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picture was taken, with the actual photograph itself. It can be done with the location-
mapping capabilities of the WiFi card, or through add-on devices that third parties make
available for your D7000.
A relatively affordable solution is offered by Eye-Fi (www.eye.fi). The Eye-Fi card is an
SDHC memory card with a wireless transmitter built in. You insert it in your camera
just as with any ordinary card, and then specify which networks to use. You can add as
many as 32 different networks. The next time your camera is on within range of a spec-
ified network, your photos and videos can be uploaded to your computer and/or to your
favorite sharing site. During setup, you can customize where you want your images
uploaded. The Eye-Fi card will only send them to the computer and to the sharing site
you choose. Upload to any of 25 popular sharing websites, including Flickr, Facebook,
Picasa, Kodak Gallery, MobileMe, Costco, Adorama, Smugmug, YouTube, Shutterfly,
or Walmart. Online Sharing is included as a lifetime, unlimited service with all X2 cards.
When uploading to online sites, you can specify not just where your images are sent,
but how they are organized, by specifying preset album names, tags, descriptions, and
even privacy preferences on certain sharing sites. Some Eye-Fi cards also include geot-
agging service, which helps you view uploaded photos on a map, and sort them by loca-
tion. Eye-Fi’s geotagging uses Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) technology. Using
built-in Wi-Fi, the Eye-Fi card senses surrounding Wi-Fi networks as you take pictures.
When photos are uploaded, the Eye-Fi service then adds the geotags to your photos.
You don’t need to have the password or a subscription for the Wi-Fi networks the card
accesses; it can grab the location information directly without the need to “log in.” You
don’t need to set up or control the Eye-Fi card from your camera. Software on your com-
puter manages all the parameters. (See Figure 7.12.)
Your D7000 has an Eye-Fi Upload entry in the Setup menu that allows you to enable
or disable this capability. You’ll want to turn off Eye-Fi when traveling on an airplane
(just as you disable your cell phone, tablet, or laptop’s wireless capabilities when required
to do so). In addition, use of Wi-Fi cards may be restricted or banned outside the United
States, because the telecommunications laws differ in other countries. You’ll find more
about setting up an Eye-Fi card in Chapter 10.
If you frequently travel outside the range of your home (or business) WiFi network, an
optional service called Hotspot Access is available, allowing you to connect to any
AT&T WiFi hotspot in the USA. In addition, you can use your own WiFi accounts
from commercial network providers, your city, even organizations you belong to such
as your university.
The card has another interesting feature called Endless Memory. When pictures have
been safely uploaded to an external site, the card can be set to automatically erase the
oldest images to free up space for new pictures. You choose the threshold where the card
starts zapping your old pictures to make room.
David Busch’s Nikon D7000 Guide to Digital SLR Photography196