Memory card size & speed? Any recomendations for card size 1gb, 2gb, 4,gb and speed class 2,4, 6?
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Anyone know if the Transcend SDHC 8GB card would pose any problems with this camera? Is it fast enough? It is a class 6 card.Transcend 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card TS8GSDHC6
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Why does a memory card NOT come with the camera?? I just purchased one from Amazon to give as a gift, and upon opening and inspecting it, there is NO card. Also, the box was not sealed and had some worn edges... I'm thinking Amazon has pulled a fast one and sent me a returned item that is missing components.
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It all really depends on your shooting habits.What I like to do is usually buy a really fast and high end lower capacity card. Say a 2Gb or 1Gb Card. I shoot and once I am in my hotel (after my day trip) I delete the images I don't need. 2Gb would be a good soft spot. Just make sure you get the fastest type.
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I'd say - Depends upon how fast and furious you shoot, and how often you download. I use San Disk Extreme II and III, 1g and 2g cards, and download almost every day. You get about 285 full res pics on a 1g card. I suggest getting the fastest cards you can afford as the speed of the card will partially determine how fast the buffer clears, which in turn, effects how many shots you get on a single burst in burst mode. Personally, I use several smaller cards - 1 and 2 gig - rather than a larger card. Avoids the "all your eggs in one basket" syndrome, plus I'd have to work to hard to fill up those 4 gig things in a day. Just me though. You may want larger cards if you shoot video, which I do not. I'd say - Depends upon how fast and furious you shoot, and how often you download. I use San Disk Extreme II and III, 1g and 2g cards, and download almost every day. You get about 285 full res pics on a 1g card. I suggest getting the fastest cards you can afford as the speed of the card will partially determine how fast the buffer clears, which in turn, effects how many shots you get on a single burst in burst mode. Personally, I use several smaller cards - 1 and 2 gig - rather than a larger card. Avoids the "all your eggs in one basket" syndrome, plus I'd have to work to hard to... » Read More I'd say - Depends upon how fast and furious you shoot, and how often you download. I use San Disk Extreme II and III, 1g and 2g cards, and download almost every day. You get about 285 full res pics on a 1g card. I suggest getting the fastest cards you can afford as the speed of the card will partially determine how fast the buffer clears, which in turn, effects how many shots you get on a single burst in burst mode. Personally, I use several smaller cards - 1 and 2 gig - rather than a larger card. Avoids the "all your eggs in one basket" syndrome, plus I'd have to work to hard to fill up those 4 gig things in a day. Just me though. You may want larger cards if you shoot video, which I do not. « Show Less
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thanks. i download pretty frequently so 2GB is probably fine. i'm a bit of a novice, what is the fastest card? or how do i determine a "fast card"?
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The manual for the lz7 clearly states that if you want to shoot in high res movie mode, you HAVE to have a card that reads/ writes at least 10mb's per second. I believe it is the same for the tz3. At least SD ultra 2 will work. I have the lz7 and it would literally stop in the middle of recording with an error message with a regular card.
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You really need to read everything before you buy. It clearly indicates that it doesn't come with a memory card, and only a small amount of built in memory.Worn edges on boxes is completely normal, especially when shipped via UPS (despite packing materials and an outside box. Amazon did you no wrong here, you just need to keep yourself informed, and read everything before you plop down $250!
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TZ3 Manual recommends a min mem card speed of 10MB/Sec. This is equivalent to 10MB/X where X = 150KB/Sec ~ 60X. That is, a card that is rated at a minimum of 10MB/Sec, or a card rated at a speed of 60X, will meet TZ3s max response capability. San Disk Ultra II cards meet this specification. Of course slower cards can be used. Beware of off-brand cards rated at 60X or higher that in fact do not meet claimed spec. SanDisk, Kingston, Panasonic etc name brand cards are reliable. Anything faster than 60X can also be used, but cost more and will not increase the speed of the camera.
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Sandisk class 10 card works. 16gb or 32 gb. I use a 16gb and it almost full of 720 videos until the battery dies.
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You need to buy a card and a much bigger one if you don't want to be constantly deleting stuff. I would consider 16gb the minimum. I have a 32gb class 10 GSkill that seems really fast for video and burst modes, but the same size Patriot and Mushkin class 10 cards are much slower and make the camera seem unresponsive. I even had to RMA the PAtriot one it was so slow, but the new one is acceptable. I got the GSkill on sale for $9.99, just watch New egg, they go on sale all the time. The faster the card the better. I will try a SanDisk Extreme when the price comes down.
