Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter with Charging Port, USB 3.0 OTG Cable for iPhone/iPad to Connect Card Reader, USB Flash Drive, U Disk, Keyboard, Mouse, Hubs, MIDI, Plug & Play

The adapter helped solve a very frustrating problem of trying to add photos that I took at my daughter's wedding to an Apple Photos shared album. I used a non-phone camera and uploaded my photos to my PC's hard drive. From there, I copied them to a thumb drive and, with the camera adapter being reviewed, to my iPad. From there, I was able to go into the Photos album on the iPad and add the photos to the album. All of that sounds easy but it took me an embarrassing amount of time to try and dismiss other options, give up on finding an explanation of how to do it online and to finally identify this adapter as the solution. It arrived quickly and in good shape and worked well in transferring the files.

I use this to connect my blue yeti mic to my phone and it works great. If you’re thinking of using this for your camera, I don’t recommend it because it never picks up on my camera when I connect it. I ended up buying the Apple SD card slot wire from Amazon for my camera !

Just received a few days ago. I was in the market for an adapter that will allow me to transfer pictures, documentation, videos to a USB flash drive and that will also allow my Mini IPad or IPhone to charger should it be needed. Depending on what is being transferred it can be time consuming. By transferring docs, pics, videos, etc., you free up space on your device allowing it to running smoother and depending n the age of the device, faster. Because it is portable and simple, it may come useful for students and/or office work. So for right now I would highly recommend it. Should things change in the near future I will update my review.

I bought two at the same time, first one doesn't work at all. I'd never done this type of connection before, so I shudder to think how much time I would have wasted thinking I was hooking it up wrong if I didn't have the second one to swap out to test. Returning the broken one for a second working one. I know some people say to always use official Apple adapters, but even if I paid extra for an Apple one, I'd still want a second to have around as a backup. Even though one of the two I bought was D.O.A., I'm still giving it 4 stars, because I have no idea if that was a complete fluke as opposed to commonplace, and it's being replaced at no cost to me. UPDATE: I received a replacement for the defective one within 24 hours and it works fine.

This was purchased to use with a small usb audio interface to record on my iPad or iPhone. While the usb partially works, it's a REQUIREMENT to have power go to the iPad, else the audio interface (or adapter itself) would drain the battery too quickly. A quick test indicated it worked when it first arrived. Then left the adapter connected to my iPad (cover closed and initially fully charged) with nothing in the USB port... only the charge through port was plugged into the standard issue Apple charging cable. A few days later, the iPad battery was dead, when nothing was running. Usually, this iPad could sit for weeks in a similar state and have a near full charge remaining. After unplugging, replugging the adapter, it would not resume charge. But, immediately upon removing the adapter and plugging in the charging cable directly, the iPad resumed charging. Trying the adapter again after the iPad was fully charged, it seemed to be working and the lightning bolt icon was visible on the iPad while using it to transfer a few test files. Perhaps the plug was flipped (even though Lightening cables should work even if flipped over), so was careful when using it to make sure the battery icon on the iPad showed the bolt. A couple of weeks later, there was a need for an extra 6" of cable for my iPhone to reach the power plug, so used the adapter and checked the bolt icon was present and after a few hours the iPhone had increased in charge. (nothing in the usb port during this) Then left the adapter connected to the iPhone with the charging cable for a couple of days and when getting the phone to leave the house one day realized the battery was dead. After a few more weeks of similar results, it's clear that this adapter only intermittently passes the charge through to the iPad or iPhone, when simply using it as a short extension to the Apple charge cable. Both, the iPad and iPhone maintain normal charge when using the Apple charging cable directly. But, in every situation thus far, if the adapter is used, even if the Bolt icon appears at first, eventually it stops transferring power and the Bolt icon goes away. Once the iPad or iPhone is roughly 50% charged or more, if the adapter is unplugged and plugged again several times, eventually the Bolt shows charging again... for a short time until it stops. Since it seemed to be working at first, different Apple cables were tested, with similar failure pointing to the adapter. Bottom line - the $10 adapter ate about 20 hours of my time and ultimately cannot be used because the charge through doesn't work at all most of the time, and when it initially indicates it's working, it will fail within a few minutes or a few hours and you'll have a dead iPhone or iPad. Next issue - Thought it might be useful for simple file transfers from a USB thumb drive as long as the iPad was fully charged at the start. In trying to transfer 1.3G of data from a thumb drive (standard FAT 32) after 4.5 hours, it was only 50% complete and the battery on the iPad was nearly dead, so stopped and recharged the iPad... To complete this transfer of data required recharging the iPad with the original Apple power adapter, then splitting the 1.3G of data into smaller size folders that could complete transfer before the iPad would run out of battery. This process took about 3 days of baby sitting to complete. Ultimately, if you want to transfer a couple of small photos of perhaps 5M, this adapter could work ok. By the time the problem was well understood, it was past the return date.

