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DSLR with cloud upload

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537635

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I'm looking for a DSLR camera which can upload photos directly to cloud services (don't really care which ones, as long as they're mainstream, Google Photos, Dropbox...).

The catch is "directly". So there shouldn't be an "app" on the phone or on the computer in the middle. A standalone camera that can connect to Wifi and automatically upload photos.

Does such a thing even exist?
 
Oh... this is like 7500 euros for body alone. And it uploads only into some weird Fujifilms's proprietary cloud.

Still it is what I'm looking for, but the price is quite prohibitive.
 
537635 said:
Oh... this is like 7500 euros for body alone. And it uploads only into some weird Fujifilms's proprietary cloud.

Still it is what I'm looking for, but the price is quite prohibitive.
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Not all of them. That's the price of a GFX, which is a medium format body.

There are three bodies in the X line that have this capability; they are crop frame bodies. The X100VI, the X-H2s and the X-HS. Those bodies range in price from $1,500 - $2,500. The latter two would also require a lens but the X100VI is a fixed lens body. (The X100VI is extremely difficult to find in stock, however.)
 
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Nikon are rolling out Nikon Imaging Cloud which is supposed to do what you want. Basically the image is uploaded to Nikon servers which can then push it to your cloud service of choice.

Currently only the the Z6iii camera supports it.
 
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Wow, looks like in 2024 they are finally doing this. Slowly and in the top segment first as it appears.


I'll definitely think about this. My setup is microscope photography, but I'm moving between locations so it needs to be dynamic and without reliance on some phone app etc.
 
Panasonic used to do it, but they killed that service. You can still manually connect to a smb share and manually send pictures to it, but that process is slow and clunky.
 
537635 said:
I'll definitely think about this. My setup is microscope photography, but I'm moving between locations so it needs to be dynamic and without reliance on some phone app etc.
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At my institute the intra-institutional solution between different microscopes is a NAS (there is always a computer connected to whatever imaging setup which manages the upload); between different geographical locations the NAS is available via VPN. The NAS is used for „temporary” storage - additionally there is a dedicated image server (besides whatever other local solution is used by my coworkers and students: e.g. privately I use a NAS for DAM and access it via tailscale).
Because the setups involved are connected to the local LAN or - in the case of different geo. locations - research backbone, this works fast.
 
Yeah, for static setups this is great.

I'm a dermatooncologist, so this is for skin microscopy. Handheld device, that can be fitted with a DSLR or a phone. Phone works great, but the problem is image fidelity... all the processing is sometimes just too much and is not meant for microscopic images.
 
Several high end Nikons have the ability to connect to WiFi and upload files via FTP or HTTP, although you'd likely need an intermediate computer to act as the server that would then upload to your cloud service.

D4, D5, and D6 are the ones I know with this ability. I'd be shocked if the Z9 can't do it also.
 
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Several high end Nikons have the ability to connect to WiFi and upload files via FTP or HTTP, although you'd likely need an intermediate computer to act as the server that would then upload to your cloud service.

D4, D5, and D6 are the ones I know with this ability. I'd be shocked if the Z9 can't do it also.
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From Nikons only Z6iii supports it. Others probably need a computer in betweeen.
 
Current model Sony A7’s can log into WiFi and upload via FTP. I’ve never used it no idea if it can go direct to a cloud service. I can envision uploading to an FTP server on your computer and letting it deal with the upload to whatever service you want. Camera connections can be encrypted if needed. All beyond me. Remember reading it in the manual.
 
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From Nikons only Z6iii supports it. Others probably need a computer in betweeen.
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As said, the wireless transmitters from the D4/D5/D6 can upload directly by HTTP.

The Dropbox API supports direct upload over HTTP.

I suspect it would take some hands-on work from someone who really knows networking/HTTP but it should also be reliable and robust once set-up.

I have not used the WiFi adapter on the D4 or D5, but have worked with them over ethernet(both have built in RJ45 ports, WiFi is a separate add-on). The set-up is not the most intuitive, but the network capabilities are quite capable and Nikon has a lot of documentation on how to get it work. Time permitting, I can try a hard-wired connection that goes directly to DropBox and provide instructions on how I did it, but can't promise WiFi unless I find a WT-6a for a give-away price...

Still, though, I think the capability is there at least to go to Dropbox.
 
sony has just added this exact functionality to my camera (a7iv) and a few others as well. Although, it will only upload to sony's cloud. I dont know if thats helpful for you or not. Good luck!
 
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