Well there is no true scoreboard for that, it all depends on user preference. iPad has got the best tablet screen and UI. But lacks very much in term of features, if you need them. Also with most of the upcoming tablets having 1GB of RAM, iPad has only 512MB, something not really important now, but 6 months from now and new apps will be in the market which would need over 512mb.
Agree to what you are pointing out, but it will turn out to be a lengthy conversation about the feasibility of tethered shooting as time taken to transfer the files to the ipad and review will make you loose out on moments, but otherwise if you are in the middle of the day and shooting landscape or stationary objects...again as i said we can a very informative conversation on this topic, it will be fun..
I was looking for forward to replace my laptop with an ipad/galaxy tab.
Sorry if I sound rude, but do you even know how tethered shooting works and in which scenarios it is used? No one is going to use it for sports photography, it is best used for portraits, landscape and macro work, where at times the camera LCD just isn't enough.
What you are looking to replace is a laptop which does the work of a desktop as well, what I essentially needs is an extension to my existing workstation, which I can use during trip and my sis can use to surf the internet. Hence even a Atom based netbook has been enough for us for over one and a half years.
No, not at all. As i said it will be nice to have a discussion on this as I may not know it all, and am willing to get the correct information. So, I googled and found that there are couple of things needed for tethered shooting.
)you are correct on this. now i have a external hdd but it gets power from the same usb cable, guess will just have to get a cable which has two USB connection, so that can get power from other sources
Yes, they are but at a relatively high premium price for all that i could check on
So, now comparing an Atom based netbook to iPad what do you think.
Ok my bad, I just checked and it seems I am wrong, please accept my apology for my earlier incorrect reply.No, not at all. As i said it will be nice to have a discussion on this as I may not know it all, and am willing to get the correct information. So, I googled and found that there are couple of things needed for tethered shooting.
1. Camera that communicates via wifi. Nikon does not (only avialable in their pro body range) , but i read that most of the Canon bodies have this feature.
2. Eye-fi memory card if camera does not communicate via wi-fi.
3. Wi-Fi router - this is needed to create a channel between the camera and the iPad as iPad cannot create a hotspot. ( correct my undersanding on this one, if its wrong)
Still i think this set-up is lighter than carrying a laptop, but the only thing that i dont find satisfying is the high cost of the Eye-Fi card (as i use a nikon
Yes, because it is essentially targeted at the netbook market. Because who ever needs the screen size and processing power of a full fledged laptop, wouldn't look at iPad as a possible option. However, for travelers like us, who do not always require high processing power or large screens, especially since they come at the expense of weight reduction and batter backup, it is a good enough option.
