{"id":277,"date":"2018-10-01T09:42:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T09:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/?p=277"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:42:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:42:48","slug":"dealing-with-digital-photo-organizing-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pictureecho.com\/blog\/dealing-with-digital-photo-organizing-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Digital Photo Organizing Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snapping photos is always an exciting activity enjoyed by most of the people out there, and with the advent of smartphones, it\u2019s getting more prevalent than ever before. However, for many people, it becomes a troublesome task to store all the digital photos in one place to organize them properly. This can turn into a nightmare if more and more photos are added without caring about properly organizing them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, there is a whole range of software solutions available to make the life of photographers easier, but they also end up consuming a huge chunk of the processing power of the device; hence dedicated devices for managing photos were introduced in the market. They store and organize digital photos just like a typical smartphone or computer. In this article, we are going to discuss some digital photo organizing devices, how to store photos in them, and how they are useful in organizing the photos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following devices are some of the digital photo organizing devices available in the market. They have their own hardware, and software,\u00a0and can be accessed from any location over a network. Organizing photos with them is also easy, as they have inbuilt functionalities dedicated for this task.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Monument<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Monument<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of the most comprehensive devices available in the market to organize photos. It is manufactured by <\/span><b>Monument Labs Inc.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and is used to store, backup and organize pictures automatically using the location, faces, camera and time. It costs around <\/span><b>126 USD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Monument-Photo-Management-Device-Automatically\/dp\/B01M8I40A6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>available<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on <\/span><b>Amazon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Monument<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> collects all the photos in their original quality from all the devices connected to it, and organizes them automatically, so the user can view them at one central location. It supports <\/span><b>SD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cards, <\/span><b>USB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mass storage devices to expand the space as per requirements. It syncs photos across devices very easily as long as the user is within the <\/span><b>Wi-Fi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> range to which both the devices are connected. To view photos on the big screen, it offers <\/span><b>HDMI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connection. To transfer photos from smartphones, users need to install the <\/span><b>Monument<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app which helps in transferring photos from mobile to the device automatically. <\/span><b>Monument<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> does not charge any monthly fee and it does not have any internal space too compared to traditional <\/span><b>Network-attached storage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>NAS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) devices. The user has to simply plug in the external <\/span><b>USB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mass storage device, and the file transfer will start. The best feature of this device is its scalability. If <\/span><b>1TB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of an external device is inserted then it will save up to <\/span><b>70<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hours of video or <\/span><b>150,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> photos, <\/span><b>2 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">x <\/span><b>1TB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is inserted then it will store <\/span><b>140<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hours of video or <\/span><b>300,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> photos and so on. It provides the best security, auto backup option and a single user can also create multiple accounts on it, not to forget about the feature of family accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get started with <\/span><b>Monument<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, here is what you need to do:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download the <\/span><b>Monument<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app from the following location:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/getmonument.com\/pages\/apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/getmonument.com\/pages\/apps<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect the <\/span><b>Monument<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> device to a <\/span><b>Smart TV<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through the <\/span><b>HDMI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cable. This is required for interacting with the device for administrative purpose.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>Bluetooth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connection is also required to be able to locate the <\/span><b>Monument<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> device.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the <\/span><b>Wi-Fi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has located the device, connect the <\/span><b>Monument<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> device to a smartphone or a computer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plug the <\/span><b>Ethernet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cable for receiving latest updates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plug a <\/span><b>USB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mass storage to initiate the sync process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Western Digital My Cloud<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>WD My Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is another ideal device that deals efficiently with the task at hand. It organizes and centralizes all the pictures that can be viewed at a common platform. <\/span><b>My Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers gigantic storage that runs into <\/span><b>Terabytes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and it has a <\/span><b>Gigabit Ethernet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> interface which is compatible with both <\/span><b>OSX<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Windows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is priced around <\/span><b>150 USD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and it does not charge any monthly fee just like <\/span><b>Monument<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WD My Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps users organize all their pictures, videos, movies, presentations, files at one place which can be accessed from any device with a <\/span><b>Wi-Fi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connection. This device also creates a backup for all the photos from any connected device automatically, so users don\u2019t have to worry if they accidentally deleted any photos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get started with <\/span><b>My Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, users need to follow these simple steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>WD My Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should be plugged into the <\/span><b>Wi-Fi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> router.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The user will have to visit the <\/span><b>WD My Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s official website to initialize the setup.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the setup has been successful, the user should download the <\/span><b>My Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app which connects all the devices. The apps can be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/mycloud.com\/#\/a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drag and drop all files that need to be stored on <\/span><b>My Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the app.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If, in a worse case scenario, the device crashes, users don\u2019t need to get worried as everything is stored and backed up on <\/span><b>My Cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snapping photos is always an exciting activity enjoyed by most of the people out there, and with the advent of smartphones, it\u2019s getting more prevalent than ever before. However, for many people, it becomes a troublesome task to store all the digital photos in one place to organize them properly. 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