You do need to have access to a windows or mac os x machine to initialize your eyefi card, though. Just pop it into your camera and install any of our desktop or. After your initial installation, the eyefi manager web application will be launched. I bought a eye fi 4gb connect x2 on amazon, and want to get it working by monday to take family photos on thanksgiving day. Eyefi connected cameras are able to control various functions of the eyefi. Store up to 2,000 photos or 90 minutes of video with topnotch class 6 speed.
July 2017 update aka eyefi x2 card registration failed. Eyefi connect x2 photos, specs, and price engadget. Once the transfer completes, the card disconnects its wifi to preserve battery life. Eyefi x2 utility created by eyefi in september 2016, after they were bought out by keenai. Eyefi releases x2 utility for windows 31 august 2016.
Eyefi to cease support for pro x2 and earlier generation. This broke the automatic import of eyefi sd cards using eyefi center, because it relies on specific functionality of iphoto. The 8gb pro x2 is the latest generation of wireless sd card from eyefi. You must plug it in to a computer to set it up before it can be used to wirelessly transfer images from your camera. Eyefi has announced the addition of two wireless sd cards in to its x2 lineup of memory cards.
All you have to do is swap your standard memory card for the wificonnected one and youre good to go. I have an eyefi pro x2 8gb card and ive gotten your software almost working on a netbook running debian. I have been a happy eyefi x2 pro user for a couple of years now, in fact i have two of your cards and on the whole theyve worked well. Then i run the eyefi software, which needs to be online, set up the network for the tplink, and the configuration information gets sent back down the internet to my eyefi software and into the card. I loved my eyefi x2 pro card absolutely my pics went magically to. Last month we announced the end of life eol of a range of products including eyefi pro x2 and prior products. I have the eyefi upload key and i can connect to the cards wifi on windows 7. I installed eyeficonfig recently and tried to configure my pro x2, however the card isnt seen. The 4gb connect x2 and 8gb explore x2 both feature the endless memory mode first seen in the rawcompatible pro x2 card. From the spec comparison it looks like it is just an 8gb version of the existing 4gb connect x2.
The eyefi card is a nifty solution for adding wireless capabilities to virtually any digital camera, but it does have one serious drawback. I had it on my old one with vista and it was super but this windows 7 is the worst ever. The eyefi software has not run under wine in quite a while. Citing security concerns, the company will complete the end of life stage on september 16, 2016 by ending server support. If you have a wifi network within range of your time lapse package, the eyefi pro x2 card can be used to upload images over the network. Its an automatic oneway sync from from the camera to the computer. The x2 cards have been sold by eyefi up to march 2015 and can still be found available to order online and in some shops. Luckily, there is an alternative that i have just been testing.
It took a little figuring out to set it up, but once on the cubietruck, as long as i dont have the eyefi software running on my ipad, a few. Eyefi creates its own wifi network so it works anywhere you are. Along with the connect x2 sd card, you get a usb adapter that the card slots into. Eyefi pro x2 at some point which offers raw transfer, where ill go. So can you go to the start button and choose the windows internet explorer and try to download the software for your eyefi. Navigate to its folder on your computer and open the start here folder. Their pro x2 range has been sold to advanced amateurs and professional photographers who appreciate the advanced capabilities of these cards. The eyefi x2 card using the eyefi x2 utility is only able to transfer to a computer folder, which is exactly what i need. The eyefi 4gb connect x2 class 6 memory card provides fast, wireless photo and video uploads from your camera to your computer and an online site of your choice. Anyway, the connect x2 can be software upgraded to support this too, so i figured id do it later if i missed it. Spending time uploading and organizing photos isnt. Deep in the mailing list, i found a post detailing. Plug the eyefi card into your sd card reader or use the included one. Im under the assumption you got that from the linux program.
When an eyefi card is activated, it is registered to the software on that specific toughbook. Eyefi mobi pro is an sdhc memory card with a pro punch. Eyefi pro x2, connect x2 and geo x2 sdhc class 6 memory. Contribute to tachangeyefiserver development by creating an account on github. Eyefi pro x2, connect x2 and geo x2 sdhc class 6 if you are a dslr user who often struggles to find time to transfer your images from camera to laptop after a shoot then the eyefi memory cards. The author of eyeficonfig had a mailing list about it for a while. Contribute to dgranteyefiserver2 development by creating an account on github. Thirdparty free software exists to enable eyefi cards to be accessed from linux. Connecting your eyefi card via wifi access point wifibooth.
Just turn your camera on, and let eyefi do the work. The eyefi x2 connect wireless sd card enables you when you have you camera on in a wifi zone to transfer your pictures and video to your computer or. They did release a replacement for eyefi center called eyefi x2 utility, but it is. The eyefi pro x2 is a class 6 sd card with an 8gb capacity and it houses the software that you need to configure its wifi settings and manage where your photos will be sent. Back in march 2010, eyefi launched their new range of wireless memory cards. Eyefi relents, wont brick older wifi memory cards after all. Insert your eye fi card in your computer and using the official eye fi software.
