Memory card with built-in Wi-Fi

Hi,

Anybody out there who use memory cards with built-in Wi-Fi?

The idea was to keep the camera in the UW-housing for more dives without having to open the UW-housing and still being able to upload / see the pictures on the computer.

Eye-Fi cards transmit through every housing I've tested, but not particularly quickly with raw images, so battery life is a concern of mine...

Had a long chat with another diver ( was it you Stew ? )on a trip recently and the conclusion was that it was both very slow and a big pain in the rear.

The version that the other guy had logged on to any wifi it could grab at most any time and started to upload to a web based repository. Reportedly it was very slow and given the file sizes of modern cameras I think that a big card is maybe the way to go - I got a 32GB card for < 50Euro recently.

Try before you buy if you can - the conversation I had put me off this route.

Paul C

I did some testing, and I found transferring RAW files is impossible. LOW RES jpg file transmit quickly, as long as you are on a fast network, and you are within 10 ft of the base you are transmitting to.

Hi,

I am using the Eye-Fi SD card with my D300s in a Nexus housing , i must say that it is not slow . It is perfect when you come back from a dive and want to see you results before the next dive without opening the housing . Or you just leave it next to your computer and it will auto transfer while you are having lunch . Doesn't need any wireless network at all , has direct mode to connect directly to the Laptop

Tunc

Oh memory card with built in WiFi i have never seen this kind of memory card, any one can tell me how it works...

This seems pretty wicked. I would definitely get this when it comes in a larger size. I went diving Saturday, only took 50 pics (55F, low vis, so not a ton of pics to take) and that was 1 GB of space. I've done 400-500 pics on a single dive before and I need a larger sized card. I could do 16gb without a problem, but I want a fast storage card (diving with sea lions I used continuous mode to take rapid shots).

So once this tech improves a bit more I am in. As far as speed....I read on one review that a 5.1 megapixel photo takes about 5 seconds...so 18 megapixel should take about 15-20 seconds? As long as I can upload all my pics within 1 to 1.5 hours (interval time) I am ok with the speed. Even then, it's better then nothing. Presently I copy my photos over when I get back to shore - but a camera may flood from dive 1 to dive 3

i think it useful but only for review your day shoot photo... not to transfer all your photo (+raw) to your computer....