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High-speed SD card?
Hi,
I just bought a digital camera and I'm looking for SD cards. Does anybody know the difference of high-speed SD cards and regular, old ones? Do I need the high-speed ones for my digital camera? Any advice would be appreciated. Lei |
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Lei Wu wrote:
Hi, I just bought a digital camera and I'm looking for SD cards. Does anybody know the difference of high-speed SD cards and regular, old ones? Do I need the high-speed ones for my digital camera? Any advice would be appreciated. Lei It depends on the camera, some take advantage of higher speed SD cards, others do not. But even if your present camera does not, your next one might. If you have a USB 2.0 hi-speed or FireWire card reader you will see the benefit when reading files into your computer. Personally, I have used and recommend KingMax Platinum and SanDisk Ultra II SD cards. David |
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"Lei Wu" wrote in message om... Hi, I just bought a digital camera and I'm looking for SD cards. Does anybody know the difference of high-speed SD cards and regular, old ones? Do I need the high-speed ones for my digital camera? Any advice would be appreciated. Last night I tested two different cards in a Panasonic DMC-FX20 A TIFF file took 20 seconds to write to a 256mb SD card but only 5 seconds to a 1gb Extreme 111 card. Steve -- |
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Check out:
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/mul...e.asp?cid=6007 Enjoy. Lei Wu wrote: Hi, I just bought a digital camera and I'm looking for SD cards. Does anybody know the difference of high-speed SD cards and regular, old ones? Do I need the high-speed ones for my digital camera? Any advice would be appreciated. Lei |
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Lei Wu wrote:
Hi, I just bought a digital camera and I'm looking for SD cards. Does anybody know the difference of high-speed SD cards and regular, old ones? Do I need the high-speed ones for my digital camera? Any advice would be appreciated. Lei Tell us what kind of camera, and maybe we can help. Probably if you have to ask, you don't have a camera that needs high speed cards. -- Ron Hunter |
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Guys, thanks for your responses.
My digital camera is HP R707. After reading your comments, I guess I just need a regular SD card. Thanks. Lei |
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For my Canon SD300, I can shoot continously (about 2.4 fps) until the
card is full with a Scandisk Ultra II card, but it stop shooting after a few frames with a regular speed SD card. On 18 Apr 2005 06:55:47 -0700, (Lei Wu) wrote: Hi, I just bought a digital camera and I'm looking for SD cards. Does anybody know the difference of high-speed SD cards and regular, old ones? Do I need the high-speed ones for my digital camera? Any advice would be appreciated. Lei |
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Lei Wu wrote:
: Hi, : I just bought a digital camera and I'm looking for SD cards. : Does anybody know the difference of high-speed SD cards and regular, : old ones? Do I need the high-speed ones for my digital camera? : Any advice would be appreciated. As others have said, the brand of camera and card reader on/in your computer will define the need for a "high speed" card of any type. Here's how I think of the card speed issue. If you are only going to be driving on a local road with a speed limit of 35mph, you don't need a Ferrari. On the other hand, if you are driving the Autoban, a VW bug (1960's version) just won't be the same. You can use both vehicles on both types of road, but only one pairing fits. But as one person mentioned, if there is a chance that a future purchase of new equipment may be more closely paired with HS cards, and the price difference is not much or does not make your wallet scream, then go ahead and purchase the HS cards. Too much speed capability would rarely cause capability difficulties. JMHO Randy ========== Randy Berbaum Champaign, IL |
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Randy Berbaum wrote:
Lei Wu wrote: : Hi, : I just bought a digital camera and I'm looking for SD cards. : Does anybody know the difference of high-speed SD cards and regular, : old ones? Do I need the high-speed ones for my digital camera? : Any advice would be appreciated. As others have said, the brand of camera and card reader on/in your computer will define the need for a "high speed" card of any type. Here's how I think of the card speed issue. If you are only going to be driving on a local road with a speed limit of 35mph, you don't need a Ferrari. On the other hand, if you are driving the Autoban, a VW bug (1960's version) just won't be the same. You can use both vehicles on both types of road, but only one pairing fits. But as one person mentioned, if there is a chance that a future purchase of new equipment may be more closely paired with HS cards, and the price difference is not much or does not make your wallet scream, then go ahead and purchase the HS cards. Too much speed capability would rarely cause capability difficulties. JMHO Randy ========== Randy Berbaum Champaign, IL Then there is the fact that if you use a high speed card reader, you will, at least, benefit from faster transfers to your computer. Dumping a full 1GB card across USB 1.1 is not a fast process... -- Ron Hunter |
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Randy Berbaum wrote:
Lei Wu wrote: : Hi, : I just bought a digital camera and I'm looking for SD cards. : Does anybody know the difference of high-speed SD cards and regular, : old ones? Do I need the high-speed ones for my digital camera? : Any advice would be appreciated. As others have said, the brand of camera and card reader on/in your computer will define the need for a "high speed" card of any type. Here's how I think of the card speed issue. If you are only going to be driving on a local road with a speed limit of 35mph, you don't need a Ferrari. On the other hand, if you are driving the Autoban, a VW bug (1960's version) just won't be the same. You can use both vehicles on both types of road, but only one pairing fits. But as one person mentioned, if there is a chance that a future purchase of new equipment may be more closely paired with HS cards, and the price difference is not much or does not make your wallet scream, then go ahead and purchase the HS cards. Too much speed capability would rarely cause capability difficulties. JMHO Randy ========== Randy Berbaum Champaign, IL Then there is the fact that if you use a high speed card reader, you will, at least, benefit from faster transfers to your computer. Dumping a full 1GB card across USB 1.1 is not a fast process... -- Ron Hunter |
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