50x or 120x for Canon s3 is ? Its important memory speed for that kind of camera? Like Canon S3 Is, or Fuji s700.For video recording at 30 fps 640x480....Thanks!
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My S2IS purchased at Amazon.com came with a Kingston 1GB card, so slow it's not speed-rated, I'm guessing 5X or so. But it still records OK, at 30 fps 640x480 with 16-bit uncompressed wav STEREO, just like the S3. It's just a pain to offload the files to computers. 1GB is enough for 9 minutes, so I suppose any 10x, 20x, rated cards should work.
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For video recording and high-speed continuous, a 50x will suffice. Personally I recommend going with the Transcend 150x 2 or 4 gig card as they are very inexpensive, rarely produce write errors, and they transfer files more rapidly. One thing you should also consider is the type of batteries that you are using. Although 2200mah batteries will usually work fine, the 2500mah or 2700mah NiCad's tend to provide a little boost in the Digic II's processing speed. This becomes much more important when you get into shooting with the intervolometer or if you are running the excellent, but power hungry, firmware hack that lets you shoot RAW, configure new shooting options, and run settings scripts. For video recording and high-speed continuous, a 50x will suffice. Personally I recommend going with the Transcend 150x 2 or 4 gig card as they are very inexpensive, rarely produce write errors, and they transfer files more rapidly. One thing you should also consider is the type of batteries that you are using. Although 2200mah batteries will usually work fine, the 2500mah or 2700mah NiCad's tend to provide a little boost in the Digic II's processing speed. This becomes much more important when you get into shooting with the intervolometer or if you are running the excellent,... » Read More For video recording and high-speed continuous, a 50x will suffice. Personally I recommend going with the Transcend 150x 2 or 4 gig card as they are very inexpensive, rarely produce write errors, and they transfer files more rapidly. One thing you should also consider is the type of batteries that you are using. Although 2200mah batteries will usually work fine, the 2500mah or 2700mah NiCad's tend to provide a little boost in the Digic II's processing speed. This becomes much more important when you get into shooting with the intervolometer or if you are running the excellent, but power hungry, firmware hack that lets you shoot RAW, configure new shooting options, and run settings scripts. « Show Less
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I didn't know myself, so I looked it up on PCMag.com. Here is my edited version, for a (fairly) short answer: SD cards are also available in various speeds. If you're using a point-and-shoot camera... speed class won't matter much. If you're shooting high-resolution ... photos ...you need a quick card to take more than two or three shots at a time. SD cards are generally described by their Speed Class, ranging from Class 2 (slowest) to Class 10 (fastest). ...Class 2 is suitable for standard-definition video recording, while Class 4 and Class 6 can record high-definition video. Class 10 is the card for HD video ... According to Sandisk...Class 4 cards offer read/write speeds of 15 MBps, Class 6 cards ...20MBps, and Class 10 cards ...30MBps. Kingston...describes its Class 4 (at) 4MBps..., Class 6 at 15MBps, and Class 10 at 40MBps... ...Since even smartphones can record HD video these days, Class 2 cards aren't the best choice. They're simply too slow to record HD video... For their complete description, go here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388408,00.asp Hope this helps! Mark
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You need to buy a card and a much bigger one if you don't want to be constantly deleting stuff. I would consider 16gb the minimum. I have a 32gb class 10 GSkill that seems really fast for video and burst modes, but the same size Patriot and Mushkin class 10 cards are much slower and make the camera seem unresponsive. I even had to RMA the PAtriot one it was so slow, but the new one is acceptable. I got the GSkill on sale for $9.99, just watch New egg, they go on sale all the time. The faster the card the better. I will try a SanDisk Extreme when the price comes down.
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Depends on what you need. 45mb/s works well for just portraits. And even fine for speed as long as you shoot in jpeg. But I was shooting fast in RAW on full frame and 45 was not doing it for me.But if it says 45 then it is. But if you have no problems no need to upgrade
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Image qualitly for sd4000 is good. The video is wonderful - very good in low light with a f/2.0 lens. The SD4500 had higher definition video at 1080 as opposed to 720 on the sd4000. The S95 has more manual controls. I like this camera except - no F/2.0 lens, no zooming when shooting video. My fav is the SD4000.
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Good day, I have a Canon SX50 Powershot and it works great with this card. I realize it's not quite the same, but probably a good indicator. Furthermore, Cannon's manual for the SX400 IS says, "The following memory cards (sold separately) can be used, regardless of capacity: SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards, SDXC memory cards". It does have a disclaimer that not all cards are tested or verified, but it does suggest that compliant SDHC cards (like this one) should typically work fine. SOURCE (see page three): http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/8/0300015698/01/pssx400is-cusp-en.pdfI hope that eases your mind! Good day, I have a Canon SX50 Powershot and it works great with this card. I realize it's not quite the same, but probably a good indicator. Furthermore, Cannon's manual for the SX400 IS says, "The following memory cards (sold separately) can be used, regardless of capacity: SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards, SDXC memory cards". It does have a disclaimer that not all cards are tested or verified, but it does suggest that compliant SDHC cards (like this one) should typically work fine. SOURCE (see page three):... » Read More Good day, I have a Canon SX50 Powershot and it works great with this card. I realize it's not quite the same, but probably a good indicator. Furthermore, Cannon's manual for the SX400 IS says, "The following memory cards (sold separately) can be used, regardless of capacity: SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards, SDXC memory cards". It does have a disclaimer that not all cards are tested or verified, but it does suggest that compliant SDHC cards (like this one) should typically work fine. SOURCE (see page three): http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/8/0300015698/01/pssx400is-cusp-en.pdfI hope that eases your mind! « Show Less
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I have a 16gb, 45mb/s SanDisk. The speed is what I found works best for this camera when you are shooting RAW. As to the size, I think you can safely go up to whatever your budget supports. I myself would rather have a couple cards in case one fails as compared to one huge capacity one.
