In June we wrote about the all new Eye-Fi Pro wireless SDHC memory card which allows for both professional photographers and amateur photographers to automatically upload images directly from their cameras to a computer or the web. Today, thanks to Eye-Fi Inc, we have our hands on this latest technology which provides many new enhancements and features over its previous generation cards and we’ll take a closer look at them in this full product review.
When you first take a look at this SD card, it doesn’t look any different than any of the other hundreds of SD cards on the market today However, it’s what’s inside of this SD card that makes it so different. That’s because the guts of the Eye-Fi Wireless SDHC memory card includes WiFi connectivity and of course the 4GB of internal memory storage like any other ordinary SD card on the market today.
In this review we’ll take a look at the performance of the internal storage and also digging into is the cards ability to wirelessly upload photos from your camera to your computer or the Internet without the need for wires and of course the performances associated with that.
Eye-Fi Pro 4GB Packaging
The packaging that the Eye-Fi Card comes in is quite a small footprint and actually reminds me a lot of how some Apple products come in the way that you open the box. By pulling the orange tab on the right, the Eye-Fi card and reader are exposed on the left.
The tab on the left will then open further to reveal the simple instructions to get your new wireless memory card up and running.
In the package, you will not only find the Eye-Fi Pro SDHC memory card but you will also find the Eye-Fi memory card reader. Please be aware, the memory card reader IS NOT required for normal operations. It’s only provided so that you can initially configure the wireless settings and features on the memory card and thereafter, is not required unless you want to make certain configuration changes. The reader is no different than any other memory reader, so you could easily use one of your existing card readers if you desire.
Registering Eye-Fi Pro 4GB
After plugging in the SD card into the memory card reader and then into your USB port on your computer, the Eye-Fi Manager software will automatically being installing on your computer after a few prompts. It only takes a few seconds and once it has completed a web browser will launch requesting that you ‘Register’ your Eye-Fi Pro card.
On the “Create an Eye-Fi Account” page you will need to fill out some basic information such as your email, name, and an account password. After doing so, you can click on the “Create Account” button and you’re ready to begin configuring your new Eye-Fi card for use. I was using the Google Chrome web browser and was prompted that it was not a supported browser but was able to continue you without issues.
I also want to note that I am running the Windows 7 RC1 operating system and neither the installation of the Eye-Fi Manager software nor the web page had any issues with this.
