Apple launches Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader for iPad and iPhone

In addition to the long list of Apple updates including the all-new Apple Smart Battery Case was the launch of a small yet useful Apple accessory called the Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader. The accessory is priced at $29.99 (approximately Rs 2000) at the online Apple Store and will also work on your iPhone. Indeed the sole purpose of the adapter is to get photos and videos from your camera on to your iPhone or iPad. Aimed at professionals as well, the key feature here is transfer speeds. The SD Card Camera Reader supports the fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds (up to 640 MBps) on the new iPad Pro, which is a first, as every other Apple accessory in the past was limited to USB 2.0 speeds. According to Apple, the Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader supports standard photo formats, including JPEG and RAW, along with SD and HD video formats, including H.264 and MPEG-4. But the boost with speeds is only available with the iPad Pro, since its special lightning port shows pins on both sides indicating that it can do more. For the rest of the lightning devices including the same will be limited to a mere 60 MBps (USB 2.0). Apple just recently updated its iPhone with iOS 9.2 that also enabled support for the SD Card Reader and the older USB Camera Adapter for iPhones something that was never supported in the past even though the accessory was widely available.