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Is the S95 fast enough? I have a CanonSD1200 and apart from wanting a point and shoot with manual control I also find it is slightly slow to focus and shoot when time is of the essence. I read some reviews that indicated the S95 may also be slow. I would like to have RAW but it's not a deal breaker so perhaps the P300 would be better if it is super fast and responsive. Thanks for any input.
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The SanDisk Extreme III is an excellent choice for this camera, and will allow you to take full advantage of the high speed. The best price I've seen anywhere for it is actually right here on Amazon.com, and includes free shipping. Don't skimp on the memory card. You can get by with 1 or 2 Gb, but don't buy a slow (i.e., cheap) memory card, or you will defeat some of the best features of this camera.
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still photo:: recording pixels 16-mp=4608 x 3456 ,, 12-mp=4608 x 2592 ,, 8-mp=3264 x 2448 ,, 5-mp=2592 x 1944 3-mp=2048 x 1536 ,, 2-mp=1920 x 1080 ,, .3-mp=640 x 480 lowest pixels are determined by photo quality i assumed you were asking for ?? light and speed settings will effect photo quality.. i am louise's husband phill,, this is basically a mini35 mm slr digital with rear lcd screen and small viewfinder for the eye when sun is bright and rear lcd screen is hard to see ( great feature if you wear aoto darkining glasses ) great travel camera ,, small - compact - all auto and manual features ( bells & whistles ) no need for telephoto lenses !!! best of all it takes great photoes uses regular aa bateries qty(4) will last 200/300 photoes and small video clips !! takes added 16 gb sd card high resolution photo type ... need to buy for added photo storage capacity cost $18/22 range !! best photo camera i have ever purchased ,, old camera is canon rebel eos non digital 35mm slr !! hope this helps you decide...
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Thank you so much for you reply!! I did wind up getting the SanDisk Extreme III 2Gb. Now its time to start learning how to use the camera ;o)
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I got Canon SX30is(well,last Nov). I was fairly satisfied except inability of continual shooting(1.3 frame/sec.)picture quality(PQ) not so good but acceptable for 1/2.33 sensor,720 HD video is good, but Sony came out with HX100 30X zoom with rapid shooting,1080 HD and Finepix HS20,now Nikon P500 with 1080 HD, 22.5mm-810mm lens which is due for sale on March 3rd in Japan. I'm tempted,but what do I do with Canon....
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Hi, I've used a 16 Gb Class 6 Verbatim card with my ZS3 with no problems whatsoever even if recording action HD video at full resolution & quality.Just for instance, I recorded the outside view from a high-speed train running at some 217 mph at the time, and it neither missed frames nor gave any error messages, despite trees, houses, and everything passing by at dizzying speed. The resulting 1280x720 @ 30 fps HD video played smoothly on my TV and high-end PC monitor.Regards.
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I think the SX40 may be better than SX30 but there is no RAW output. Maybe time for a T3i!
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Hi I checked the differance between S2 and S3 for more than a year. and finally I found that S2 is better than S3 with more than hundrad resons some of those are:1.S2 is 5mp which hlep you to use more capacity of SD memory.2.S3 comming without Digital Zooming.3.S2 comming with AA battery but SOME of the S3 models comming with special batteries.4.S2 I saw the quality of the camera case is better than the S3.5.6.7.100.I didn't like S3 at allZayed :)
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I have recently purchased the S3 IS and it's wonderful. The movie mode has incredible stereo sound and a wonderfully clear picture. My only gripe is that movies are limited to about 7 minutes (1 gig of space), though you can hit the record button and continue recording a moment later. This shortcoming was fixed in the S5 IS. If size and weight are not important, the S3 IS is a wonderful camera. I'm here, looking at the 720 IS, because I'm looking for a pocket camera to use when carrying the S3 IS is not practical.
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Have to respectfully disagree regarding the S3 being good as anything on the market in this class. There are other cameras in this class that are faster and have far better sensors with far better ISO capability. The S3 is really only good up to 200 ISO. A few cameras in this class can easily handle 400 and some are somewhat OK at 800.I can personally only recommend this camera to someone if they plan to use the superb video function along with the photos. If video isn't something that's needed, buyers should look elsewhere.And yes, I do own an S3 and I'm glad I bought it. But I use it for both video and photo. If I wanted just photo I never would have purchased it. Have to respectfully disagree regarding the S3 being good as anything on the market in this class. There are other cameras in this class that are faster and have far better sensors with far better ISO capability. The S3 is really only good up to 200 ISO. A few cameras in this class can easily handle 400 and some are somewhat OK at 800.I can personally only recommend this camera to someone if they plan to use the superb video function along with the photos. If video isn't something that's needed, buyers should look elsewhere.And yes, I do own an S3 and I'm glad I... » Read More Have to respectfully disagree regarding the S3 being good as anything on the market in this class. There are other cameras in this class that are faster and have far better sensors with far better ISO capability. The S3 is really only good up to 200 ISO. A few cameras in this class can easily handle 400 and some are somewhat OK at 800.I can personally only recommend this camera to someone if they plan to use the superb video function along with the photos. If video isn't something that's needed, buyers should look elsewhere.And yes, I do own an S3 and I'm glad I bought it. But I use it for both video and photo. If I wanted just photo I never would have purchased it. « Show Less