I read that the 'travel zoom' Nikon camera, which I'm contemplating, has NFC. Near Field Communication is the technology that allows two devices to communicate after physical contact is made. The beauty of this, with my future camera, will be transferring images without handling any memory cards or cables.
Wait, I thought, I have two NFC devices in my two Nexus devices! I'd never tried sharing between my phone and tablet. Hearing the chime when touched back to back was a delight. Let's be honest, Bluetooth is a major hassle and the devices need to be paired. Most apps on Android can share data when two devices are bumped via Android Beam which is baked right into the operating system.
I needed a file with which to play. This is the scene looking up the hill from our balcony in Puerto Vallarta.
There's not a single photograph that cannot be improved with a little editing. This may involve slight cropping or something more drastic such as a filter. As I've been using my phone as my only camera for some time, I have become used to modifying my photos and uploading directly to Flickr. That is my big photo storage location. Of course, I can also share in a multitude of different ways; for example, by uploading to Facebook or sending directly by email.
I've been managing all my editing on the little 5" screen. Now that I can bump my images to my tablet, it makes more sense to install a more robust editor on the larger screen. The same methods of sharing will exist. I'm going to see if Aviary meets my needs. If it does then even when shooting on my Nikon, I can make use of the same software. First, I'll NFC directly from the Nikon COOLPIX S9900 to my Nexus 7. From there, the images will escape out into the world.