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Eye-Fi Card, Wireless 2 GB SD Memory Card | 
| Brand: Eye-Fi
Category: CE
Buy New: $99.99
Rating:  112 reviews
Color: Orange
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Memory Type: EDO DRAM
Network Interface: SD Memory Card
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 1.3 x 0.9 x 0.1
MPN: N42684
Model: EYE-FI-2GB
UPC: 899949001014
EAN: 0899949001014
ASIN: B000X27XDC
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Uploads photos automatically from Eye-Fi Card inside your camera. Built-in Wi-Fi connects to your home network | | • | Provides free and unlimited photo uploads to your computer and your favorite photo or social networking website. Photo transmission is secure and private | | • | Supports sharing and printing websites, including Fotki, Shutterfly, dotPhoto, webshots, phanfare, Picasa Web albums, flickr, TypePad, Wal-Mart, snapfish, VOX, smugmug, facebook, photobucket, Kodak Gallery, and Sharpcast | | • | Handles full-resolution jpeg images and intelligently re-sizes photos if limited by your chosen photo or social networking website | | • | Fits digital cameras that use SD memory cards and offers 2 GB of memory to store photos on the card |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Yes, there really is Wi-Fi inside that tiny little card. We think it's going to change the way people take, save and share photos. The Eye-Fi Card comes with everything needed to make it simple to set up and connect to your home Wi-Fi network. After that, pop the card into your digital camera and start capturing those memories. It stores pictures like a regular SD card no matter where you are, and uploads your photos automatically as soon as you return to your home network. All you have to do is turn the camera on. Fits digital cameras that use SD memory cards. Offers 2 GB of memory to store photos on the card. Includes USB memory card reader to make set-up easy. Eye-Fi Card requires Internet connection to set-up and WiFi network for wireless transfers Eye-Fi Card works with virtually all digital cameras accepting SD memory cards Eye-Fi Card works with 802.11g, 802.11b and backwards-compatible 802.11n wireless networks Eye-Fi software works with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X (10.3 and 10.4) Eye-Fi software works with Internet Explorer 6 and 7 (Windows only), FireFox 2.0 (Windows and Macintosh) Eye-Fi Card wirelessly connects to your home Wi-Fi network and uploads your pictures to a photo sharing or social networking website of your choice. Behind the scenes, the Eye-Fi Service intelligently handles your photos, getting them to your chosen site, taking care of log-ins and passwords, even re-sizing pictures if your destination requires it. It's secure and private, and photo uploads are free and unlimited with your Eye-Fi Card
Amazon.com Product Description
The revolutionary new Eye-Fi Card looks and works just like a standard 2GB SD card except it has a tiny secret: Wi-Fi is built in. Now, docking your digital camera, connecting cables, and fumbling with card readers are a thing of the past. The Eye-Fi card will wirelessly upload your photos from your camera onto your computer and the web.
It's as Easy as One-Two-Three (Cheese!)
