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[Tomma235]

Hi. I’m very new to this and have just got a D5600. I’m struggling to get a reliable connection but I may be expecting too much. Should I always need to do something to connect or should photos auto download to my iPhone when both devices are on and in range? I seem to spend 5-10 mins a day connecting things.

 

Or do I just give up and use a card reader to transfer the photos to my Mac and then to iCloud?

 

Also which is the more modern solution: SnapBridge or WMU?

 

TIA

[bluzman]

Not an Apple person but I'm almost positive there wouldn't be any automatic transfer just because your iPhone and camera are both on.

 

I always use a card reader to transfer images to my PC.

 

SnapBridge.

[dragon49]

I have some input here.  I have the B600 and there is an auto-transfer option within the Snapbridge iPhone app:

Downloading Pictures as They Are Taken | SnapBridge Help | Nikon

 

I've never used WMU.  It took a bit of patience, but I was able to get Snapbridge associated with my camera and can transfer pictures on demand.

 

No need for a card reader.  If your Mac has a free USB port, just connect the camera to the port (if iPhoto opens, close it) and use finder to copy the pictures from the recognized device to a folder on your Mac.  With my PC, I don't need to turn the camera on for these transfers, but you may have to with your Mac.  If your Mac only has USB-C, then get a USB-C to USB adaptor.  This direct transfer gets the original full-sized pictures and videos copied.

In any event, I highly recommend turning on Airplane mode in your camera to save a lot of battery life.  Turn it off when you need to use one of the apps to transfer pictures to your iPhone if you are going to use that route.

[Merco_61]

Snapbridge is the more modern solution, but the integration between bluetooth and WiFi makes it less stable than WMU as implemented in the DSLR-s. It works better in the Z bodies and some of the Coolpixes.

 

A good card reader is faster than using the camera and the contacts on the card are more robust than the USB cable.

[Tomma235]

Card reader it is then. I still have one from when I had a Coolpix ages ago