Why you still have to import to iPhoto even with iOS 5

Buyer beware!!!   Apple has been very misleading in portraying iCloud and Photostream and Online Backups and Wireless Sync!!!   Fact is, they don't handle videos! So that means that you still have to manually plug in your iDevice with the cable to your computer and manually import your videos into iPhoto. Else the videos will just stay in your device, and use up more and more memory until it fills up. Regardless if you've set up Photostream or Wireless Sync or whatever, fact is videos still have to be handled manually, like before.
I have five (5) iOS devices in my family (3 iphones + 2 ipads) and we all take lots of video of kids etc. SO this means that I have to manually go through and plug in all 5 devices on a weekly basis in order to upload the videos. WHAT A PAIN!!!   The whole reason I bought these idevices and upgraded to iOS 5 is because I thought that iCloud and Photostream and Online backups and wireless sync were going to solve my manual cable problem, but that is not the case.   Again, you have to manually import your videos into iPhoto, then select "DELETE FROM DEVICE" in order to delete them from your device and reclaim the memory (otherwise they stay in Camera Roll indefinitely). In fact, all the photos I take are remain in the Camera Roll as well, unless you tell iPhoto to delete the imported photos (and thus clear up your memory).
As you will all find out, soon your device will run out of memory because it is full of photos and videos that have not been deleted from the Camera Roll by iPhoto. Soon, you will run out of space in your iCloud online backups. And what is Apple's response to this??? You will get a pop-up message to purchase more online storage!! That is shameful! instead of fixing the problem, this is their sneaky way of fooling people into thinking they have to buy more online storage.
What a sham! In my opinion that is borderline fraudulent and false advertising.   Do others have the same gripe? If so, PLEASE submit your feedback to Apple so they can fix it asap! Spread the word on twitter and elsewhere, so people don't fall victim and waste their money on purchasing more unnecessary online storage.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html

We were having a similar discussion yesterday, with the main concern being the fact that you would get charged for data usage and not the cost for a regular text, which may be more expensive for those that have limited data usage. I know the argument would be that anyone owning an iPhone should have an unlimited or at least a 10-12 GB allowance as their data plan, but what about those with lower ones in some countries?
To address your issue, I think the problem is, iMessage requires you to be connected via 3G or WiFi for it to identify the other device is also an iPhone running iOS 5. Now, when you move out of an area that is covered by 3G or Wifi, it sends the message as a standard Text, hence the bill you mention.
Hope this helps.

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Assuming you have iPhoto set to the Default setting, then yes, your full sized photos are copied into the iPhoto Library and so you can delete your own stored in the Finder.
Easiest way to check: Select a photo in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Reveal in Finder -> Original. A Finder Window should open with the file selected. Is it stored within the iPhoto Library? You can tell easily in the Finder's column view.
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(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)
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There's a similar option in Outlook and many, many other apps. If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
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For Users of 10.4 and 10.5 Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
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File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
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b: On iPhoto 11 and later: Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Reveal in Finder -> Original. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.

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