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<blockquote data-quote="RichardFlack" data-source="post: 319744" data-attributes="member: 26566">Yes, there are different contexts.&nbsp; Sure there are cases where the current approach is better or indeed essential (no wifi network available).&nbsp;&nbsp; But in other cases it is more cumbersome.&nbsp; Initial connect is marginally awkward (you have to first turn tablet wifi off to disconnect from network).&nbsp; But after that it's a lot more cumbersome as you have to keep flipping the tablet from the camera to the network and back etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; Also because the camera isn't on the network you can't upload to a computer directly but have to go through the tablet.&nbsp; (See previous sentence).Ideally there would be a choice... Sign in to network or be a hotspot.&nbsp; What prompted me to post was actually a thread here that referred to competition between smartphones and compact digital cameras.&nbsp;&nbsp; If cameras cannot match the phones in terms of connectivity they will lose this battle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RichardFlack, post: 319744, member: 26566"] Yes, there are different contexts. Sure there are cases where the current approach is better or indeed essential (no wifi network available). But in other cases it is more cumbersome. Initial connect is marginally awkward (you have to first turn tablet wifi off to disconnect from network). But after that it's a lot more cumbersome as you have to keep flipping the tablet from the camera to the network and back etc. Also because the camera isn't on the network you can't upload to a computer directly but have to go through the tablet. (See previous sentence). Ideally there would be a choice... Sign in to network or be a hotspot. What prompted me to post was actually a thread here that referred to competition between smartphones and compact digital cameras. If cameras cannot match the phones in terms of connectivity they will lose this battle. [/QUOTE]

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