Setting up the Eye-Fi Card couldn't be simpler. Install the included Eye-Fi Manager software on your home computer and connect the Eye-Fi card to your home Wi-Fi network. A USB memory card reader is included to simplify set-up. After that, just stick the Eye-Fi Card into your camera and go out and take pictures as you normally would; it's when you return home that the magic begins. Once it connects to your home network, photos are automatically uploaded to your computer and, if you choose, your favorite photo or social networking website. You Shoot Photos, Eye-Fi Does the Work
Uploading your photos to your computer and getting them where you want to share and print them is often a complicated and tedious task but Eye-Fi will do all the work for you, giving you more time to take more pictures and create more memories.  | Upload to Computer
Uploading photos to your computer requires that your computer be turned on and running the Eye-Fi Manager software. When it detects the Eye-Fi Card on the network, photos will be uploaded into the folder on your computer that you choose. You don't have to bother with cables or camera software; everything is automatic. |
Upload to Web
Eye-Fi also supports photo sharing and printing websites including Kodak Gallery, Snapfish, Shutterfly, Wal-Mart, Photobucket, Facebook, Webshots, Picasa Web Albums, SmugMug, Flickr, Fotki, TypePad, VOX, dotPhoto, Phanfare, Sharpcast and Gallery. It will automatically take care of log-ins and passwords, and it will even resize your photos if necessary for your chosen site. |  |
 | Upload to Computer and Web
If you choose to have your photos delivered to both your computer and online, the Eye-Fi Card first uploads your pictures to the Eye-Fi Service, which then sends a copy to the website and one to your computer. In this mode, the Eye-Fi Service will hold onto your photos and deliver them to your computer the next time you turn it on. The photo that is sent to the website might be resized, but the one sent to your computer will retain its full resolution. |
The included Eye-Fi Manager makes it easy to change preferences, letting you add wireless networks, change destinations, and adjust other settings. Specifications and Requirements
The Eye-Fi Card works with 802.11g, 802.11b and backwards-compatible 802.11n wireless networks. It supports 40/104/128-bit WEP encryption, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK for secure Wi-Fi transmission. It has a range of 90+ feet outdoors and 45+ feet indoors. The Eye-Fi Card works with virtually all digital cameras that accept SD memory cards, but you should check the Eye-Fi website for the most recent compatibility list (www.eye.fi). The Eye-Fi software works with Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X (10.3 and 10.4) Please note: The Eye-Fi automatic wireless uploading process currently only supports jpeg files; if you are shooting other file types such as RAW, the Eye-Fi Card will function as a normal SD card and store photos but will not be able to wirelessly upload them.
 | | Eye-Fi is compatible with these sites, allowing automatic uploading of photos. |
Product Description
Yes, there really is Wi-Fi inside that tiny little card. We think it's going to change the way people take, save and share photos. The Eye-Fi Card comes with everything needed to make it simple to set up and connect to your home Wi-Fi network. After that, pop the card into your digital camera and start capturing those memories. It stores pictures like a regular SD card no matter where you are, and uploads your photos automatically as soon as you return to your home network. All you have to do is turn the camera on. Fits digital cameras that use SD memory cards. Offers 2 GB of memory to store photos on the card. Includes USB memory card reader to make set-up easy. Eye-Fi Card requires Internet connection to set-up and WiFi network for wireless transfers Eye-Fi Card works with virtually all digital cameras accepting SD memory cards Eye-Fi Card works with 802.11g, 802.11b and backwards-compatible 802.11n wireless networks Eye-Fi software works with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X (10.3 and 10.4) Eye-Fi software works with Internet Explorer 6 and 7 (Windows only), FireFox 2.0 (Windows and Macintosh) Eye-Fi Card wirelessly connects to your home Wi-Fi network and uploads your pictures to a photo sharing or social networking website of your choice. Behind the scenes, the Eye-Fi Service intelligently handles your photos, getting them to your chosen site, taking care of log-ins and passwords, even re-sizing pictures if your destination requires it. It's secure and private, and photo uploads are free and unlimited with your Eye-Fi Card
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| Customer Reviews: Read 107 more reviews...
Eye Fi Card in a Canon 1Ds Mark II Digital SLR May 12, 2008
D.E. (Los Angeles)
I am using the Eye Fi card with my Canon 1Ds Mark II. I have had no problems at making it work. It have upgraded to the latest firmware on the card and software for the PC.
I shoot with the following settings of RAW + Small JPG. This card is very helpful for proofing lighting setup in a "wireless tethered mode". Once the lighting is set up as required, I switch over to my high speed CF card slot (camera has both a CF and SD slots).
If the following items were improved this card would get 5 starts from me.
- Make the SD memory faster. This card is fairly slow.
- Come out with a larger, faster SDHC model. Like a 4 or 8GB version. 2GB these days is pretty small.
- Somehow tweak or increase the transmitting speed.
- Allow it to also move RAW image files. It can only move JPG image files.
