PNY zoomIt SDHC Flash Memory Card Reader for iPhone 4 & iPad
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- Supports SD and SDHC cards.
- Share photos and documents using your iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
Top Brand: PNY
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Product information
| Product Dimensions | 1.9 x 0.44 x 1.35 inches |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 0.8 ounces |
| ASIN | B003WTU9I4 |
| Item model number | P-ZOOMITRDR-SDHC-RF |
| Customer Reviews |
3.4 out of 5 stars |
| Other display features | CE |
| Color | Black |
| Manufacturer | PNY |
| Language | English |
| Date First Available | July 22, 2010 |
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Product Description
Product Description
zoomIt is a revolution in managing content with the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Combining application software with an intelligent accessory, zoomIt adds SD and SDHC capability and media management tools that allow you to easily view, listen to, and share all of your photos, music, video and files on the go without the need to connect to your camera, Mac or PC.
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Transfer content between flash memory cards and your iPhone, iPod, or iPad.
Transfer Files, Maximize Storage, and Enhance Your Media Capabilities: In a Flash
zoomIt is a revolution in managing content with the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Combining application software with an intelligent accessory, zoomIt adds SD and SDHC capability and media management tools that allow you to easily view, listen to, and transfer your photos, music, video clips and files on the go without the need to connect to your camera, Mac or PC.
The zoomIt adapter allows Apple handset owners to look at photos, play music, and read documents off an SD card by connecting to your handset’s charging port. This is coupled with a smart software that optimizes your device’s digital experience with a simple user interface to transfer content to and from your flash memory card and Apple device.
Easy to Use
When you connect the adapter for the first time you will be prompted onscreen to download a free iPhone app that controls the media files on your memory cards. For photos and documents you will have pushbutton options to e-mail them or post them to the photo sharing website Flickr, or upload them to your Facebbok account. For each of these applications the app will shrink large files down to an e-mail, Flickr, or Facebook-approriate size to make the transfer from the card to the iPhone or iPod Touch as quick as possible without sacrificing any more image resolution than necessary.
MP3s and Web Video Clips
With zoomIt you can take your digital library to go, and have the ultimate mobile media solution… The free app “zoomIt” not only provides an easy content manager, but also adds media capability to your iPhone or iPod Touch enabling you to listen to, view, and share MP3 music files. You can also do the same with video clips*. Transfer content in various video formats such as MOV, H.264, and MP4. Load them to your SDHC card and transfer to your handset with zoomIt to view off your Apple device, email or upload to sharing sights such as YouTube.
* The zoomIt app supports the following file types
Audio Files- AAC / ALE, unprotected (m4a); AAC, audio book (m4b); AAC, protected (m4p); mp3 Up to 320 Kbps / VBR
- (aa) www.audible.com spoken word, Formats 2, 3, 4;
- (aax) www.audible.com spoken word, Audible Enhanced Format
- Audio Interchange File Format (aiff, aif), Core Audio Format (caf)
- Microsoft Word (doc, docx), Microsoft Power Point (ppt, pptx), Microsoft Excel (xls, xlsx)
- Preview & Adobe Acrobat (pdf), Contact Information (vcf), Text File (txt), Rich Text Format (rtf), Web pages (htm, html)
- All text based file formats (xml, ini, cfg)
- Apple Keynote (key ), Apple Numbers (numbers), Apple Pages (pages)
- jpg, tiff, gif, png
- m4v, mp4, mov
- H.264 - Up to 196 Kbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second; Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio
- H.264 - Up to 196 Kbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second; Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio
- MPEG-4 - Up to 196 Kbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second; Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio
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Customers like the quality and storage capacity of the product. They mention it's a great way to add extra space to their iPhone. However, some customers have reported issues with the transfer speed and software quality. Opinions differ on its functionality.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the product. They mention it's a good product and a cool gadget.
"...Beside that one small issue, this is a very nice device...." Read more
"...Otherwise, it's a good enough product for what it is for, unless you are Bond." Read more
"It must be charged. Good Product even with this drawback...." Read more
Customers like the storage capacity of the product. They mention it's a great way to add extra space to their iPhones and saves space on their phones. Customers also say it holds everything they need and is a truly independent and portable computing device.
