Eye-Fi Share 2 GB Wi-Fi SD Flash Memory Card EYE-FI-2GB (OLD VERSION) by Eye-Fi
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Digital camera reviews of Eye-Fi Share 2 GB Wi-Fi SD Flash Memory Card EYE-FI-2GB (OLD VERSION)
Digital camera Review: Beware
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this device thinking what a great tool this would be for simplifying the download process of my photos from camera to computer.
While the idea is great the product is not. I have yet to get it to work properly, even after several calls to tech. support. It works fine as a simple card reader, only if I remove the card from the camera and place it into the USB supplied adapter. Thne wireless function will not work after repeated attempts!
You may experiance different results but I use a Dell laptop with Windows XP Pro. Nothing unusual about my hardware, software or configuration so one would assume it would work. Bottom line it doesn't!
Digital camera Review: Big Bang for your buck(s)!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Eye-Fi installation was so easy...a caveman could do it! Couldn't resist. Worked like advertised and works nicely. This SD chip is to instant cameras (mine is the Canon SD1000) as remote controls are to televisions. I never got around to unloading my pictures to my pc, until I was in a rush to use the camera and get out the door, this device made moving my files a bit of a breeze. Meaning the camera has to be powered up for the transfer to take place. Files are foldered by date. I tend to manage my files, so I really like the auto file breakout. I did't use the auto-upload feature, I don't use online photo services. During the install, avoid setting this up by just navigating to the bottom of the offer screen.
Digital camera Review: Birthday Present for Both of Us
Summary: 4 Stars
You're playing your favorite game, Wow/Guild Wars/CoD4, and she asks, "Could you get these pictures off the camera?" Well fret no more my friend! This slick product automatically uploads the pictures without ever having to do a thing.
So far the only configuration option I haven't figured out is how to automatically delete the pictures from the card after uploading.
Make her happy, make him happy. Buy this.
Digital camera Review: Brilliant concept but needs some more work
Summary: 3 Stars
After reading the advertising on one of the tech review sites, had to have one. The idea of having photos downloaded directly to the hard drive and skipping the card reader end of it was very appealing. It was delivered more quickly then promised - and nicely packaged. Very easy to set up just like the review said, and the first downloads went flawlessly. However, after the initial use the card would not download the photos every time a new photo was taken, and sometimes not work at all unless the eye-fi software was re-started, etc. Even after adding a WDS wireless access point to give it an excellent connection to the network, still does not connect every time, even after considerable tweaking. The software does not offer many options and there is very little documentation available for the more technically inclined that would want to troubleshoot. It does work as advertised most of the time, but not all of the time.
Summary:
If you are expecting a product that works every time you want to use it, this is probably not what you want. You'll likely end up fiddling with it to get it to work, as it seems to have some bugs yet. Your results may vary. I'll give it 5 stars for concept and a reasonable price, but only 1 star for function, as it fails to transfer photos reliably.
12-5-07 Update:
After spending way too much time with trial and error (I don't expect much in the way of tech support on a $100 item) it's working much better then when I initially reviewed it. While the card has some limitations on what type of wireless access points it will connect to; for example, it won't connect to a WDS AP, I'll bump the rating to 4 stars.
Digital camera Review: Bye Bye Eye Fi
Summary: 1 Stars
Great Concept, Faulty Manufacturing.
Easy Setup, Test Picture uploaded to Flickr,
then the card died. Unreadable.
Replacement Eye.Fi card, exactly the same behavior.
Now getting refund.