Memory card size &amp; speed? Any recomendations for card size 1gb, 2gb, 4,gb and speed class 2,4, 6?
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I'd say - Depends upon how fast and furious you shoot, and how often you download. I use San Disk Extreme II and III, 1g and 2g cards, and download almost every day. You get about 285 full res pics on a 1g card. I suggest getting the fastest cards you can afford as the speed of the card will partially determine how fast the buffer clears, which in turn, effects how many shots you get on a single burst in burst mode. Personally, I use several smaller cards - 1 and 2 gig - rather than a larger card. Avoids the "all your eggs in one basket" syndrome, plus I'd have to work to hard to fill up those 4 gig things in a day. Just me though. You may want larger cards if you shoot video, which I do not.
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The maximum size SD card it can use is 32 gig. A class 10 card is recommended, I've used a class 4 before successfully, but if the scenery or action is changing quickly, like if you are shooting video while riding a bicycle, you may notice some "Pixelation" or "Artifacts" in the video and the audio could become unsynchronized from the video if you use anything but a class 10. A rarity, but why risk it? Class 10 32 Gig cards are rather inexpensive these days.
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class refers to the minimum transfer speed, and as far as i could tell from the sandisk web site, their 32gb microsd cards are class 2, regardless of what the picture looks like on amazon. in theory, when transferring data it might take twice as long as a class 4, thrice as long as a class 6, etc., which might matter if you're impatient and moving gigabytes of data. it should be more than fast enough for just listening to music. in my experience, i get higher than the minimum, and class 2 has been good enough for my dslr and recording 640x480 video on my compact camera.
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I use two Sandisk SDHC class 10 cards, a 32 GB and a 16 GB. I can easily shoot a short film (30 min or less) at 1080p with no need to clear either card.
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Any speed SD card, but you should put in a class 6 and above, so it can keep up with the full HD and burst shots
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I tried a 4 Gb SDHC card. It works, however, the cell phone was very slow and many files had problems. Now, I am useing my 2 GB SD, again. Mayhe the SDHC card is faulty.
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i don't understand the20 mb/sec. http://www.sdcard.org/developers/tech/sdhc says class 2, 4, 6 only do 2, 4, and 6 mb/sec. the link to the sandisk card shows class 6 but does say 20mb
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I've been using a 16 GB class 6 with no problems since I got mine a few years back - I often download the videos and pics through my laptop's SD card slot and it has no trouble with a full memory.
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I bought an 8GB HCSD, because I wanted to have more space. Manufacturer claims is a class 6 card, which is supposedly the fastest (or one of the faster cards). Using it, I found: 1. The RAW shooting, would take about the same time that took my 2G MicroSD with adapter, that is, if you're planning about taking bursts of pictures RAW, that won't do the trick. 2. I found the bigger size of videos is 2GB, and that appears to be limited by the filesystem of the cards it self. That's around 23 minutes in the highest quality mode.
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I use a 32gb get the fastest card (Class Number) you can find. This thing loads slow because it uses a clumsy Apple Quicktime format.
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I'm using a 32 GB with out any problem. And after a bit of research can find no restrictions as to size of memory card. The 32GB has ample room even with max pixle size photos.
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I've used 16 GB cards. I think it will take 32. I know it won't take anything larger.
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Purely self promotional. Video demands that the SD card be capable of FAST recording data rates. Get a Class 6 SD card (class 4 as a minimum) and you will be very happy. I would recommend 16GBs as a minimum capacity. To the best of my knowledge Memory sticks are only available in the base class 2 speed, hence they really cannot be better than SD cards for video.
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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 bought from amazon..SanDisk 8 GB Class 4 SD Flash Memory Card SDSDB-008G-AFFP by SanDisk around $ 7.50 holds a HUGE amount of photography. you can also buy them at walmarttarget, radio shack,, all over the place, maybe even walgreens. don't pay a lot of money. I got 8 gb because I was giving it as a gift, and I didn't know if she would want to do a lot of videos.. 4 gb is good too
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Thanks,I was planning on buying a 2gb card. You just "saved" my life, Did you try the 1gb card yet?
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Transcend 8GB, class 6. No problems. Got 2 rather than 1-16GB just because they do go bad (no matter the brand) and I would rather have just 1/2 of the vacation pictures spoiled rather than all of them.