How to Use the NEX-5 with the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit



Here is a step by step tutorial on how to import photos from the Sony NEX-5 camera to the iPad with the use of the Camera Connection Kit.
  1. Turn on Sony NEX Camera.
  2. Press Menu button > Setup > USB Connection > Mass Storage
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  3. Turn off NEX Camera.
  4. Connect iPad USB reader from Camera Connection Kit to USB cable from NEX-5.
  5. Connect USB reader to iPad.
    sony nex apple ipad camera connection kit
  6. Make sure the iPad is not in sleep mode. Turn on NEX Camera.
  7. The iPad will start displaying photos from NEX-5 memory card.
    • We had Date folders in the NEX-5 but the iPad displayed all the photos at once.
  8. Select the photos to be imported by clicking on each one, or select none if you will import all the photos.
  9. Click the Import button and choose whether to Import only the Selected Photos or All of the photos.
  10. The iPad will start importing the photos, wait until all the blue checks turn green.
    • RAW files can be imported, but due to their size, take longer to import than JPGs.
  11. Choose whether to Keep or Delete the imported photos from the NEX-5 memory card.
  12. Press the Albums button on the iPad.
    • Do not turn off the camera like in the video. An image was corrupted on the NEX-5 memory card by doing so.
  13. The imported photos will be in the Last Import album. Click on the Last Import album.
    • It is now safe to turn off the camera and disconnect the iPad from the NEX camera.
  14. You can now organize your imported photos or play a slideshow with your NEX-5 photos right from the Last Import album.
*.mts videos from the Sony NEX-5 are not recognized by the iPad Camera Connection Kit and cannot be imported.

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Thanks to WT for lending us the iPad. Hope that helps, any questions?

Comments

  1. independentJune 6, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    can we use ipad as the external LCD for shooting?

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  2. kenJune 6, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    As far as I know it is not possible. You can use any monitor with an HDMI input like the Sony CLM-V55.

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  3. AdamJohnFayJanuary 2, 2012 at 2:06 PM

    Can this be done to iPhone?

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  4. kenJanuary 2, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    Apple has not made an iPhone camera connector. There is a zoomit sd card reader for the iPhone but you cannot directly connect the NEX to an iPhone.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2012 at 12:05 PM

    I like the EyeFi card transfer method.

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  6. kenJanuary 5, 2012 at 3:12 PM

    exnewt - post a youtube video, I haven't seen how it works. It sounds easy.

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  7. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 1:20 AM

    Does this same process work for the Sony NEX 7??

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  8. UnknownNovember 22, 2013 at 6:53 PM

    it doesn't appear to work for IPAD air. I got a 3rd party lightening to usb camera kit and hooked it up to my Nex5. Nothing happened on my iphoto, and "check the connected device" is shown on the camera. No joy.

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    1. kenNovember 27, 2013 at 4:16 PM

      That's unfortunate, what camera were you using? The NEX-5R, NEX-6, and A7R all can use playmemories camera apps and does all this wirelessly.

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