Keep in mind the eyefi card will only connect to your wifi network after you put. How to get your eyefi upload key and run the eyefi utility. The actual developer of the free program is eyefi, inc. Fortunately, the standalone eyefi server written in python will happily run on linux, courtesy of the enterprising hacker jeff tchang. Fortunately, the standalone eye fi server written in python will happily run on linux, courtesy of the enterprising hacker jeff tchang. Manage your eyefi card with this software designed for simple installation and setup, the eyefi manager software consist of two parts. How i saved my eyefi x2 pro from uselessness on android. Eyefi sent this email regarding their previous decision to stop supporting the x2 line of wifi sd memory cards the company will release a new software utility that will allow x2 cards to continue to operate to the users of eyefi x2 and earlier generation eyefi cards. How i saved my eye fi x2 pro from uselessness on android. Works just like with your regular sdhc memory card. The eye fi card is a nifty solution for adding wireless capabilities to virtually any digital camera, but it does have one serious drawback. If you have already followed all of these instructions carefully and still cannot get it working, then please follow the advanced troubleshooting steps here this article will help you connect everything together, via a wifi access point. I n an email to owners of its x2 wifi sd cards, eyefi announced it has released a windows version of its x2 utility to prolong the useful life of its x2 wifi cards which will otherwise cease to function after sept. In addition, the explore card uses location data from nearby wifi points to geotag.
Connect your eyefi x2 card directly to your android device anywhere using direct mode no tethering, wifi router or wifi hotspot required. The eyefi connect x2 memory card puts the cool back into digital photography. It was frustrating to swap out the eyefi card so many times to change a setting, hoping to get the software client to see the card in the camera and start downloading images in a more timely manner, if at all. Manage you eye fi memory cards from your pc or mac. Eyefi was a company based in mountain view, california, that produced sd memory cards. Eyefi mobi upgraded to universal app on windows 10. At the moment, theres not much point, as the sandisk eyefi card only. Eye fi announced in july that its x2 line of wifi sd cards would stop receiving support and essentially be rendered useless starting in september. Then i unplug everything again, wire things back up the way they were, reboot, and im back. As the eyefi software no longer runs with these eyefi sd cards, this video will show you how to make the card useable again.
Step 1 you need to run the linux program eyeficonfigeyeficonfig0. After your day at the zoo, the county fair, or your tropical vacation, connect x2 will automatically. Connecting your eye fi card via wifi access point still stuck. The first image took a couple of minutes, but after that, it took just a few seconds after each shot to appear in. Please use the reportbug tool to report bugs in the nginx package with debian. That was disappointing because its how i first reverse. Eyefis new software will let you keep using your old wi. Im happy to report that my eyeficonfig program compiles and runs great on it. Discontinued models include explore x2, geo x2, pro, geo. Eyefi configuration tool this is an unofficial, open implementation of some of the tools needed to manage an eyefi card.
Please note that eye fi support is deprecated, and soon eye fi support will be removed. Eyefi sd card retrieve your upload key and tether to dslr camera. On test here we have the pro x2, connect x2 and geo x. Eyefi built a wireless transmitter right into a class 6 sdhc memory card, giving you the power to wirelessly transfer photos and videos with 802. As a reminder, after september 15, 2016 eyefi center desktop software will no longer have the ability to configure eyefi x2 and other cards impacted by the eol. Eyefi didnt bother fixing this at the time of this writing.
The last version produced by the company were sold through authorized channels in the. Theres been a few changes since then so having just obtained a connect x2 sd card with wireless photo and video. Customers wishing to use the x2u will have to uninstall eyefi center from their computer prior to installing the new utility. Someone was kind enough to send me a pro x2 card, along with a plain x2. Eyefi to release utility that will extend the life of.
I just purchased an ezair wireless kit to connect my laptop to my tv. With direct mode, your eyefi card can send photos and videos directly from your camera to your iphone, ipad or android device, anywhere you are. They also share its class 6 6mbs transfer speeds and highspeed 802. Eyefi desktop receiver is a useful and comprehensive software solution that provides you with a simple means of transferring photos, videos. I bought a eyefi 4gb connect x2 on amazon, and want to get it working by monday to take family photos on thanksgiving day. How to get your eyefi upload key and run the eyefi utility without. Those that upgrade to a new android phone will find that since eye.
Will i still be able to create an eyefi center account. Eyefi will soon end support for its x2 and older wireless memory cards, services and apps, according to a notice sent to customers today. The cards wifi capability has been beefed up to a speedier 802. They are not offered for linux eyefi mobi apps are able to receive photos and videos from cameras equipped with the eyefi mobi wifi sd memory card. I had very similar experiences recently with the eyefi pro x2 with a macbook pro and a nikon d7100. Almost, in that your software does see the eyefi card connecting to it when i click add network to card in the eyefi center, but after a minute i see the unable to connect to eyefi server message. That is, its probably the exact same hardware as the pro card, but with tweaked firmware.
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