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SD Cards and Cameras

  • 13-07-2012 9:03am
    #1
    Tidyweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭


    When using a Bridge camera which SDHC Card should you buy

    There is SD Extreme, Extreme Pro, Ultra.

    They are a lot cheaper than argos etc on Amazon.



    Does the SD card affect the camera functionality or usability. Are you wasting money with the Extreme Pro or wasting camera speed by using the ULtra.


    I assume you need a fast card to take video, butis Extreme Pro too fast?


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  • #2
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭hbr


    Tidyweb wrote: »
    SD Extreme, Extreme Pro, Ultra.

    These are just brand names for cards make by Sandisk. Check the camera
    manual to see what kind of card is recommended. For cameras that use SDHC
    cards, most manufacturers recomment class-6 as a minimum requirement for
    HD video. As class-6 and the slightly faster class-10 cards are around the same price,
    you may as well get a class-10 card.

    I have found Transcend and Silicon Power class 10 cards are very
    reliable and reasonably priced.
    http://myworld.ebay.ie/nyproo/


  • #3
    Tidyweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭Tidyweb


    Camera manual says

    “Use a card with SD Speed Class 4 or higher when recording motion picture.

    The card I have is http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandisk-8GB-Secure-Digital-Card/dp/B000VUVA62/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1342191772&sr=8-3

    Would there been any benefit is getting a better card?

    Is that a minimum to make the camera work but I will loose some performance, or is getting a better class card just a waste of money?


  • #4
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭hbr


    Tidyweb wrote: »
    Camera manual says

    “Use a card with SD Speed Class 4 or higher when recording motion picture.

    The card I have is http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandisk-8GB-Secure-Digital-Card/dp/B000VUVA62/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1342191772&sr=8-3

    That should be adequate and the price is good.
    Would there been any benefit is getting a better card?

    There may be some benefit if you shoot HD video or you will be taking
    lots of pictures in burst mode.
    Is that a minimum to make the camera work but I will loose some performance, or is getting a better class card just a waste of money?

    You will probably find that any SDHC card will work for still photos,
    even cards that don't meet the minimum class-4 requirement. A slow
    card will limit the number of shots you can take in burst mode. Once
    the camera's buffer memory is full, it must be written to the card before
    you can take another shot.

    The situation is a bit confused because there isn't any standard
    way of verifying the true write speed of the card. It is quite possible
    that a premium brand class 4 card (Sandisk, Lexar, Kingston...) will
    actually be faster than a cheap generic class 6 card.


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