I ordered this WU-1a to use with my shiny new D3300. I'm a total novice to DSLRs, but I wanted to be able to snap a photo and then be able to view and edit it on my iPad, since my laptop is currently thrashed. iPads notoriously have no ports for memory cards, hence the need for the wireless adapter.
-How big is it?
It's a little bit bigger than my thumbnail at the base. It's really not very big. Since it's so small, it doesn't really add weight or bulk to the camera, which is nice.
-Does it drain my battery?
I don't leave mine attached for extended periods of time. Instead, it comes with a nifty little carrying case that attaches right to your camera strap. I plug it in when I want to transmit photos, and unplug it otherwise. Since it's not constantly transmitting, the battery drain is minimal enough that I don't notice a difference between regular use and use with the wireless unit.
-Is it easy to install?
Yep! The instruction manual is ginormous. Most likely because it's written in several languages. I didn't even unfold it all the way (oops!) and instead, I plugged it in and looked at the instructions for attaching the included carrying case to the camera strap. After that, it was just installing the app and then connecting. If I had to pick a step that was the hardest, I would say connecting was it. It was still a snap, since I followed the advice of previous reviewers and put my phone/iPad in airplane mode and then enabled only the device's wifi network.
-Does it work?
YES! Within 5 minutes of the mailman handing me my Amazon package, I had wirelessly transferred 120 photos to my iPad. It's that easy. I've seen other reviewers complain about long transfer times, but I was able to transfer my photos in seconds. 50 photos takes about 15 seconds. As far as I was able to tell (novice, remember?) the photos didn't lose any of their sharpness or contrast, and the file sizes were the same as they were on the camera.
-Would you recommend this?
Absolutely. It works exactly how I want it to, and reliably. I got exactly what I was looking for, and would recommend this product to a friend.
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Nikon WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter for Nikon Digital SLRs
Using the WU-1a optional wireless mobile adapter you can now automatically send great images to your smartphone and even use your smartphone to remotely capture images from compatible Nikon D-SLRs and COOLPIX cameras. With an easy to use app, now when you can't wait to share that great shot you don't have to. Share it to your smartphone in a instant.
Using the WU-1a optional wireless mobile adapter you can now automatically send great images to your smartphone and even use your smartphone to remotely capture images from compatible Nikon D-SLRs and COOLPIX cameras. With an easy to use app, now when you can't wait to share that great shot you don't have to. Share it to your smartphone in a instant.
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Easy Sharing: Single images or groups of images can be shared using apps stored on the smart device via email, text messaging, or by uploading to a blog or social networking site—just like any other image on your smartphone or tablet. Notes: Movies can not be viewed using the Wireless Mobile Adapter utility (app) but can be played back by tapping the movie or playback icon to display a list of movie apps and choosing an app from the list.
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So easy to use! Best purchase ever for my Nikon D7100
This little gadget is amazing! Totally transformed how we get photos to out to friends. We take pictures on the go all the time and love our D7100 Nikon. However without wireless, getting pics to the phone to text out was impossible and the pics would sit on the canera forever while we got around to downloading them from the SD card to a PC. This is so immediate, so easy and I just love it! Now when we are out taking pics of kitten adoption days when we volunteeer, we can text the adoption photo to the family right then! Then straight to facebook, Without buying another camera, just for wireless. So far the app is easy and the majority of work is my teenge daughter and see has no problem getting this on her iphone and using right away. She loves the remote feature also. She can snap the shutter from her phone from a few feet away (haven't tested range). The only problem (if its really a problem) was we didn't realize that this tethered to the case, and the little case slides on to the camera strap to keep it in place. So once it's in place the way it's meant to be, it can't get lost, as I misplaced my first one, and bought a second. (I then found the first LOL) this isn't a problem as I have another camera and am so happy to have 2 now, both securely in place!I included pics, because when I was looking around I couldn't find much reference info on size, how it tethered, how it fit etc...Happy wireless photographing!
