What is the best cloud storage solution to free up space on an iPad?

My elderly parents use an iPhone and iPad as their only computers. They have hit their space limit for their 16 gb ipad because of photos and home videos. They don't have a computer to download photos to.
Have you used a cloud solution to get files off the iPad? What do you recommend and why?
Thanks!

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Dropbox has an automatic camera upload and comes with free space, but there are others.

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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3045
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