Import photos using Apple photographic camera adapters

Larn how to import photos and videos from a digital camera or SD Card to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod impact using Apple photographic camera adapters.

You can import photos and videos from an SD carte du jour, digital camera, or other supported accessory to your iOS device using one of these:

  • Lightning to SD Menu Camera Reader
  • Lightning to USB iii Camera Adapter
  • Lightning to USB Camera Adapter
  • Apple tree USB-C to SD Card Reader

If you have an iPhone 5 or subsequently, it needs iOS 9.two or later. If y'all have an iPod affect or iPhone 4s, information technology needs iOS 9.iii. If y'all're using a Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter, you lot need an iPad with iOS 9.3.

Import photos and videos

To import from your SD carte or digital camera, follow these steps:

  1. Connect the adapter to your iOS device.
  2. Connect your digital camera to the adapter past USB or insert an SD card.
  3. Photos should automatically open up to the Import tab. If it doesn't, open up Photos and tap Import.
  4. Tap Import All to import your content, or tap specific items, then tap Import.
  5. When the import is complete, you might exist asked to Proceed or Delete the media on the photographic camera or SD bill of fare.

Y'all can import content only to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. You tin't export content to an SD bill of fare or digital camera.

If you don't run across the import pick

If you don't see the Import tab, follow these steps:

  1. Make certain that your digital camera is on and in the correct mode to export images.
  2. Disconnect the adapter, await 30 seconds, then reconnect information technology.
  3. Unplug the digital camera or SD card, look 30 seconds, so reconnect.
  4. Restart your iOS device and turn your photographic camera off and back on.
  5. If one is available, test with a different digital camera or SD card. If yous can import media with a dissimilar digital camera or SD card, there might be an issue with the information on the camera or SD card. Try to import the information to another device or figurer, then use your digital camera to format—or reset—the SD carte du jour. Reformatting volition erase all the images on the SD carte. Check the transmission for your digital photographic camera for more help.

If you lot can't import some content

Apple camera adapters tin import multiple types of media files from your digital camera or SD card. If the format isn't compatible with iOS, you won't be able to view them on your device, only tin import them to your estimator later.

Apple camera adapters tin import only content that was captured by digital cameras. Y'all might not exist able to import content that was renamed, edited, or copied to the digital camera or SD bill of fare.

Supported SD cards and image-transfer protocols

  • Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP)
  • Mass Storage Device protocol
  • SDSC
  • SDHC
  • miniSD
  • microSD
  • MMC
  • SDXC

Wink or USB thumb drives aren't supported for image importing.

If you're using a Lightning to USB 3 Photographic camera Adapter, these iPad models transfer data at USB three speeds:

  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
  • iPad Pro 10.5-inch
  • iPad Pro 12.nine-inch

All other adapters and iOS devices employ USB 2 speeds.

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