Pro Good product Nice quality Con Didn’t work for connect my phone to microphone which is why I got it in the first place

I used this adapter to put photos while on a trip on an iPad. My camera to internet software has never worked for me. I was able to organize and email photos during my trip.

It’s Apple. It’s a simple product. It does what it’s supposed to. Easy to carry. As sturdy as any other Apple accessory. Works with every USB-A I’ve plugged into it so far. And for the price, it does what it’s designed to do.

Werkt helemaal zoal ik wilde. Nog met een iPad met Lightning poort. Ik sluit via deze adapter mijn MIDI keyboard aan en dat werkt helemaal prima. Laadpoort kan worden gebruikt via de adapter, dus ik ben helemaal voorzien.

***NO LO COMPREN*** Lo conecte a mi IPhone 14 PRO, junto con mi SSD externa y después de un rato dañó mi SSD, ya no la reconoce mi PC ni mi IPhone.

Der Apple Lightning auf USB Kamera Adapter mit Ladeanschluss bietet eine clevere Lösung, um iPhone oder iPad mit externen USB-Geräten zu verbinden. Besonders praktisch ist der integrierte Ladeanschluss: Du kannst dein iPhone weiterhin aufladen, während du per USB einen Speicherstick, eine Kamera oder andere kompatible USB-Geräte anschließt. Das spart Zeit und sorgt für reibungslosen Betrieb auch bei längeren Sessions. Aufbau und Verarbeitung: Der Adapter verbindet sich zuverlässig über den Lightning-Port und unterstützt eine stabile USB 3.0-Verbindung, was schnelle Datenübertragung ermöglicht. Die Verarbeitung wirkt hochwertig und robust. Die Kabellänge ist handlich, sodass man ihn flexibel nutzen kann, ohne im Weg zu stehen. Funktionalität: OTG-Unterstützung: Direkt angeschlossene USB-Geräte wie Kameras, Flash-Speicher oder USB-Sticks können importieren werden, ideal für das schnelle Sichern von Fotos oder das Übertragen von Videos. Ladeanschluss: Der integrierte Lightning-Passthrough ermöglicht das gleichzeitige Laden des iPhones, was insbesondere bei längeren Shooting-Tagen oder Live-Workflows sinnvoll ist. Geschwindigkeit: USB 3.0 sorgt für zügige Datenübertragung, ausreichend für die meisten gängigen Kameras und Speichermedien. Für sehr hohe Bitraten oder große RAW-Dateien können die Geschwindigkeiten je nach Quelle variieren, liegen aber insgesamt im akzeptablen Bereich. Kompatibilität: Funktioniert zuverlässig mit iPhones und iPads, die iOS-Versionen unterstützen, die OTG und externe Laufwerke zulassen. Anwendungsbereiche: Fotografie: Schnelle Übertragung von Fotos von Kameras oder SD-Card-Adapter auf das iPhone für Sofortbearbeitung oder Backup in der Cloud. Videografie: Import von Videodateien direkt zur Bearbeitung, oder Streaming-Workflows durch Zugriff auf externes Speichermedium. Sonstiges Zubehör: Nutzen von USB-Sticks oder externen Speicherlösungen, um Speicherplatz zu erweitern oder Inhalte zu sichern. Reisen und Alltag: Praktisch, um unterwegs schnell Bilder zu sichern oder Medien zu teilen, ohne auf einen Computer angewiesen zu sein. Vorteile: Praktisches Laden während der Nutzung. Schnelle USB-3.-Datenübertragung. Kompaktes, gut verarbeitetes Design. Vielseitige Anschlussmöglichkeiten für Kamera-, Speicher- und Zubehör-Geräte. Nachteile/Begrenzungen: Die maximale Stabilität und Geschwindigkeit hängen von der angeschlossenen Peripherie ab. Sehr große oder spezialisierte Speichergeräte benötigen möglicherweise zusätzliches Kabel- oder Adapterzubehör. Einige Kameras oder Geräte benötigen ggf. eigene Apps oder Einstellungen, um reibungslos zu funktionieren. Fazit: Der Apple Lightning auf USB Kamera Adapter mit Ladeanschluss ist eine durchdachte, vielseitige Lösung für Nutzer, die unterwegs Fotos und Videos direkt auf das iPhone übertragen, dabei das Laden nicht aus den Augen verlieren möchten. Ideal für Fotografen, Content Creator und alle, die flexibel arbeiten möchten, ohne Kompromisse bei der Stromversorgung eingehen zu müssen.

Readily connected an underwater camera to iPhone 14 in order to download pictures.

Ça fait son job. Je l'utilise pour connecter l'ipad au piano.