"...an important role in making the iPad a truly independent and portable computing device. I can now leave my laptop back at the office." Read more
"...A motorcycle doesn't hold everything you want but it does hold everything you need. I need to email pics along the way and now I can." Read more
"...computer to your iphone without syncing it to itunes and saves space on your iphone if you don't want to put it something on your phone for very long." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the functionality of the product. Some mention it works just like it should, while others say it doesn't work. They mention it doesn't work with a protective case and no cable or block will work with it.
"...So I was very disappointed. For what I wanted to use it for it did not work. My 1 star only applies to playing videos directly off the device...." Read more
"...In particular SDXC cards do not appear to work...." Read more
"This item works exactly as described and comes in so handy when I'm out shooting with my DSLR and want to upload some pics to facebook." Read more
"...wasted my money, only benifit it has is for my ipod as the camera kit doesnt work for it. May just try to get my money back...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the transfer speed of the product. They mention it takes a very long time to copy a file from SD card to phone. Some say the transfer stops, so they have to wait on the transfer screen.
"...- does what it says, albeit as some have noted it is slow when transferring 400 files...BUT it supports ANY data type..." Read more
"...Both files took over a minute to load. Once loaded after about 2 minutes the movie froze and the software exited out...." Read more
"...if you leave the app, the transfer stops, so you have to wait on the transfer screen. At about 2MB per minute, it not very fast at all...." Read more
"...I found the transfer rate so slow I could not use it to also copy the RAW files for each image...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the quality of the software. They mention it's the worst they have ever used. Customers also say the update interface is very clunky and the user experience is terrible.
"...Second, the update interface is also very clunky. It was very difficult to tell if the firmware update was a success...." Read more
"...And then the software is the worst I have ever used...." Read more
"...The software is confusing, with labels that do not make sense, and the transfer speed is very slow...." Read more
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BUT it supports ANY data type (e.g. PDG. DOC, etc) as opposed to the basic camera formats that Apple's connection kit supports.
So I loaded an SD card up with a couple videos and tested it out (after installing the Zoom Media Plus app) I tried a TV episode and a movie. Both files took over a minute to load. Once loaded after about 2 minutes the movie froze and the software exited out. The TV show also froze, but it then started back up again.
So I was very disappointed. For what I wanted to use it for it did not work. My 1 star only applies to playing videos directly off the device. I did not test any other features. I am going to try and return it and buy the wireless devise when it is stock.
First, it appears that while the ZoomIt website says "With zoomIt for the SD Card...", the manual calls it "zoomIt for SD Cards," messages in the application refer to "SD Cards" and it references "SD cards" in the documentation it does not mean all SD cards. In particular SDXC cards do not appear to work. I tried the Transcend 64GB SDXC card and the Kingston 64GB SDXC card and it wanted to reformat both and wouldn't read them. 4GB and 8GB cards worked successfully, but the 64GB cards would not work. I suspect the 32GB SD cards will work. The only reference I found (after purchasing) to a specific type of SD card was in the "User Guide" where it says insert "a SD or SDHC card". It would've been helpful if the website made clear it was not all SD cards. I wish I had looked on Amazon for more technical specs prior to buying instead of relying on the company website! I'll keep it because I have other SD cards around to use it with.
Second, the update interface is also very clunky. It was very difficult to tell if the firmware update was a success.
I tried it with the iPad and iPhone and it worked with them and smaller SD cards, but it was a little disappointing that all SD cards are not supported. So, buyer beware.
With a firmware update to support all SD cards, I'd upgrade this to 4 stars.
When I got the item I had to overcome one small obstacle: It won't plug into the phone's data port with my Otterbox Defender case on the phone. Had to remove the phone from the case to try the Zoomit. Worked beautifully.
To remedy the problem I ended up buying a Shortz (that's the brand) dock extender. Now I can plug this into my phone while it's safely inside its case.
Beside that one small issue, this is a very nice device. You download the software (free) from iTunes and it will back up the files from your phone onto the SD card. Once the data is on the SD card you can use an SD card reader to copy it into any computer, even if iTunes is not installed on the machine. Makes it a lot easier to get photos and videos off the iPhone int a PC or Mac.