How do you like iCloud's PhotoStream?

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lirand January 01, 2012

How do you like iCloud's PhotoStream?

I was wondering what you think of the rather new PhotoStream service. I've been using it quite a lot (or trying to) - and I don't like it very much so far.

It simply doesn't work well for me most of the time.

For example, last night i got back home from a two days trip and imported all my DSLR photos into iPhoto (about 200 RAW photos). These are supposed to "immediately appear on all my devices". About 15 hourse have passed since the import and only 70% of the photos appear in my PhotoStream (my upload speed isn't THAT bad). More than that, trying to view a photo on the iPad displays it in a "blurred" display that is supposed to switch into a focus after a second or so but never does. I'm experiencing many such problems with PhotoStream. It usually fixes itself somehow after a day or two... (maybe it does something after the upload is done).

Personally, I think it's silly that it uploads all my RAWS in original form to the stream. I think it should at least allow me to automaticaly convert them to JPG or even downscale them before (I really don't need hundreds of 12MP RAWS on my iPhone). Additionally, as far as I understand - iOS devices automatically download all of these PhotoStream photos. This is also sub-optimal as far as I'm concerned. That is probably why I woke up today with an iPhone with dead battery (it had at least 40% when I went to sleep). I guess it would be better if photos were auto scaled during upload, but otherwise, on huge downloads I would rather it just downloaded thumbnails and get the full picture on demand only.

Anyway, I really hope they will improve PhotoStream on future iterations. So far, I'm disappointed.

What's your take?

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breeze93 2012-01-01 13:00:24

I find it more useful for syncing photos that I take on my iPhone to my computer and iPad. I'd never upload photos from Aperture to PhotoStream. Of course, it is supposed to work in the way that you're attempting to use it.

For what I use it for, it's really handy and one of my favorite features of iCloud.

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byt 2012-01-01 08:38:49

I think that Photo Stream is intended as a way to sync photos with iCloud rather than a computer. In other words, iOS5 as a whole promised to cut to chord between computers and iOS devices, and Photo Stream is a way to avoid syncing photos between an iOS device and a computer.
As far as having photos taken on iOS devices and Macs (from PhotoBooth, etc) available, Photo Stream delivers.

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lirand 2012-01-01 13:08:12

Yeah. But even on Apple.com they say that you can use it to sync photos from your DSLR to all your devices. (it's under "Master photo library. On your Mac or PC")
www.apple.com/icloud/features/photo-stream.html

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pika2000 2012-01-02 22:29:21

I neither like/don't like it. I see it as simply a convenient feature to upload pictures from my iPhone to my Mac. My biggest gripe is the inability to delete pictures in the stream. I also want some control/setting on the iPhone to disallow uploading on certain pictures (sometimes I tried taking a picture multiple times of the same subject to correct blurriness/exposure, no need for PhotoStream to upload the useless ones).

I am disappointed that Apple took out the Gallery feature of .Mac/MobileMe in preference to this. I used to use .Mac/MobileME to share pictures/videos with my friends. Now I have to use a different service. Luckily there are plenty out there.

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ypchua 2012-01-05 02:06:23

it still sucks. not a final product

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skylerklew 2012-01-05 14:17:10

I have actually disabled photo stream on my phone because I do not like seeing a 'photos' folder and 'photo stream' folder whenever I launch the photos app. It just seems a bit redundant to me.

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rosjo 2012-03-04 20:21:35

I love photostream. it lets me take pics on my 4S, end then open mc MacBook Pro, and edit the pics in Aperture.

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cyberworldukltd 2012-01-04 07:04:31

iCloud, nothing but a tool or device that makes data sharing on your mobiles easy, whether it Is online, between two mobiles or with Mac or PC. One crucial element of iCloud is Photo Stream feature, this organises the 1,000 latest photos all over your iOS tool, even in Apple TV, and iPhoto 11, of 9.2 version or later, stored on a usual Mac.

Pictures get updated, removed on their own and post 30 days’ limit the images retire even if they aren’t even one thousand in the row. Though they would not be excluded from the instrument they were initially contained in or even different device which has installed them via iCloud.

Photo stream doesn’t include the photos upto the limit of 5GB of iCloud account. Unlike any other device iCloud does not bother you at the time of crucial occasions by giving unnecessary warnings like used memory and so on. iCloud only assures a good time photo session on all important occasions.

Create image synchronisation

Similar to other features of iCloud’s Photo Stream on iOS 5 instrument runs via ‘settings’ followed by ‘iCloud’. Click ‘Photo Stream’ and keep the slider to ‘on’. Even the most complicated shot of 5-megapixel captured from the iPhone’s camera can reach 2.5MB, therefore, to protect 3G connection from damage. Photo Stream works in only where there is Wi-Fi access.

for more :http:www.blog.cyberworldltd.co.uk

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