IPOD PHOTO

Apple IPOD have just released a camera connector for their IPOD PHOTO music player and photo viewer.

The idea seems that you plug your USB plug from your *ist D into the new IPOD camera connector which then plugs into the IPOD. Photos can then be copied from the compact flash card to IPOD and be viewed.

See:

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M98...

Unfortunately Apple do not list any Pentax cameras as compatible!

http://www.apple.com/ipod/compatibility/cameraconnector.html

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301052

The device is supposed to work with:

"""The iPod Camera Connector supports cameras with USB connectivity based on the following commonly used protocols:

PTP
Type 4 (or Normal)
Mass Storage """

Is the original *ist D this protocol?

I have the Belkin Media card reader. It works with the IPOD PHOTO but only copies the compact flash card photos to the IPOD hard drive where you can not view them!!! You have to copy the photos to your PC when you get home and use itunes to transfer them to correct directory on the IPOD. So presently my new IPOD PHOTO is only a storage device on the move like the old non photo IPOD.

If the new Apple camera connector works then the Belkin would be redundunt. However the camera connector is an optional extra. Good old Apple!

Update:

Belkin works with picture view when latest Apple IPOD firmware installed


I have now bought the usb camera adapter and can cconfirm it works withe the *ist D.