Photo management using a tablet

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Dreadhead

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Hi there,

Next year I am going travelling (backpacking) around Asia for a full year.
I intend to photo-document my travels, specifically shooting RAW along the way.

I wish to travel as light as possible whilst having the flexibility to shoot, edit and manage photos.


Device requirements:


Managing RAW files-

I need to be able to copy RAW files from the Camera's SD card to the Tablet and then to a HDD for archiving. I will also be saving a second copy to a USB memory stick which can be posted home to the parents.

I also need to view these files and cull any crap ones. I realise I can use the camera for this but would prefer to work from one device.



Editing RAW files-

I will need to be able to crop at a minimum, but would like to be able to modify curves and the like. Ideally my best keepers will be uploaded to a map as I progress. I am currently looking into using the Google Maps API to host my own photomap that my friends and family can keep an eye on. The idea is that as I travel map markers appear which click through to the nicer images I capture.



Current Ideas:


I have seen a few apps on the Android Play Store which look interesting.

DSLR controler looks like it may be handy for composing some landscape shots.

RAWVision looks like it may be good for viewing and sorting the images.

Geotag Photos Pro looks like it could take care of the geolocation as long as the tablet has enough battery to monitor between stops.

If anyone has any experience with these please chime in.

I mention Android apps because I currently have an android phone so have had chance to look through the store.
I am not adverse to Apple products so if they provide a better solution I would be interested.

If I can get away with a seven inch device that would be good, I half expect most people would err toward a ten inch device though.


Thanks for any advice :)
 
Hi Ksanti, thanks for the suggestion.

Shooting RAW and JPEG would certainly save a lot of conversion time, Which I assume on a tablet would be considerable.

I have done some research after you suggested the Nexus 7.
It looks like I would need a USB OTG cable as well as a USB card reader in order to get the functionality I am after. It would be nice if this was built in to the device, but there is a definitely a large price difference between the Nexus 7 and more fully featured devices. It looks like I would also need the 16GB version so that I can handle the transfer of my 16GB SD cards, 8GB would be too limiting when just copying files.

I will head to a retailer and see if I can have a go with one.

Has anyone else tried using a Nexus 7 for the type of work I am interested in?
 
Hi Nexus,

Thanks for the info. Are you happy with the features that the iPad provides or do you find yourself wishing for a notebook?

I will be travelling for a whole year, from India across South East Asia. I will build up a massive collection of photos so will need a HDD to archive them all on to.
I will also take a bag full of 16GB USB sticks to put backups onto and then post them home for safe keeping incase anything happens to the HDD.

I had considered using a cloud solution, but my fear is that backing up RAW files may be too much for which ever internet connection I have access to. As far as I know, shared hotel wireless in Asia will probably have really limited upload bandwith.
If I take 200 photos in a day, at 20 megabytes each I would be looking at 4GB to upload in an evening. Plus if I end up in a village without internet I could possibly start to run out of local storage.
 
Cheers chaps, I look forward to the feedback.

I've just borrowed a first gen Asus eeepc netbook with an Atom processor off of a friend. To see if that will work.

The form factor seems OK, but the machine is slow as molases. I am definately going to need something with a better processor.
 
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