The camera on your smartphone has one huge advantage compared to most dedicated cameras. It's always connected to the Internet. For every shot you take, you can instantly share it.
For every other camera, how would the user get their pictures on the Web?
Typically, you need to get the photos from the camera onto an Internet-connected PC.
Usually, I import my photos to my desktop PC. It isn't a terribly tedious process. But imagine if I'm away from home and have just taken a shot with my camera that's so great that I feel the need to share it right away.
Enter USB On-The-Go.
Hit the break to read on.
I eject the SD card from the camera and plug it into a generic USB card reader.
I connect the card reader to my phone (Samsung Galaxy S II) via a USB On-The-Go dongle.
I launch my file explorer app (Solid Explorer) to navigate to the plugged in SD card.
I can now view the photo and share it right away. Although typically, I like to first save it locally onto my phone for some editing (ie, usually with Aviary or PicSay Pro).
So there you go. It's admittedly not the most elegant solution. But it works.
No comments:
Post a Comment