Space on 8GB card? I bought two of these, and I have one on the way. (Transcend 8 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card).. My question is this- One of the ones I got has a 7.31GB capacity, the other one is 7.46GB capacity. I realize that sometimes the formatting takes up some space, I did not realize it would be different from card to card though, or take up that much space. I wonder what my third one will be?What capacity are other people seeing? Space on 8GB card? I bought two of these, and I have one on the way. (Transcend 8 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card).. My question is this- One of the ones I got has a 7.31GB capacity, the... » Read More Space on 8GB card? I bought two of these, and I have one on the way. (Transcend 8 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card).. My question is this- One of the ones I got has a 7.31GB capacity, the other one is 7.46GB capacity. I realize that sometimes the formatting takes up some space, I did not realize it would be different from card to card though, or take up that much space. I wonder what my third one will be?What capacity are other people seeing? « Show Less
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"Pawel says: just format and u get empty card "I did format (on my PC) and I got 7.31 and 7.46 GB on those cards as I said in original post. By "empty" do you mean 8GB? That's what I was wondering..
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Morlok says: "I never gave it much thought so I checked mine. I have an 8GB Kingston elite pro card which actually has a 7.49GB capacity."Yup, that makes sense. I checked out my third one and it has the same as the other one, 7.46GB- so it must just be the space needed to format. It must be like regular Fat32 HD in a PC, (or NTFS for that matter), they both take up quite a bit of space just for the format.
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that doesn't explain the difference between the two identical cards, read OP........
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Formatting a Flash Drive (like formatting a hard drive on a PC) does two things: (1) removes the index to all files and (2) removes references to bad sectors. In all likelihood, this is why one of the memory cards reports a smaller size
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You're not losing all that space to any "formatting", you're just prey to marketing and confusing computer lingo. Hard drive manufacturers dictate a 1GB as 1,000,000,000,000 bytes whereas Windows calculates 1GB it as 1,073,741,824. Technically speaking, windows version of GB really should be referred to as GiB rather than GB. A 500GB hard drive sold by Maxtor/WD/Seagate etc. will show in windows as 465.5 GB. Just as these 8GB cards show as 7.44GB. For simplifying, you can pretty much divide the stated capacity by 1.074 to see what you're actually going to get.
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I never gave it much thought so I checked mine. I have an 8GB Kingston elite pro card which actually has a 7.49GB capacity.
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In case anyone reads this.... I am using this camera with a 64gb Compact Flash card with no problems. (Transcend) I have not tried with a 64gb SDHC card. However, I am using a 32gb SDHC card in at the same time with no problems.
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When I bought my camera I bought a Transcend 32 Gb class 10 sdhc flash memory,thru Amazon for $24.00. Lots of storage and I love it. You need the 10 rating. I don't think I will ever have to buy another one. Hope this helps
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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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Which 8GB card are you usung? I'm wondering if the Transcend 8GB SDHC card advertised as class 6 will be fast enough when taking video with the S5 IS?
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The manual does not give a definite answer to the question of 'How big can Memory Cards be in Capacity?' It says "The simple answer is that our frames will accept most High-Capacity Memory cards like, for example 16 GB SDHC Card. However, bear in mind that if there are thousands of files on your card and they are in different folders or formats ... this will probably slow the frame's processor... should be able to view up to 10,000 photos per memory device... Hope that helps.
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I have one of the first builds off the line which is the 4gB model. As I want to use it as a portable recording machine I needed more space, so I picked up an 8 gB SDHC card fo $40 Can/US. I originally used a 2 gB thumb drive, but that fills up when recording hours of audio at 44 khz/16 bit. Also, I like the card as its like a mini-hardrive - it doesn't stick out of the side like a thumb drive. Not sure how much the 8gB model is compared to the 4Gb.. but with expandable memory so cheap..
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I have a class 2 2GB card and a class 4 8GB card. Both of mine worked just fine. The only gripe I have is when I shot at 12 megapixels it takes a bit to load on the card if you are trying to shot several shots in a row. I think maybe lowering the quality a bit or possibly a class 6 card might help but really don't know for certain.
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Great tips in this thread, thanks.I can't find what memory card I can get for my new 790. Does anyone know if it will take an 8 or even a 16 gig SDHC card? And can I use a "Class 6", or is it only able to accept/benefit from a "Class 4"? Can anyone recommend a solid, inexpensive card reader for SDHC cards? Thanks for your replies.
