I have storage.
The end of the unlimited Google photo that has been announced for a long time.After June 1, 2021, the unlimited capacity upload in the "high image quality" setting will end.Yes, there is no longer any service that can keep the smartphone photos unlimited.
Then, after June.What should we do with humanity?How should I keep my smartphone photo!I will introduce typical ones from some options.
Amazon's Prime Members' photo storage service "Amazon Photo" can upload photos unlimited.It is one of the hands to move here.
The advantage is that the RAW can be saved without deterioration of the image, like the "high -quality" plan of Google Photos.If you are already a prime member, you can start using it immediately without extra charge.It also supports upload and download from smartphones.
The disadvantage is that prime members cost 500 yen per month (or 4900 yen per year).Also, video storage is not unlimited because it consumes Amazon's storage capacity (5GB if you do not pay additional charges).Be careful about this area.
Well, there are various benefits in Amazon Prime, such as being able to use a hurry flight, a prime day, and a prime video can be watched, so it is a high degree of happiness in total!
online?Cloud?No online service that may end suddenly due to the other side.Self -defense with a physical hard disk at home.Yes, network type HDD, that is, NAS.Currently, the volume zone of personal NAS is about 4TB to 8TB.
The merit is an overwhelmingly large capacity compared to cloud storage.
I have a lot of photos and videos on my smartphone for about 200GB in a year, but if I introduce a 4TB NAS, it seems that I don't have to worry about the shortage of storage for the next 10 years.Updates and downloads from smartphones are also possible (it depends on the product), and depending on the NAS, access from the go is OK, so you can build a Google photo -like photo server at home.
The disadvantage is that the cost of the initial introduction is slightly higher, and it is a network device, so you need some knowledge.Also, be careful if the HDD is physically broken.You can rest assured by selecting a mirroring model of RAID 1.
BUFFALO NAS スマホ/タブレット/PC対応 ネットワークHDD 8TB BLACK LS520D0802G50,227 yen
I-O DATA NAS 4TB デュアルコアCPU 2.5GbE マルチギガビット ミラーリング(RAID 1) スマホ タブレット クラウド連携 日本製 3年保証 HDL2-AAX4/E
27,800 yen
Is it around here?Each company has a smartphone app that supports the NAS, so if you want to do Google Photo -like operation, you want to check it before introducing it.
The NAS is currently in a small trend in stock, so it may be better to hurry.
It is troublesome to change the app and service, and to create the environment!I understand that.rest assured.If you pay a tribute from 2500 yen per year to Google, you can continue to upload photos and videos in Google Photos.
As a merit, you can continue the usability and experience so far.Somehow the great thing about Google Photos is automatic analysis by AI.Person, cooking, place, vehicles, animals.The tremendous indexes that Google's AI finds everything immediately is an experience that can only be tasted on Google.I think it's worth paying for it.
The disadvantage is not "unlimited".The plan is as follows.
・ 100GB… 250 yen/month or 2,500 yen/year
・ 200GB… 380 yen/month or 3,500 yen/year
・ 2TB… 1300 yen/month or 13,000 yen/year
Even if you say 100GB, the image will be compressed if the Google Photos can be used for free (used) "high quality" settings.Even if it is 100GB, the capacity is not used at the same ratio as the smartphone capacity, and I think that it is ant to see the situation for about a year with a 100GB plan.
In fact, some terminals are not affected by the abolition of this unlimited storage.Google's smartphone "Pixel" series.
Pixel 3 to pixel 5 can use Google Photos with unlimited capacity as long as you upload with "high quality" settings.It's a tricky feeling (the first pixel and pixel2 are not released in Japan).
However, the rumors of Pixel 6 have begun to appear, and it is a bit subtle to choose the current Pixel 5.The smartphone seems to be broken right now ...If so, if you choose this means for unlimited storage of Google Photos, I think it is better to charge per 200GB plan.
Of course, there is no possibility that Pixel 6 will be a free service for Google Photos.
So, I thought about some options, which one do you choose?
For the time being, I signed a Google 100GB plan and took this ...I'm going to ask you how to remove the mystery photo and mystery movie.
Correction [2021/05/28] At the first time in the article, the title stated that "it will not be free from June", but more correctly, "It will not be unlimited from June".I will correct it with sincerity.
Source: Google Photo