3 Ways to Transfer Photos from a Camera to an iPhone, iPad or Android Device - SFTH #32

A buddy of mine asked me the other day, “How do you edit your photos?” You know it’s funny. Had he asked me this question five years ago, my answer would have been completely different.

These days, with three baby monkeys in tow, I’m realizing time is extremely limited. If I’m going to edit my photos, I have to do so on the go.

The good news is that there are tons of free and affordable editing apps available for both iOS and Android devices. Making it incredibly easy to tweak and adjust photos in a coffee shop or while watching Paw Patrol for the upteenth time.

However, one of the biggest pain points is figuring out how to get the photos from the camera to the phone.

So here in Part 1, I’m going to show you the three methods I use to transfer photos over to my phone.

1) WiFi
2) SD Card Adapter
3) Dropbox

Also, I want to personally thank those of you who support me each week with a like or a comment. It means the world to me.

Happy clicking!

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[jacobsaunders]

I didn't realise an sd card reader adapter thingie was a thing!! All this time I was hoping apple would introduce an sd card reader slot 😂 Definitely buying that, thank you!!

[EmilyMariko]

ive been binge-watching camera how-to vidoes ever since buying a canon 80d that i have no clue how to use, and just found your videos and they have been SO HELPFUL compared to everything else out there!! thank you so much for all the info, the amazing bright and clear videos, and the little adorable snippets with your cute kids!

[MissBonitaVida]

5 years after this video was made and this became a huge help. Thank you. My brother in law passed away a few days ago and I am scrambling to find all the photos I had of him through 10 years. My laptop that I backed all the photos isn’t turning on but the sd card camera adapter will solve the problem! Thank you so much. You have no idea how much my sister is depending on these photos.

[leoguy]

Dude I love your videos. They're straight and to the point, the way they should be. Thank you!

[ChristmascameEarly]

Omg ilysm u legit saved my life coz I'm just starting to

[leyanisquintero]

THANK YOU! Me and my cousin were dying, we are in this photography class and we didn’t know how to save the pictures without it taking HOURS SO THANK YOU! You’ve made our lives a little bit easier

[OutandAboutwithCraig]

Hi Moose, When you transfer your photo’s via wifi using the canon app it will only let you send jpeg files not raw and also when you transfer your videos via wifi the canon app will only let you send at 720p. If you buy the lighting SD card adapter you can transfer raw photos and full HD video like 1080p of 4K. Like you I agree this is the best method to transfer all your photos and videos to your iPhone, iPad etc for editing. Great video. Thanks

[matthewcurtis]

It’s taking me over half an hour to email myself a 1 minute video 😫 I mean my grandparents internet is slow as hell but still, very frustrating. I didn’t know about the adapter though so I might have to check that out. Thanks a lot

[log]

Thanks so much! I didn’t even know a the SD card adapter was a thing😂 big help!

[Messidagreatest]

I film on a camera and edit my videos on my imac my sister films on her phone but she’s gonna get a camera soon I told to watch this video and this is a great tip!

[Gautamkamboj_ca]

Hello Sir, which camera did you use for this video shoot please ? Thanks you in advance ..please help. !!

[imlivinb]

4 years later and this video was EXTREMELY helpful. thank you man!!!

[kathleenwarde]

Thanks ever so much.. This video was so so helpful.. Simple x straight to the point.. Thanks from Ireland

[lillybloom]

the one draw back when transferring via wifi is that the quality of the pic diminishes a bit. As a photographer it's very easy to see the picture quality is not at 100%. When editing on a lot of apps on the phone it also diminishes the quality and resizes the picture smaller automatically. Nice tutorial though.

[habibasalah]

your way of making your videos doesnt allow us to skip for how entertaining you are

[PapaTreetime]

Really enjoying these mini-series that you are putting out. Very practical and useful information! Keep up the great work!

[tomyoung]

Your videos are easier for us elder folks to understand. Thank you.Tom Young

[angelicakennedy-hart]

Great comprehensive, easy to understand tips!

[kennethochoa]

wow your baby is almost eight now I'm going to have to go to one of your most recent videos to see how that kid has grow I like before and after photos😇

[Relax]

Omg bro thankyou!!!! I was emailing myself the photos then downloading them from the email on my phone 🤦🏾‍♂️