Does anyone use a video/5th generation i-pod as a portable back-up? I borrowed a camera connector and tried to back up the card in my Canon 20D (which is supposed to be a compatible camera) without any success. I a had “device not recognised” message or similar on the i-pod.
Am I being technologically dim, or is it unreliable/quirky/difficult?
Any help would be appreciated as it seems a quick and easy way to back up or free up card space on the move.
TIA
CM
By: ollieholmes - 15th March 2006 at 15:51
Try this tutorial:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/tutorial/ip_gettingstarted_t9.html
Failing that send them an e-mail.
By: ivojo - 14th March 2006 at 23:56
I tried the same thing with my 4th gen iPod photo. I got it to work and then had to make the choice of either buying a LOT of spare batteries for the camera and a car charger for the iPod or think of something else. After a lot of digging on the net the consensus seems to be that compact flash cards are about the most reliable backup and with a 4gig card costing about £100 it’s not quite as expensive as it once was.
By: hallo84 - 14th March 2006 at 19:09
Does anyone use a video/5th generation i-pod as a portable back-up? I borrowed a camera connector and tried to back up the card in my Canon 20D (which is supposed to be a compatible camera) without any success. I a had “device not recognised” message or similar on the i-pod.
Am I being technologically dim, or is it unreliable/quirky/difficult?
Any help would be appreciated as it seems a quick and easy way to back up or free up card space on the move.
TIA
CM
I thought you had to “Mod” the firmware in order to use the Ipod for other applications?
I wouldn’t reconmend it unless you know for sure what you are doing. Playing around with the Firmware may irreprably damage the hardware.
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March 14, 2006 at 5:38 pm