 Don't buy if you have satellite internet access!!!!!!!!! May 6, 2008
Snow (New York)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was very excited about this card, not so much for its ability to upload photos to an online album, but for the ability to automatically transfer the pictures to my computer's hard drive using the home network.
What they don't tell you is that if you have satellite internet access (the ONLY high-speed available in my rural location) the card is USELESS because you have to connect to the Eye-Fi server in order to configure the card, and the Eye-Fi server cannot be contacted using Hughesnet (something about proxies). What's more, even if you have an alternate dial-up access, unless your wireless router allows sharing a dial-up connection, the card will still be useless because you have to be on the network that the card will be configured to use when you configure it online. It's all very badly designed, to my way of thinking. Customer service seemed unapologetic. Suggested I buy a "travel router" (for about $100), take one of my computers to a non-Hughes wireless access point, configure it there, then bring it home and use the travel router as my networking router. Hello, excuse me I already HAVE a network router - I don't wish to buy another one just to make your piece of equipment work!
Simple, no-nonsense uploading and sharing. May 5, 2008
Ian Thompson (Rochester, NY USA)
I have to admit, I was extremely skeptical shelling out $99 for this card. The size is a bit small, but even with today's mega digital cameras, 2GB is plenty of storage for at least a small trip. I read the reviews on Amazon and decided to go for it.
Set up was a breeze, after entering settings for my secure wireless network, the card connected instantaneously. I think a lot of people are under the impression that this will work as if it were bluetooth capable. Not so. You must be able to connect to a wireless network. If this wireless network is secure and you don't have access, you will not be able to upload the photos.
Transfer speeds seem to be very fast, especially from the card to the computer. I can't say that I sat there with a stop watch and timed a bunch of uploads. Even with a Cable connection to the internet, uploads from the Eye-Fi interface to the photo sharing website were somewhat slow. I guess I have grown accustomed to this since uploading large files to photo sharing websites tend to take a bit longer.
Overall, I think this is an exceptional value. I have ignored all of my other memory cards for this. I am lazy and don't feel like taking my memory card out every time I take pictures. Now, I just turn on my camera and it automatically links to the Eye-Fi interface and the upload is done.
 Works Great - Well worth the investment May 2, 2008
charles895 (Westchester NY United States)
This device is great. I shoot lots of still life/product pictures and before the Eye-Fi had to remove the SD card, walk over the PC, insert it into SD card reader, find images and review the images on my PC. Then remove the card from the reader, walk back to the camera, reinsert the card, etc.
With the Eye-Fi device, I just shoot, walk over to the PC and see the results. Set up was simple even with my WiFi network having a WEP key. I just love this device.
Love the concept, but some HUGE flaws April 27, 2008
J. Little (Portland, OR United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I REALLY want to love the Eye-fi card... the concept is great. It is a 2GB SD memory card, with built-in wireless. So if you are in range of a wi-fi access point that you have configured the card to recognize, it will effortlessly load your pictures to the Eye-fi site, and also to the photo sharing site of your choice, AND to your computer. Great concept. The Eye-fi software that comes bundled with it is good, and compatible with Mac which is great.
The HUGE problems with this card are:
* The transfer speeds of this card are too slow to support video transfer. They SAY it will, but I can tell you it doesn't for my Panasonic TZ5 camera except on the lowest quality setting. Eye-fi refuses to publish their transfer speeds. Here is what their tech support said in response to an email from me: "We do not share the information about the Eye-Fi Card's specific read/write speeds. I can tell you that our card is on par with the speed of basic consumer SD cards on the market." Translation: Our card is so slow, we can't tell you how slow it is, or you wouldn't buy it. In my camera, taking still pics is OK, but it won't let me record video.
* The battery drain is significant when you are transferring photos.
* It will ONLY transfer JPEG photos via wireless, not movies.
So.. for $99 I got a card that is great for still photos, but useless for video recording. Now I have to carry multiple cards, and switch them out, which is a hassle.
If Eye-fi would fix the transfer speed of the memory card, I would have absolutely no problem recommending this card.
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