32GB SDHC cards? Has anyone tried 32GB cards? What is the least expensive model that will work at full HD.
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I think Ocean Dweller is confusing Mbps and MB/sec. The 17 Mbps is mega bits per second. There are 8 bits in a byte. That is really 2.125 MB/sec.You can do the math--how much video (in seconds) does an 8 GB card hold? ~64 minutes? 8000 MB / 3840 seconds = ~2.1 MB/sec.Anything 32x or Class 4 and above will be fine. Amazon says, "1920 x 1080 movie recording requires a Class 4 or higher memory card."Also, I hate Panasonic SD cards, because I have two (of two) that died. Most companies have a 5-year or lifetime warranty, but not Panasonic. They have a 15 day warranty. Total crap. Go for something else, anything else. I think Ocean Dweller is confusing Mbps and MB/sec. The 17 Mbps is mega bits per second. There are 8 bits in a byte. That is really 2.125 MB/sec.You can do the math--how much video (in seconds) does an 8 GB card hold? ~64 minutes? 8000 MB / 3840 seconds = ~2.1 MB/sec.Anything 32x or Class 4 and above will be fine. Amazon says, "1920 x 1080 movie recording requires a Class 4 or higher memory card."Also, I hate Panasonic SD cards, because I have two (of two) that died. Most companies have a 5-year or lifetime warranty, but not Panasonic.... » Read More I think Ocean Dweller is confusing Mbps and MB/sec. The 17 Mbps is mega bits per second. There are 8 bits in a byte. That is really 2.125 MB/sec.You can do the math--how much video (in seconds) does an 8 GB card hold? ~64 minutes? 8000 MB / 3840 seconds = ~2.1 MB/sec.Anything 32x or Class 4 and above will be fine. Amazon says, "1920 x 1080 movie recording requires a Class 4 or higher memory card."Also, I hate Panasonic SD cards, because I have two (of two) that died. Most companies have a 5-year or lifetime warranty, but not Panasonic. They have a 15 day warranty. Total crap. Go for something else, anything else. « Show Less
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I picked up the Transcend 8GB Class 6 and it works fine in my HF-100. I'm not sure how much you're willing to pay for a 32 gig card, but I'm sure they make them... If you'd be willing to settle for 16 gigs, Transcend makes one on Amazon that goes for $50--that's a pretty good deal and you'll get 2 hours of full 17mbps 1080 60i on that.
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Ok. I've never done the camcorder thing except on a 20 yr old Sony HI 8 mm. It finally wore out. I record 16 straight hours. Is that possible on this HF100? Thanks.
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17mbs, but compressed it must be a bit over 2 mbps - so a type 4 or 6 sdhc should work. My calculations are 17mbps x 60 sec x 60 min. = 61+ GB (1 hr of recording). It is advertised that it take approx. 8GB to hold 1 hr (60 min.) of recording at FXP (17 mbps).
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To work with full HD, you probably need a card with speed of 17Mbps or more. Only Sandisk and Panasonic make such card (most Class 6 cards are too slow). The fastest San Disk are below 8GB (their Extreme III). Panasonic's 32GB (a shade faster than San Disk) is prohibitively expensive and sells for over $400.For HD the more important issue is speed (rather than storage). My suggestion is to buy in 8GB San Disk versions. Not only are they low cost but you will not be putting all eggs in one basket. The cards can get damaged or lost. Imagine 4 hours of video footage lost (which is the capacity of 32GB). Carrying stamp sized SDHC cards is not as painful as the miniDV. Just my 2 cents. To work with full HD, you probably need a card with speed of 17Mbps or more. Only Sandisk and Panasonic make such card (most Class 6 cards are too slow). The fastest San Disk are below 8GB (their Extreme III). Panasonic's 32GB (a shade faster than San Disk) is prohibitively expensive and sells for over $400.For HD the more important issue is speed (rather than storage). My suggestion is to buy in 8GB San Disk versions. Not only are they low cost but you will not be putting all eggs in one basket. The cards can get damaged or lost. Imagine 4 hours of video footage lost (which is... » Read More To work with full HD, you probably need a card with speed of 17Mbps or more. Only Sandisk and Panasonic make such card (most Class 6 cards are too slow). The fastest San Disk are below 8GB (their Extreme III). Panasonic's 32GB (a shade faster than San Disk) is prohibitively expensive and sells for over $400.For HD the more important issue is speed (rather than storage). My suggestion is to buy in 8GB San Disk versions. Not only are they low cost but you will not be putting all eggs in one basket. The cards can get damaged or lost. Imagine 4 hours of video footage lost (which is the capacity of 32GB). Carrying stamp sized SDHC cards is not as painful as the miniDV. Just my 2 cents. « Show Less
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I bought an 8GB SDHC class 6 card on newegg for about $75, and it works great. So the prices have definitely come way down...
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I have a 32GB card, works just fine and holds around 1000 high quality pictures.
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The largest card I have found to work is a 32GB. I tried a 64 but it did not seem able to use it.
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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 use a 32gb myself, but I would think any capacity SD type card would work.
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I've seen benchmark tests of various SD/SDHC cards and there do see to be speed differences according to brand. SanDisk is usually at or somewhere near the top so they're a safe bet.If you have an old SD card reader then you may well need to replace it. If you have documentation for the reader and it doesn't list being able to read cards above 2GB then it might be too old to support SDHC cards.
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Complete myth that lower-memory cards work better than higher-memory.Sandisk is good.
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hi you may try 64gb sd card for your storage needs amazon has offers some times for the cards for less then 25 usd!
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Thanks for the info. I have decided on the 720 but am now confused on the memory card debate. I have read/heard conflicting opinions on sd vs sdhc. I'm thinking an sd 2gb should do everything I need without memory card error risks. Any thoughts as to upgrading beyond?
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SDHC CARD (at least that's what is written on the little thing) Hope that helps. I don't think the amount of storage makes any difference.
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Guy - Thank you for your response. Is it possible that it was the size (64G) as opposed to it being an SDHC? I read that it will only support up to 32G. Also I believe it needs to be formatted to FAT, but I could be wrong. It seems somewhat pointless if it only works with SD cards without the High Capacity as almost all of them are SDHC these days.
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Just make sure you use a card reader that supports SDHC. Any SD card over 2GB will likely be SDHC and need a reader device that supports it.
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Interesting. I never even knew that standard SD (not SDHC) were available up to 8 gig. I thought that they maxed out at 2 gigs. good to know. Wish the thing DID read SDHC at the card slot. Still, it's a pretty nice device.
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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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Complete myth that lower-memory cards work better than higher-memory. Sandisk is good.
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Which one? I tried the Sandisk 4GB Secure Digital SD HC Memory Card (SDSDB-4096, BULK, No Reader), and it isn't compatible. Thanks, Kat