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I use a ADATA 32gb SDHC class4, works just fine, it is suggested in the manual, three types that you can use.SD memory card for - 512mb/1Gb/2GbSDHC memory card for - 4/6/8/12/16/24/32GbSDXC memory card for - 48/64GBuse SD cards conforming to class 4 or higher of the SD speed Class Rating for motion picture recording
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I'm going to stand behind class 2. I purchased a class 6 and class 4 from Sandisk and they blast 2gb file transfers over to the cards but this one is well below class 4. Good card and holds files good but definitely slower.
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class refers to the minimum transfer speed, and as far as i could tell from the sandisk web site, their 32gb microsd cards are class 2, regardless of what the picture looks like on amazon. in theory, when transferring data it might take twice as long as a class 4, thrice as long as a class 6, etc., which might matter if you're impatient and moving gigabytes of data. it should be more than fast enough for just listening to music. in my experience, i get higher than the minimum, and class 2 has been good enough for my dslr and recording 640x480 video on my compact camera.
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Class 6 & up, is likely what they meant. (Unless either he didn't really kno they have a new Class out now, or you mentioned Class 10 & he wasn't sure what it meant) The lower the "Class", the "slower" the card; this is probably most noticeable between shots when you're waiting for the camera to return to "ready to shoot" OR when you want to quickly review the pics you've just taken/ last shot, & they take forever to come up or scroll thru. Class 10 is considered better & faster because it is supposed to be, and the best brands are usually Transcend & SanDisk, but everyone's preference varies depending on experience, so if you prefer, just buy whatever is most affordable in the meantime until you can work your way up to something more expensive, more roomy, more faster &/or more quality. Oh, and also, the amount of speed you'd want in a card (and camera) really depends on the main usage for your camera, ie do you want to be able to shoot lots of HD footage? (HD, being heavier than regular video becuz of its high quality, works best on faster cards) Or will you just be taking mostly pictures & if using video, they'll just be casual things going straight to YouTube/ etc? If the latter, a Class 6 is perfectly fine. It's been the leading Class for quite a few years now, so some slower cards (Class 2 or 4) still exist; it's best to avoid those. If the former, then a Class 10 is indeed the best choice, as it is the latest advancement in the speeds of digital storage cards. Hope this helps! xoxoxo
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You can get away with a class 6 card. The class in card symbolizes write speeds and class 10 is generally for shooting raw files on a pro camera at bursts. Class 6 is more than fine for most cameras. The size of the card is completely up to you. If you get a 32 GB card you can go a lot longer without having to download your material off the card. I am using a 16GB in mine and I offload the files off the card onto my computer about once a month and it works great. You may shoot more pictures and video than me though.
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any high speed SD card....NOT TO EXCEED 2 GB CAMERA WON'T 'SEE' ANYTHING LARGER.
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Thanks,I was planning on buying a 2gb card. You just "saved" my life, Did you try the 1gb card yet?
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We're using a Sandisk 4G SD high capacity card and its working great. I think any of the SD cards work. Best to get biggest you want to buy for max pics.
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I'm using a 32 GB with out any problem. And after a bit of research can find no restrictions as to size of memory card. The 32GB has ample room even with max pixle size photos.
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Hi and thanks for your question.You can use a 2, 8 or even a 16 gigabyte SD memory card. Right now I'm using a 32 gig card.
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I use two Sandisk SDHC class 10 cards, a 32 GB and a 16 GB. I can easily shoot a short film (30 min or less) at 1080p with no need to clear either card.
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Class 6 micro sd card will work, a class 10 is too fast for it skips frames and class 4 has a few issues with being recognized fully. Class 6 cards are the best way to go
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It seems so unintuitive that a *faster* speed class rating would be worse for this product. Can someone explain why a class 4 or 6 would be better than a 10 (which is the most optimal card for video recording).
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About the only reason for MOST PEOPLE to get more than a 2 GB SD card is because they intend to take movie clips. It would take an awful lot of still photos to fill up a 2 GB card! If you intend to take a lot of movies, go for a larger card.With any of these cameras, if you intend to take long movie clips, use either a high speed SD card or a fast SDHD card. I have to be honest. I am somewhat ignorant of the real world speeds of the SDHD cards, compared to the high speed SD cards, though there are websites that do comparisons of such things.