14 DAY TRIAL // Dropbox is the most popular file sync app out there and it's still growing fast. Its approach of a simple-to-use app and viral marketing has done wonders so far. And there are plenty of people out there that could benefit from the app and just don't know it yet.
But that doesn't mean that Dropbox can't benefit from a larger features list; at least, that seems to be the thinking behind the latest feature to hit Dropbox experimental builds, photo and video import.
The feature only works on Windows, but it's quite intuitive and simple to use. Dropbox can register itself as a photo and video manager app. This means that it will show up as an option in the Autoplay feature for cameras, phones and so on.
If you select Dropbox to manage your camera, it will scan the device or SD card or USB drive for photos and videos and automatically copy them to the Dropbox folder. This, of course, means that they'll automatically be synced to the cloud.
Some have expressed concerns that this adds complexity to the Dropbox app or that they may not want all of their photos uploaded to the cloud.
But concerns seem unfounded, the feature itself is fairly basic, Dropbox simply registers itself with Windows as an app that can manage cameras and storage devices.
In action, it simply copies the photos and images to the Dropbox folder, like you'd do manually, and then proceeds to upload them to the cloud, like it does with any other file.
The second concern stems from the fact that the feature is still in the early days. The ability to select the images and videos that you want saved and synced should be coming soon enough as it's not an overly complicated feature.