A podcaster’s dreamĪpple’s main reason for producing such an adapter is geared towards transferring photos and videos to the iPad. Like the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter, throughput increases are limited to the 12.9″ iPad Pro. Remember that you can also use Apple’s Lightning to SD Card Camera Adapter for increased throughput with SD Cards. That difference in speeds won’t blow you away, but if you’re someone who works with large photos and videos on a regular basis, the time saved will definitely add up. The same transfer took 151 seconds on my iPhone 6s. I was able to transfer ~4.1GB of video between my iPad Pro and my USB 3 flash drive in about 66 seconds. The difference, as expected, was noticeable. As long as your source is USB 3, you’ll notice much-improved transfer speeds.Īlthough my available USB 3 devices are limited, I was able to test the difference between a USB 3 file transfer on my iPad Pro versus a USB 2.0 transfer on my iPhone. If you own a 12.9″ iPad Pro, the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter increases the throughput for transferring photos and videos to your iPad. Obviously your mileage may vary with this, as Apple isn’t officially supporting it, but I was able to use my USB-powered microphone with no issues. The error message flashes on screen, but quickly goes away, allowing me to use my microphone on the iPhone as well. When connecting the Shure MV5 to the new Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter, I still got the error message, but only briefly. If you connect via the old adapter using its USB cable, iOS presents the “too much power” error message. I connected my Shure MV5 microphone, which actually features a Lightning cable and supports iOS devices natively, but can also be used with a standard USB cable. It (sort of) works on iPhoneĪs usual, my curiosity got the best of me. I wanted to see how the adapter worked on the iPhone, especially when it came to powering a USB microphone that normally presented me with an error message when trying to connect it with the old Lightning to USB Camera Adapter. That’s a bummer, especially if you’re purchasing this adapter for transferring large photos and videos to your iPad.Īpple also lists other hardware from the iPad line as being compatible with the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter:Īs mentioned, the only device on this list that supports USB 3 transfer speeds is the 12.9″ iPad Pro. There is a difference, which could be a deal breaker for some, in that the 9.7″ iPad Pro only supports USB 2.0 transfer speeds. Video WalkthroughĪpple states that the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter works with both the 12.9″ iPad Pro and the just-released 9.7″ iPad Pro. With the new Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter, that message will generally be a thing of the past, at least with supported iPads. Having a powered adapter allows you to circumvent the annoying The connected device requires too much power error message that pops up when plugging in devices that need too much juice. This means that, in order to truly take advantage of the adapter, you’ll need to mate it with a Lightning cable (not included). Unlike the standard $29.00 Lightning to USB Camera Adapter, this new USB 3-enabled adapter features a Lightning input for powering the device.
All of this considered, is the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter a worthwhile investment? How does it work? Apple says that you can also connect USB accessories like hubs, Ethernet adapters, MIDI interfaces, flash readers, and more.ġ2.9″ iPad Pro owners received an added bonus as well, that being able to take advantage of the iPad Pro’s USB 3 transfer speeds.
This new $39.00 adapter is geared towards allowing users to easily transfer photos and videos from digital cameras to the iPad Pro.īut it’s no secret that this adapter has other talents, such as being able to power USB microphones for applications like podcasting, song recording, and voiceovers. In addition to Apple’s newly released USB-C to Lightning Cable, which allows for faster iPad Pro charging, Apple also released a new Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter.
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