Comments on: iPad Camera Connection Kit: “USB Device not supported”

By: Dawn Woodward

Dawn Woodward — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:13:52 +0000

Having this problem too – it used to work but since the update on the Apple it hasn’t. I have the DCIM on my cards but still isn’t working.

By: shankar

shankar — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:45:07 +0000

Great, i can use the SD card after creating DCIM folder, thanks lot for the woderfull information and uplaoded your idea for sharing.

Shankar, India

By: Monasib

Monasib — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:45:15 +0000

If that doesnt work, try conecting ur card to its adapter, then to a card reader , followed by usb connection of camera connection kit (cck)….. Strangely its the only way my cck works on my ipad.

By: Luis

Luis — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:36:17 +0000

I didn’t have to do this step. When I got the message: “not supported” I went straight to the photos app and the camera card was there. Worked right away.

By: Charles V. Stancampiano

Charles V. Stancampiano — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:09:18 +0000

So if the SD card doesn’t have the proper directory, you have to go to another computer to create one? Why can’t the iPad find the photos wherever they are? Clearly Apple users are not expected to know what a file name or a directory structure is. You can’t even browse to the right place. Only Apple would leave off the USB in the first place and then when they allow you to add one, it’s not even compliant to real USB specs.

By: Peeved off

Peeved off — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:08:26 +0000

I have an ipad1, it was marvellous for connecting via the usb adaptor direct to my Sony camera, and i could place all my pics on the ipad1,

I last did this process about two months ago, it worked fine.
In the last two months i have NOT connected the ipad to a pc or itunes for updating, but tonight i tried connecting the Sony camera, and i get the usb not supported message.
Talk about apple being a bunch of absolute interfering barstards.
My biggest issue is i am severly vision impaired and find much difficulty in doing a lot of things that involve technical and detail. I do not understand this DCIM fix thing, can someone please explain simply how to do it.
All a want to do is upload my digi pics to the ipad so i can see what i took pics of.
I cant even see the little screen on back of camera to see them due to vision issues

Just wait till i march back onto the nerdy geeks at my local apple store. Useless bunch of carnty blighters. Yes i’m peeved off alright!

By: SomeOne

SomeOne — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:36:19 +0000

ok this is annoying, i have both the flash USB and the SD card formated as FAT32 and they have DCIM folder but still it’s not working………..

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:21:08 +0000

Thank you so much for this tip. I have spent about an hour trying tofigure out why I can’t import pictures on my SD card. as soon as I created the folder, it worked immediately. Greatly appreciate the help.

By: SpiritfreeInnerlight

SpiritfreeInnerlight — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:19:19 +0000

I have a shiny new iPad2 and no other computre, (I mean, isn’t the iPad a computer) and ohsohelpful NOT Apple says “simply connect your SD card to your computer” and THEN have the audacity to ask jauntily “Did you enjoy this post?” No I […multi expletives deleted…] didn’t you bunch of […multi expletives deleted…]

Like thousands of other iPad owners I have an iPad and I have a camera. The camera takes SD cards. I expected, once I had the comer connection kit, to be able to take the SD card out of the camera, stick it in the little thing, connect up and go.

This is just one of many practicality issues for something which is sold as being *the answer*. No wonder that Apple has $70bn in the bank. Their attention to practicality issues for their customers is below the scale.

By: Nigel

Nigel — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:00:47 +0000

My card already has the folder DCIM on root but still does not work 🙁

By: JB

JB — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:11:31 +0000

I spent an hour trying to figure this out. Thank goodness for google search and this post!!!!

By: TJ

TJ — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:16:59 +0000

Incidentally, please note that the only difference between an iPad 16 GB and the 32 GB is that you’re paying $100 for an extra internal 16GB flash drive — the equivalent of which you can buy just about anywhere else in the world for about $10 (!!!!) — unfortunately, the iPad doesn’t have a direct USB port to make use of an external flash drive. The reason is obvious: money. Why not let consumers actually choose to use a 32 or 64 GB external flash drive so they can keep using the iPad when it fills up?… Wait, choice only exists in the rest of the world. You can connect a USB flash drive through the connection kit, but you can’t do anything but transfer files to the iPad. Now you can’t can’t use most flash drives on the market because Apple’s cut back on the power limit — and you aren’t even given the mature option of selecting whether or not YOU want to switch between a 20 mA or 100 mA limit (so it’s certainly NOT about preserving battery life). Just some thoughts.

By: TJ

TJ — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:08:58 +0000

Glancing across the internet, it appears the underlying problem is that Apple has limited the power output for devices to 20 mA in the “upgraded” OS in place of the previous 100 mA. Hence, this DCIM fix is useless for many devices — including many of Apple’s OWN devices!

My guess, if I had to make one since Apple apparently won’t remark on this, is that Apple wants to limit access of non-image and non-video files from entering their OS (you can transfer files like PDFs, DOCs, XLS, …and so on — potentially damaging to the OS — using any USB flash drive formatted to FAT32 and putting a folder named “DCIM” on it!) The only real fix is to get a USB hub that will power the flash drive or leave your camera ON to power the file transfer — completely defeats the utility of the Camera Connection kit since MANY cameras have power requirements > 20 mA!! (Again — this INCLUDES many APPLE components like keyboards, etc.) Good luck with that. Too much control. Too little knowledge.

By: Marlayne

Marlayne — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:29:39 +0000

I also got the “Device requires too much power” error message, what a bummer! I traveled to China with the iPad Camera connection kit, the iPad, and a camera in order to keep it lightweight, but this happened and I couldn’t share any photos. Is there a solution?

By: Henry Lloyd

Henry Lloyd — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:57:02 +0000

I have a fujifilm camera with xd card. When I connect diresct to camera kit I get message USB device not supported. My card has a DCIM folder but then a subfolder Fuji which hold all pictures. Should The pictures be directly in the DCIM FOLDER for the kit to work?

By: Dwillpunkie

Dwillpunkie — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:42:11 +0000

I had tried but still not working. I’m currently using OS 4. Anyone know how to fix this problem?

By: Ewen

Ewen — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:26:14 +0000

Great tip, I was on the verge of throwing this iPad out of the window, thanks a million!

By: Barry McGill

Barry McGill — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:17:20 +0000

I have purchased a combined camera connection kit to save
carrying around 2 devices but I get the “Device reuires too much
power” message when I insert an SD card. Does anyone know if the
iOS 4.2.1 with its restrictive power availability will be revised
to allow devices other than Apple to connect. Microsoft got taken
to court over restrictive marketing practices with its software and
this is just the same. No wonder Apple have a small share of the
market if they restrict their users so much.

By: Lawrence Hrusovsky

Lawrence Hrusovsky — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 04:16:10 +0000

I have a Canon 5D Mk II and all the images are stored on a
Compact Flash Card inside a DCIM folder and when I connect the iPad
tells me that this accessory is not supported by iPad. No what do I
do?

By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:46:45 +0000

My ad has this folder but still doesn’t work. Any more
ideas? I bought my iPad to store photos and now this doesnt
work…frustrated.