card and them transfer to my PC. I've owned many many scanners and this is by far the best, easiest, most portable of all. Took to my inlawws and scanned 1800 old photos in about 4 evenings sitting and talking to them. Definitely reccommend it
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you lose a lot of battery life if you put a eyefi card in the camera. You better have a backup battery with you.
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Yes you can. Just put your SD card into the slot of the viewer, no problem.
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I have a 2011 iMac and I just downloaded 700+ pictures from the Eye-Fi mobi SD card. As a matter of fact, it's the first time I've downloaded pictures from a SD card, whereas, I usually use a USB cable connection. Absolutley no problem for me.
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I had to use an SD card. I didn't find that to be an issue. The scanner worked great, and I did several thousand slides!
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I am sorry that I cannot answer that question. I do not have an Eye-Fi card.
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Well, I always run it without the computer connected so yes, you can scan to an SD card, then move the card into your computer if it has a card reader built in - or you can connect a USB cable to your computer to transfer the pix.
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No, you need an SD card to do the transfer. The USB port is only to power the scanner.
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Mark, you can use the EYE-FI Mobi card, or the FLU card. I like the EYE-FI card.
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I am having concerns about this too--ready to click purchase, but it sounds like a real headache to get into iPhoto. Did you ever get a response from Nikon about how to do this?If not, what are you doing? Connecting the card reader to the mac, copy-paste the files, then manually import to iPhoto to create libraries?Seems a bit like going back in time. My ancient Sony CyberShot P&S; works great with iPhoto.
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In my experience, I just used an old computer monitor that I had at work. The system as I bought it did not come with a monitor. They're practically giving those away on Craigslist anyway if you don't have one. The receiver on this system writes to an SD card which can then be viewed on another PC if you wish. You will need an SD card reader if you don't have that already. You can get those at walmart or target.