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The Nikon WT-4a Wireless Transmitter is for use with the D3 and D300. It allows WiFi remote operation (with optionalCamera Control 2 software) and image transfer (with FTP software) or wired Ethernet connection.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By A. Foster
The use of wireless upload to on-line sites is nothing new.
By now you would have thought that Nikon would have it perfected, but as usual they are late to the game and fell a bit short with the WT-4.
For Studio work it's little more than average in performance.
Transfer rate is almost laughable when compared to what is on the market for wireless transfer.
It's very stable when in a controlled environment like a studio, but this is almost pointless when all you need to do is swap memory cards and you're ready to go rather than wait for the transfer to complete.
Then there's the never-ending battle with the interface cable that always seems to be in the way.
The cable loosens mainly because it's only a USB connection that barely snugs into it's port. Making this more secure would be a major improvement. I would even be willing to put up with the slow speed if this were a bluetooth link to the camera. (*hint* *hint* *hint*)
As was pointed out in one of the other reviews, the manual is all but useless, therefore, your best option would be to go on line and search for how to program this unit for use. (The manual is obviously a poorly translated version of the Japanese one.)
If this were married to a 4G network and made less of a beast when it comes to power (yes, one battery will last about 1 hour with light to moderate use,) And this could easily be a world beater, but alas, it's not much more than an expensive toy.
It's handy, but not even close to an improvement for your productivity. If Eye-Fi ever releases an Ad-Hoc mode for it's Wireless card, the WT-4 will go the way of the woolly mammoth.
TFC
By now you would have thought that Nikon would have it perfected, but as usual they are late to the game and fell a bit short with the WT-4.
For Studio work it's little more than average in performance.
Transfer rate is almost laughable when compared to what is on the market for wireless transfer.
It's very stable when in a controlled environment like a studio, but this is almost pointless when all you need to do is swap memory cards and you're ready to go rather than wait for the transfer to complete.
Then there's the never-ending battle with the interface cable that always seems to be in the way.
The cable loosens mainly because it's only a USB connection that barely snugs into it's port. Making this more secure would be a major improvement. I would even be willing to put up with the slow speed if this were a bluetooth link to the camera. (*hint* *hint* *hint*)
As was pointed out in one of the other reviews, the manual is all but useless, therefore, your best option would be to go on line and search for how to program this unit for use. (The manual is obviously a poorly translated version of the Japanese one.)
If this were married to a 4G network and made less of a beast when it comes to power (yes, one battery will last about 1 hour with light to moderate use,) And this could easily be a world beater, but alas, it's not much more than an expensive toy.
It's handy, but not even close to an improvement for your productivity. If Eye-Fi ever releases an Ad-Hoc mode for it's Wireless card, the WT-4 will go the way of the woolly mammoth.
TFC
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By N. Kiekhofer
Manual is a little confusing, but set up is really easy. Transfer works great. Make sure to buy a battery/charge, not included. Does eat batteries pretty fast and gets warm. Battery would last me 3-4 hours of shooting.
It is expensive but does work very well.
It is expensive but does work very well.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Charles Wade
OK, now that it is up and running, I love it. But be warned, I am a geek and thing thing took a few years off of my life. After spending more than 12 hours trying to get it to talk to my MacBook Pro, I tried it on my wife's PC and it was running in less than 30 minutes. Downloaded the latest drivers and presto, instant wireless network. But then I went back to my mac. After a few more hours I managed to get them talking. Now I love life. But here is the biggest problem I have had. With the latest version of OS 10. (I have OS 10.5.5) the manual is useless. And you will have no better luck on Nikon's web page for support. The instructions for how to set it up differs on step 3 and never returns to the road the manual takes. You will have to blaze your own trail. So if you are running windows or an older version of Mac, you should be fine. But if you have a newer version of a Mac, you better know the ins and outs of networking or it will be painful. I am a geek and it was painful for me.
That said, once it is running, I have found it to be awesome. The time it takes to download is not as slow as I had expected. I am using a Nikon D300. You can shoot in the highest res Raw + Jpg and it will keep up unless you just fire several shots each second. I tend to shoot about one shot every second and it keeps up pretty good. So if you want to get instant file movement from your camera to to your computer, or if you want the security of knowing that there are two independent storage devices loading your images, this is the way to go.
That said, once it is running, I have found it to be awesome. The time it takes to download is not as slow as I had expected. I am using a Nikon D300. You can shoot in the highest res Raw + Jpg and it will keep up unless you just fire several shots each second. I tend to shoot about one shot every second and it keeps up pretty good. So if you want to get instant file movement from your camera to to your computer, or if you want the security of knowing that there are two independent storage devices loading your images, this is the way to go.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
High price, high utility, works GREAT with iPad
Yea, the price is high. I have no idea whether other products can do what this does at lower cost. But I do know that the WT-4A works great for a professional photographer in the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Dave Millman
3.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing when set up
The range on this one is simply amazing. For something working on the wireless standards, the range is very impressive.
The setup is short of a nightmare. Read more
The setup is short of a nightmare. Read more
Published on November 4, 2009 by Eric Leszkowicz
4.0 out of 5 stars
All works well with Mac OS 10.5.5 (Jaguar) except Thumbnail Selector
I picked up a WT-4A on Oct 17, 2008. The Firmware in my unit was 1.0. A search of the Nikon web page http://support.nikontech. Read more
Published on October 20, 2008 by Paul Derby
1.0 out of 5 stars
WARNING! Software not compatible with Mac/ Leopard
Bought this only to find out Nikon does not support ANY network protocols under Leopard. They are working on an update. Read more
Published on May 22, 2008 by Eric Brown
