SD card reader for iPhone

[bigsky2]

I typically check my trail camera pictures on an old point and shoot that I take with me. I got some newer trail cameras this year and will be using newer SD cards that the point and shoot can't read. Does anyone use a SD card reader for their smart phone? It seems like a lot of them I have looked at make you import all the pictures to your phone. Are there any that will let you view the pictures without importing them?

 

[Muleyfanatic]

I have one and it is like you said; you have to import to view them. I think it has more to do with the OS of phones rather than the readers themselves.

 

[Carnage2011]

I have the stealth cam one and I don't need to import them to my phone in order to view them.

 

[VikingsGuy]

https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Lightning-Card-Camera-Reader/dp/B0198HIF7K

 

[bigsky2]

Thanks for the suggestions! Do you need an app to view them? Carnage - since the Stealth Cam one doesn't have a cord, do you have to remove the case from your phone to use it?

 

[Carnage2011]

Thanks for the suggestions! Do you need an app to view them? Carnage - since the Stealth Cam one doesn't have a cord, do you have to remove the case from your phone to use it?

Yes you do have to remove the case to plug in the card reader.

 

[Jamen]

Not sure what brand mine is for my Droid but I got it at walmart for $10. I do not have to import the pictures I just open the files on my phone screen shot the ones I want and delete the rest. And I do not need an app or anything. I use to bring my laptop with but this is the size of a thumb drive way easier.

 

[JDMickTX]

Be careful if shopping Amazon. There are a lot of cheap Chinese-made electronics that are pumped up with fake reviews but don’t work. I ordered one last fall for this same reason; it did not work with iOS 11 on any of my family’s iPhones or our iPad. Returned it and left a bad review. Buy an actual Apple product or find something at a local store.