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I have a used this drive with a 64 GB card and 128GB there has been no trouble with it being read and the speed is the same as the 32 GB cards I have used with the Transcend Information USB 3.0. Hope this helps out.
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I had a Transcend 16 GB Class 10 Card in my T2i, and it would take photos, yet not record 1080 HD video, after a few short clips! Canon Tech Sprt told me, that although the card was rated at Class 10, it was dropping down below class 6 at certain times during its use! That the camera was only designed and tested and meant to be used with an ACTUAL CLASS 6 CARD! If you can believe that! I now have a 16 GB Class 10 Lexar Card in it, and it is working fine. (Class 6, is cited in the owners manual.)
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I have been using the Sandisk Ultra SDHC Class 4 8GB and it worked fine, but it takes a couple seconds for it to record the picture after I have taken it. I just bought the Sandisk Ultra SDHC Class 6 8GB and the camera says that it is not formatted. It does not work for some reason. Both the cards are exactly the same, except my newer card is Class 6. Does anyone know the problem or have the same one?
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Actually, there's something in the manual about a video limit (NOT card limit) of 2GB (Video recording) at a time, but I am unclear about what happens then. Does one simply start recording again or is the max 2GB size just inaccurate; at that point. In any case, I don't think I'll be doing 2GB clips; without pause anyway, so no big deal.BTW, I like a 4GB (or bigger) SDHC (extreme III and reader) because I can take a bunch of pictures and still have room for video clips. I have extra 4GB cards not yet open.
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I have a 16gb in mine and it works great. I do have it sorted and saved in different folders. That might help that issue, though I've never heard if your particular issue before. By the way, I have seen questions answered in a few different areas, though same product, that someone is using this little guy with a 32gb card, and someone else using a 64gb card. I hope this helps, and good luck to you!
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Like the others have said, it does depend oh the resolution and quality level your shooting at. I'm using this card in my Canon T3i it's an 18MP camera each photo is generally around 10meg. with this Transcend 32 gig card in the camera it says I should get around 3800 photos.
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Thanks, Kurts. I just ordered a 16 GB SDHC card and hope it will work when it arrives. Here are the maximum size for other types of memory cards to be used for Canon Powershot SD 780 IS according to www.usa.canon.com:SD: Secure Digital standard card supports capacities up to 2 GB.SDHC: Secure Digital High Capacity currently supports capacities up to 32 GB.MMC: MultiMedia Card supports capacities up to 1 GB.MMCPlus: MultiMediaCardPlus supports up to 4GB currently.HC MMCPlus: High Capacity MultiMediaCardPlus supports up to 8 GB capacities currently. Thanks, Kurts. I just ordered a 16 GB SDHC card and hope it will work when it arrives. Here are the maximum size for other types of memory cards to be used for Canon Powershot SD 780 IS according to www.usa.canon.com:SD: Secure Digital standard card supports capacities up to 2 GB.SDHC: Secure Digital High Capacity currently supports capacities up to 32 GB.MMC: MultiMedia Card supports capacities up to 1 GB.MMCPlus: MultiMediaCardPlus supports up to 4GB currently.HC MMCPlus: High Capacity MultiMediaCardPlus supports up to 8 GB... » Read More Thanks, Kurts. I just ordered a 16 GB SDHC card and hope it will work when it arrives. Here are the maximum size for other types of memory cards to be used for Canon Powershot SD 780 IS according to www.usa.canon.com:SD: Secure Digital standard card supports capacities up to 2 GB.SDHC: Secure Digital High Capacity currently supports capacities up to 32 GB.MMC: MultiMedia Card supports capacities up to 1 GB.MMCPlus: MultiMediaCardPlus supports up to 4GB currently.HC MMCPlus: High Capacity MultiMediaCardPlus supports up to 8 GB capacities currently. « Show Less
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Hi Les and other fellow FZ-28/35 fans. I am a happy owner of an FZ35 which I bought last October, and its been around the world. Love the camera! Bought another one last week (B&H;) for a family member and it came with an 8GB Transcend. A perfectly fine SD card, but here's my question: will a SanDisk Extreme III Class 10 card (capable of 30MB/s read/write speeds) actually work any faster on the FZ35 than a Class 6 card? Specifically, will it write any faster (to the FZ35 specifically) and thus reduce shutter lag time? Any other cards that will work faster/fastest?Thanks!