Which SD card/which reader 1,2,or 4 GB for Lumix FZ 30: New to the digital world: What SD card (and the best card reader for my Windows XP to download to) should I buy for my FZ 30?
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SanDisk SDCFX3-2048-901 2 GB Extreme III CompactFlash Card is the recommended choice. You can find this card selling in the $20 - $30 price range. The camera will not read anything larger than 2 GB. As for the reader i have the ULTRA PRODUCTS 22-in-1 Media Card Reader 31803 which sells in the $20 price range. Both of these products can be found on Amazon.com.
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Boris...I found your comments helpful. I got the 8GB Zen about a month ago. I really like it. My biggest qualm is the SD card. I find that the player freezes very often when I play from the SD card...especially when I play video. I've had no such issues when playing off the internal memory. I got a generic SD card brand. I noticed that the product page on the creative web site has a compatible list of memory cards... should i stick to them to minimize the 'freezing' incidents ? I am interested to know what brand you are using. thanks in advance.
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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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I had already a Jessops USB Universal card reader that I used to read and transfer images from my 2 GB Memory Stick PRO, however later on I was not able to use it with my newly bought Sony 8 GB Memory Stick PRPO Duo Magic Gate Mark 2. Does any one know if this card reader transfer photos and files from Sony 8GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Magic Gate Mark 2? Any suggestion for any Sony 8GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Magic Gate Mark 2 card reader please. Thanks.
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Thanks Tech Guy. I see that it takes SDHC, and the video size limitation is fine by me. I'll have to see if I can get an a solid answer from Canon's tech support on if the 790 can take advantage of the faster in-camera processing Class 6 cards have (the upload to computer speed advantage doesn't mean much to me), and if it varies by brand. I also am wondering if I'll need to replace my current SD card reader if I do buy and use any of these higher capacity / faster SD cards.
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Hey man i bought this Transcend 4 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card TS4GSDHC6E [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]), and it doesn't work i push readyboos and win7s says that it can't use it for ready boost. does anyone know of a working 4gb sd card thats fast enough for readyboost? thanks for your help. Hey, look on the bright side i have an extra 4 gb sd card for my camera
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Hi AlexI just ordered a new Canon S5IS, and got 3 Sandisk 2 GB cards,does it read them for you? I have not receive the SanDick 5 in 1` reader yet to try.jackraver@aol.com
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Hello, thanks for your question. According to the information on the Product Page, a 2GB SD or SD-HC Memory Card is recommended. This information can be found to the right of the product picture. I hope this helps!
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Any SD card will work but you might have to format it for the FujiFilm camera. If you haven't bought it yet, look around the FujiFilm XP 60 is not worth it.
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Hard to recall exactly, but I think it has more to do with the Type of XD Card. To speed up write speeds, Olympus & Fuji came out with an M+ type which is likely incompatible with your camera. Seem to recall that there were 1GB 'normal' cards and 1GB M+ cards. Given this, you're likely safe with anything 512mb and lower. Cheers and I'd strongly encourage a more modern camera. The advances since this camera can be measure in light years. --Rich
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I've been reading so many reviews and can't remember where I saw the recommendation to use a '32 GB Card' for best or extended video usage. Anybody know what's best? Thanx!
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I did a lot of research and reviewing and determined the best was the latest high speed versions, specifically this one at Lexar Professional 400x 16GB SDHC UHS-I Flash Memory Card LSD16GCTBNA400 . I am happy to say the choice was on the money as this card is amazingly fast, and greatly improves the use and experience with this camera. Hopefully this helpful, good luck!
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Hi Glen~ This Kingston USB 3,0 memory card reader is one of the best, if not the best card reader on the market! I have had issues with other models where the pins eventually became baent and were useless for CF cards. This card reader was well constructed. The CF cards are so securely and tightly held in the slot, thereby avoiding any movement which can potentially bend some of the pins. I absolutely endorse this product! The Kingston USB 3.0 is great with SD cards! Do check the reviews on Amazon!
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Any SD card (not SD mini card) should work fine. For 30 photos they will all work since you can usually hold thousands of pictures (depending on your recording resolution and the GB card you use). Video is more the problem since it usually takes up more storage space and a faster card to do a better job. Cards are not real expensive. I bought a SanDisk 32GB Extreme Plus card with a speed of 80MB/s printed on the card front to use for movies. Works fine. Plenty of space on card. You burn the video to a DVD and it will play on most DVD players. Most programs that burn CDs also burn DVDs. The burning program should say.
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I use 4GB Sandisk Extreme III SDHC cards in mine, along with a SanDisk reader for quickly transferring the image files to our computers. The 4GB size are often on sale for less than $20 after rebates. They work fine for video and still photos with this camera and the fancier Lumix models.
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I bought a SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s 10 SDHC1 8GB memory card to use with it, but the regular one like you listed is the other type that I use. Either works well, although I like the higher end one for quality. This camera is more expensive, but very excellent.
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I am a Canon shooter, but several of my friends use Nikons. We all feel the SanDisk compact flash cards are the most reliable. I have been using SanDisk cards for nearly ten years, and Those cards are still reliable. I can't say that about some other cheaper brands. Each of the others worked fine at first, but they eventually failed, some after as few as 6 months. For my shooting, a 16 GB compact flash card is almost always sufficient, but I do carry a 4GB and an 8GB card just in case.