Comments on: HyperDrive Colorspace UDMA Photo Backup Review

By: 4mul

4mul — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:04:06 +0000

Great article. Same article is;
http://www.ueuh.com/technology/do-not-draft-storage-photographers-with-hyperdrive/

By: virginia sustarsic

virginia sustarsic — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:13:26 +0000

So did you hear about the new model coming out called ‘album’ which has a larger screen and some added features, but they’re not including the capacity to backup onto another drive without a computer! Thinking of getting one, but when i found that out i think i may go for the colorspace…

By: Clive

Clive — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:07:34 +0000

A number of colleagues are singing the praises of the Nexto DI which whilst having a small viewing screen also boasts a very fast image transfer rate: http://www.nextodi.co.uk/uk/ND2700.html

This device comes in a version for still images and another for high end video. (The latter being a much more expensive option. As such, a number of video production hire shops have them available for rental).

As with other readers mentioned above, they are available with or without the hard drives.

Clive

By: franck

franck — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:50:31 +0000

Hi Terry,

That would be great if you could test it using the files I’ve uploaded on :
http://phdfb1.free.fr/real3d/test

If you start with a blank SDHC card and create a DCIM/100_FUJI directory containing the 3 files from the above url, you should be able to simulate a card from the fujifilm carema and test that card with the hyperdrive.

I would really appreciate if you could try that.

Thanks a lot,
Franck

By: Terry White

Terry White — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:10:09 +0000

Hi franck,
Sorry I have not. I don’t have any Fuji gear.

By: franck

franck — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:22:51 +0000

Hi Terry,

have you ever tested an SDHC card with 3D pictures and videos taken from the Fujifilm Real 3d W1 ?
It produces .MPO files (extensions of jpg) and avi files with 2 video chanels.
As far as I understood the colorspace might refuse to download the card if unrecognized file formats are on the card.
If you need samples photos and videos to test it, email me, I can provide some.

By: Malcolm Weir

Malcolm Weir — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:22:32 +0000

Coming ridiculously late to the party…

These things are not alternatives to netbooks, or even iPhones, but complementary.

I would modify Terry’s awesome opportunity idea slightly: an iPhone (or indeed most netbooks) don’t have a CF card reader. CF cards look set to remain the preferred media type for serious cameras, because for all it’s virtues SDHC is inherently a slower interface (of course some SDHC cards are faster than some CF cards, but whatever the fastest SDHC card happens to be, the fastest CF will be faster, because the underlying limiting technology is similar and CF lets you use more of it).

So what we want is a CF card reader for an iPhone… but more than that: while a 32GB iPhone sounds a lot (well, it is), obviously that won’t do you much good with a 32GB CF card!!!

Therefore, what I think we need is something like the earlier Sanho/Hyperdrive models with a battery (don’t want to drain the iPhone) and a one-button backup feature, but rely on the iPhone/netbook for everything beyond that. Want to check the pictures are safe on the backup device? Plug in the iPhone, cruise around picking images and zooming in to make sure you caught what you wanted, and away you go.

The thing shouldn’t have to be much larger than the iPod classic/touch, and offer 160GB of storage.

The one of other point I’d make is… the viewer display is useful not so much for a “review my pictures” operation as a “if I can see the true image on the screen, then I really do have a good copy off my memory card” thing. If the device can’t display the picture, maybe the card needs to go visit the doctor…

Malc.

By: Sam Wiedermann

Sam Wiedermann — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:02:24 +0000

Yup, you’re right. Just tried it with my “ColorSpace O”, and sure enough, as you said, what doesn’t appear on the device itself appears on my computer’s finder.
Thanks.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:00:31 +0000

Just received mine today. It was DOA. I have contacted support with no response. Not a lot of conficence at this point.

By: alex

alex — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:02:52 +0000

I was wondering if there are any options for the new ipod touch or iphone in this realm? I figure all it would take is an iphone app and a cord that went between the camera and iphone. Anyone have any ideas on this?

By: ned

ned — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:02:24 +0000

Terry, I have resisted buying these because I am always no more than an hour or 2 away from my laptop….but i would sure hate to lose a day’s shooting because of a damaged card. Question…I am not interested in viewing my pics…just backing up…you good with the Mofoto mentioned above?

By: terrywhite

terrywhite — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:37:47 +0000

Scott,
I’m certainly entertaining the comparison especially when you consider the price points. I think that when you can get a Netbook for $300-$400 that has a 10.1″ display, 160GB hard drive and an SD slot built-in compared to an Epson P6000 which has a 4″ display and only an 80GB hard drive for $599, something isn’t right.
Someone mentioned it earlier that the downside to a laptop is that it’s not quite as portable as these devices and they require more work to get going, not to mention having to install and run software to do the transfers. That’s probably the only reason why they are not compared more often.

By: scott erwin

scott erwin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:41:18 +0000

I was wondering with the price of netbooks being as low they are for what you get, why aren’t they ever considered with the likes of these storage units. Granted they aren’t Macs but they give you some flexibility to do other things as well. plus you could always get a small external hard drive and have tons of storage for less money then most of these other storage devices. So i guess my question is ” what is wrong with the netbooks to keep every magazine and website from ever bringing them up in there comparisons?” i love all these kinds of tech gadgets so i don’t have any favorites here cause i can work with any of them it just that I have never even seen anybody ever bring them up. ok, its late and i’m starting to ramble, so thanks ahead for any advise.

By: terrywhite

terrywhite — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:32:10 +0000

Backing up and displaying RAW files (.NEFs) is exactly what I showed in the video. Yes, as I mentioned it is firmware upgradable.

By: Michael Straley

Michael Straley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:22:17 +0000

Terry, can we assume it will back up and display Raw files? I use a Nikon.

Is it upgradable in the future (firmware) in case I trade up to some yet to be developed model?

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.