Best Memroy Card for the Kodak Zi8 I was wondering what is he best SDHC memory card to purchase for my Kodak Zi8? I would like to get at least a 16gb one. I do not imagine that my videos would be more that 10 minutes long apiece, but I don't know until I get it, I may have a blast with it, so that is why I am looking at 16gb just in case I have so much fun with it. Just would like to know a good card to get that I could grow into if need be.Thanks Rich Best Memroy Card for the Kodak Zi8 I was wondering what is he best SDHC memory card to purchase for my Kodak Zi8? I would like to get at least a 16gb one. I do not imagine that my videos would be... » Read More Best Memroy Card for the Kodak Zi8 I was wondering what is he best SDHC memory card to purchase for my Kodak Zi8? I would like to get at least a 16gb one. I do not imagine that my videos would be more that 10 minutes long apiece, but I don't know until I get it, I may have a blast with it, so that is why I am looking at 16gb just in case I have so much fun with it. Just would like to know a good card to get that I could grow into if need be.Thanks Rich « Show Less
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I ordered the Transcend 16 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card TS16GSDHC6 from Amazon and have great videos with my new Zi8. Amazon has a good price on this size Memory and free shipping.
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Your welcome, I'm just now learning how to use my new Zi8. I think I'm really going to like it. I also bought an extra battery for it, from Amazon. A Kodak KLIC-7004, just like the one that came with it. I would hate to be taking videos and have my battery run out. I'm checking into buying another battery charger too.
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I also purchased the Transcend 16GB Class 6 card. As a previous poster mentioned, the card is a good price on Amazon. I originally purchased a 32GB Transcend Class 4 card. Reading posts on the internet I discovered Class 6 was the way to go. I returned the 32GB card to Amazon. Unfortunately 32GB seem to be a bit more pricey. I purchase 2 16GB Class 6 Transcend cards. They basically equaled the price of te 32GB Class 4.
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I have had this marvelous little camera for about 2 years, and I am not tired of saying this camera is a treasure. I use Transcend 16GB Class 10 SDHC Flash Memory Card: it lasts a long time, for a year I have not had to buy a new card. Every weekend I take beautiful pictures with bright colors with my camera and record great videos to post them on YouTube. I'm not sure the memory card you mentioned is right for this camera, that R40 part sounds unfamiliar, but you can buy a regular Transcend, or any other brand 32GB SDHC class 10 memory card for your camera and you'll be on the safe side. It's inexpensive and lasts a loooong time :)
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I looked in my camera but someone switched sd cards. I believe I had the fast sdhc cards 64 GB. Just to let you know, this camera is amazing... I have the battery charging right to use tomorrow. I bought this camera for a surfing trip in Nicaragua. I was in the water taking picture and set it at its highest resolution and It is GREAT. I have a Lumix camera and this beats it. Plus I can take this one in the water. Hope it helps
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With the free 4GB SD Card that comes with you can record 25 minutes in 5 minute increments.. I use an 8GB card and I get 40 minutes in 5 minute increments before it loops over itself. By looping over itself it will write over the oldest 5 minute increment and so on. The max SD card you can put in is 32GB which should give you 160 minutes, so you should be good for well over 2 hours. Be sure to buy a SD4/32GB Card. It must be an SD4. I use a Kingston SD4/8GB and will upgrade to a SD4/32GB soon.Correction: It should be SD4 or higher. I just bought a SDHC 32GB Class 10 and it works fine after a test drive. With the free 4GB SD Card that comes with you can record 25 minutes in 5 minute increments.. I use an 8GB card and I get 40 minutes in 5 minute increments before it loops over itself. By looping over itself it will write over the oldest 5 minute increment and so on. The max SD card you can put in is 32GB which should give you 160 minutes, so you should be good for well over 2 hours. Be sure to buy a SD4/32GB Card. It must be an SD4. I use a Kingston SD4/8GB and will upgrade to a SD4/32GB soon.Correction: It should be SD4 or higher. I just bought a SDHC 32GB Class 10 and it works... » Read More With the free 4GB SD Card that comes with you can record 25 minutes in 5 minute increments.. I use an 8GB card and I get 40 minutes in 5 minute increments before it loops over itself. By looping over itself it will write over the oldest 5 minute increment and so on. The max SD card you can put in is 32GB which should give you 160 minutes, so you should be good for well over 2 hours. Be sure to buy a SD4/32GB Card. It must be an SD4. I use a Kingston SD4/8GB and will upgrade to a SD4/32GB soon.Correction: It should be SD4 or higher. I just bought a SDHC 32GB Class 10 and it works fine after a test drive. « Show Less
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Almost all SD cards over 4 gb will give you a 9 minute video max I found. That's a camera limitation and not the limitation of your SD card. I found that after the 9 minutes, I restart the video and make another 9 minute video. The only tradeoff is I have to edit the video to make the transition from the first to the second video as smooth as possible.
