Camera Suggestion

[sethay]

I have a customer that is looking for a solution for a camera. They want to be able to take pictures from the camera and have it automatically save to a network folder (Windows domain based network). They want to be at the camera and have the camera operate with a physical button on the camera. They will be 25 ft away from the nearest computer or network jack. A cabled solution is an option.

My thoughts are perhaps a Windows tablet would serve this purpose pretty well? Does anyone have other suggestions for me?

Thank you for any advice you can provide.

 

[Markverhyden]

Not sure about conventional cameras but iDevices can automatically send to iCloud and SkyDrive. Of course those will automatically populate to the local folder of a machine setup for those accounts.

 

[NYJimbo]

My thoughts are perhaps a Windows tablet would serve this purpose pretty well?

A tablet can only do so much when acting as a camera. A real camera can be adjusted in a million ways. I think the issue here is the data storage. Many digital cameras can save to remote storage via WIFI but I think most of them require pressing a button to do so. Do they really need to store immediately to the remote storage or can they take the pics, pause when they are done and then press a couple buttons to upload (WIFI) to the storage and then go on ?

I have owned several of the Cannon powershot cameras and love them, I am thinking the next will be the Canon PowerShot N100 when it comes out in May. Its not just a good camera but its also a HD video recorder and is really packed with features.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120731

 

[Xander]

http://www.eye.fi/ ?

 

[lcoughey]

I use my BlackBerry Z10 for most of my photos here at the lab these days. Photos are automatically uploaded to a folder in my Box account which could be easily synchronized to a folder on a windows system, if that is what you want.

 

[NYJimbo]

http://www.eye.fi/ ?

Does this thing xfer to a windows based machine, they seem to note:

"Any Android or Apple device, tablet or smartphone."

but I don't see a reference to windows based wifi capable machines, unless I missed something.

 

[Xander]

 

[NYJimbo]

Ok, I guess I am confused, because I thought the memory card goes into the device taking the picture and the remote storage device does not use their memory card. I will check into more about this.

 

[smashedbotatos]

If they are only 25ft from a PC why not just get a camera with a memory card and use a card reader. Then transfer the good photos to the share from said PC.

Samsung Smart cameras have autobackup which will transfer to a PC though.
Samsung WB1100 and up.

 

[sethay]

Thanks for the ideas everyone!

If they are only 25ft from a PC why not just get a camera with a memory card and use a card reader. Then transfer the good photos to the share from said PC.

Because they currently do this at least six times a day and feel like they could save 5 min per 'photo session' if they didn't have to do this. Which could translate into 2.5 hrs per week.