ITunes/iCloud Backup nexus?

If I've set my iPhone to be backed up to iCloud, but then I do a manual backup to iTunes, does iTunes push the backup to the Cloud?
Or must I backup directly from the iPhone for it to go to the Cloud?
I'm wondering if that's a faster way to backup to the cloud, rather than wait for my wifi to make that initial iPhone backup?
thanks

Patrick Lafferty wrote:
does iTunes push the backup to the Cloud?
No.
Or must I backup directly from the iPhone for it to go to the Cloud?
Correct.
I'm wondering if that's a faster way to backup to the cloud, rather than wait for my wifi to make that initial iPhone backup?
Nope.

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Does camera roll save during an iCloud backup?

I just purchased an iPad and trying to restore it with the apps and photos from my iPhone. I backed my iPhone up through iCloud and them restored my iPad with that backup to transfer my photos. The on,y photos that transferred were from my photo stream which weren't many. I was under the impression that camera roll photos saved also during iCloud backup. Am I wrong? Does anyone know how I can get my camera roll photos back? They're not on iTunes.

iCloud backup will save your Camera Roll as long as you tell it to.
Here is where you choose what items to backup with iCloud:
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Hi Thank your for contacting Apple Support
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