any brand of sdhc card recommended? I am planning on getting the canon sd 990 is and I was reading in a review that buying 2 4g sdhc cards would be better than buying 1 8g card. Apparently your camera would work better with the lower gig cards? Any truth to this? Also is one brand of sdhc card better than another, (ie sandisk vs transcend vs kingston) for this type of camera any brand of sdhc card recommended? I am planning on getting the canon sd 990 is and I was reading in a review that buying 2 4g sdhc cards would be better than buying 1 8g card. Apparently your... » Read More any brand of sdhc card recommended? I am planning on getting the canon sd 990 is and I was reading in a review that buying 2 4g sdhc cards would be better than buying 1 8g card. Apparently your camera would work better with the lower gig cards? Any truth to this? Also is one brand of sdhc card better than another, (ie sandisk vs transcend vs kingston) for this type of camera « Show Less
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Complete myth that lower-memory cards work better than higher-memory.Sandisk is good.
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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 used up to an 8GB SDHC card in mine ALL the time and that will hold thousands and thousands of photos. I had THE best luck with this camera!! I bought like 3 in a row and since I am a photo taking addict LOL I used a lot of cards and kept getting ones with bigger memories which is how I KNOW it will hold 8 GB. Good luck and may God bless!
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I bought the Transcend 32 GB Class 10 SDHC Flash Memory Card (TS32GSDHC10E). I wouldn't go lower than class 10 because you need the speed. I also buy Sandisk brand.
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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 am using a PNY 4 GB SDHC card. They are very inexpensive. About $5 to $10.
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Class 10. Size is obviously up to you and your need. Stick to good, reputable brands. I've had good luck with SanDisk Ultra and Trasncend. I can't comment on speed to performance as all my cards are class 10.
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No problems with sdhc class 6 cards 4gb....I use 3different brands without issue...Kingston, kingmax, anda-data.......enjoy!
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I know you want to spend under $50, but you need to spend at least $100 and buy the Sandisk Extreme memory card that is 16 gigs, it is a class 10 card and it has a 30mb per second read and if you go anything lower then that, then you will never untap the true potential of this cameraLook on here or on Ebay and enter Sandisk Extreme SDHC 16gb and you can find some priced around $100, if you are willing to settle for an 8gb card, you can get the same card for $50 on both sites
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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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Hi Tami. The camera specs on Amazon say the camera supports SDHC, "Storage Media: SD/SDHC Memory Card". This means the camera will support SDHC cards over 2g capacity. SDHC is 4-32g. I like the Transcend SDHC cards, they are fast and reasonably priced. They are also available from Amazon directly, and I recommend that you purchase that way. The Transcend USB reader/card combo is great value. The reader is fast. 16g is probably overkill for photos only. For video though, I would go for 16g. With Transcend it does not cost much more. Hope this helps! Your daughter will love you!
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I agree with L.F. Hunter - I have used a Transcend 8GB and 16GB Card with my Canon 1100 and they work great and are fast (Class 6 speed). I think, but may be wrong, that the limit with this camera is a 32GB SDHC card. I use my camera for a lot of video and the 16 GB card allows up to 127 minutes of video or up to 4,496 Superfine, 8MP photos.
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I agree with the answer below. I have used a SD 2 gb, but if you are going somewhere where you might see great things all day, visiting a national park or a foreign city, then 4-8. I have some items which I photograph almost daily, and then empty the card. In that case, a small one works well enough.
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With this camera I bought the 7 day shop professional high speed secure digital high capacity SD HC memory card - class 10. It has been superb with the camera and was a competitive price - mine is 32GB though - which is more than enough for me.I hope this helps.Paul
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For certain the Canon A1100IS handles 32 Gbyte SD Memory Cards, that's what I'm using. I also want to affirm that it will handle 64 Gbyte SD Memory cards but can't verify due to dropping my first AS1100IS into Sweetwater River and I'm sure that my 64 GByte card was in that camera. Couldn't fish it out in hopes of recovering the memory card. My wife also has a Canon AS1100IS, that's three of them we have purchased and are pleased with the results. I've had good experience repairing the A1100IS because Canon has a helpful U.S. parts department.
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I like Sandisk as well, however I bought a Sandisk 32 GB class-10 card for this camera and it errors all the time so I don't use it. The 16 GB card (unknown class) that comes with the camera works well and I don't plan to buy another one unless this one dies.
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I haven't used the extra SDXC card in a while, but I have used a 32 gb SDHC and my usualy 64 gb SDXC without any problems in the past. If I remember correctly I had to go through the menu and make sure to format the cards before using them. Also, make sure you download the latest firmware from the Canon website it fixes problems with SDXC and a few other issues. I just got a 128 gb SDXC for a long trip I'll be taking and don't anticipate any problems. All my cards are Class 10 and my SDXC cards are both PNY