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I would recommend a sd hc card that says for video. I bought one cheap from tiger direct and it works great. It is for my son's camera. Good camera for starters
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It depends on the size of the card you put in it. I put a 16gb microSD in it and I'll never run out of recording time. This model has the lower quality camera so a 1 minute video is about 30MB. If you upgrade to the 2MP camera model, it will be about 150MB for a 1 minute video but the video quality is worth it.
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I can assure you that 16 gb is a lot. Recording time up to 12hrs +. I got the micro sd 16gb for cameras nd I have a lot of recording time. Simply put, you don't have to buy another one for a long time. Make sure you get the right sd card for cameras !!!!!!!
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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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This card works fine in a D200. I've been using one in a D200 for a year without a glitch. I've also, so far, never filled 16gb card on a single shoot. It's always good to have a spare nonetheless. Kingston is a top shelf brand of memory I have complete confidence in. If I remember right, it also comes with a lifetime warranty.
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It comes with standard 8GB SD card (standard postage-stamp size; NOT micro size). I used a SanDisk 32GB Ultra SD (SDHC UHS-I) Card Class 10 Flash Memory, which is a high transfer rate card suitable for successful video recording...but to no avail; the video quality from the camera was still awful.
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I use the SanDisk SDHC IN THE 8 GB mode. Could not see paying for a 32 when I check the camera as much as I do. In East Texas if you put a 32 GB out there you camera will be stolen way before you fill up the card.
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After owning this machine for about 3 months, I have my question answered. I have tried class 4, 6 and 10 SDHC cards, and they all perform nicely without any problem, all the video (1080i) playback were smooth no matter they were recorded by class 4, 6 or 10.Also, still very happy about my purchase, just came back from a family vacation over the summer, and this one device does it all, my camcorder is now collecting dust.
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It doesn't come with any memory. You must purchase SD/SDHC/SDXC cards to insert into the camcorder. If you want the same exact camcorder but with internal memory on top of an SD card slot, go with an 8GB hdc-tm55k, or a 16GB hdc-tm60k. It is cheaper to purchase the hdc-sd60 and buy sd cards for it than to buy one with internal memory, but some find internal memory useful.
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It does depend on your need, but not for the reasons referenced in other answers. A) are you going to shoot video or continuous (sports)? If so you want a faster card Class 6 minimum but probably class 10. Also if you shoot Raw or video you want at least 8gb but probably 16gb in size. Another question is; if you buy one big card 32 or 64 and lose the card or it becomes corrupted you lose all your photos. All professionals recommend multiple smaller size cards for this reason instead of 1 big card. I use a 16gb Sandisk pro Class 10 high speed card, which covers everything and has a free data recovery feature if needed. If this helps please hit the "yes" button! Thanks.
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SDHC works like a champ, I believe it can handle up to a 16Gb card...Fred Dagg seems to have provided the thorough answer below.
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I bought a 2 GB Sandisk Extreme III (20 MB/s write rate). It works fantastically. I was able to continuously record video until I completely filled the card (over 18 minutes) with 480x640 resolution at 30 frames per second (like a standard digital camcorder). It costs a bit more than standard SD memory cards, but if you are shooting video it is well worth it. I ordered mine from Jowow through Amazon for under $40 delivered.