memory card speed What speed memory card should I buy for the S90? 4MB/s, 15MB/s, 30MB/s, 60MG/s? I don't want to spend money on a high speed card and find that the camera can't take advantage of the higher speed. Thanks! memory card speed What speed memory card should I buy for the S90? 4MB/s, 15MB/s, 30MB/s, 60MG/s? I don't want to spend money on a high speed card and find that the camera can't take... » Read More memory card speed What speed memory card should I buy for the S90? 4MB/s, 15MB/s, 30MB/s, 60MG/s? I don't want to spend money on a high speed card and find that the camera can't take advantage of the higher speed. Thanks! « Show Less
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A Sandisk Ultra (15MB/s) writes at about 9-10 so anything faster would be wasted, generally. I tested shooting RAW+JPEG continuous (11-13MB per shot, max 0.9 fps) and got a small delay of 21 instead of 28 shots in 30 sec. Perhaps an Extreme III 20MB/s card would help, if the camera can in fact write any faster. The manual says class 4 for video but my 1st gen EyeFi (2.3MB/s write) keeps up fine. This is just not a camera that needs a fast card. FWIW, for burst shooting, try "low light" mode. min iso 320 and 1/4 res, but does 3 fps jpeg
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I'm using a class 4 8GB SDHC card (Sandisk Ultra II) with my Canon S90 camera. Haven't gotten any hiccups so far and it loads images plenty fast for me. Though there are some cameras out there that will want a minimum speed from SD cards. For instance, most dslr cameras will benefit from using class 6 (minimum write speed of 6MB/sec) SD cards because it can shoot multiple frames per second. Some go as high as 9fps. There aren't very many Point and Shoot cameras that support such a high frame rate so in short they can't benefit from the latest and greatest SDHC cards.
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I would suggest go with one above 10 MB/sec though. If you want to choose options RAW or RAW+JPEG that matters, atleast I saw the difference between my 6MB/sec card vs 20MB/sec card. But I do not think you need more than 10MB/sec.RAW images is approx 10-11MB, and plus JPG is about 2.5MB, so it has to write total 12.5MB for each photo in RAW+JPG.
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Bethany: As far as I know, your Samsung camera should accept any micro sd card. The only problem is if the memory (sd card,etc) is proprietary such as a Sony memory stick(for some Sony cameras). Please remember the "class" is important. Class 10 is much faster at saving and reading than a class 2. There will not be as much delay between each picture you take on your camera with a higher class (10). Anything below class 6 for cameras is pretty much wasted. Besides, Amazon will be wonderful about returns is you are not satisfied. Regards, Jim Bethany: As far as I know, your Samsung camera should accept any micro sd card. The only problem is if the memory (sd card,etc) is proprietary such as a Sony memory stick(for some Sony cameras). Please remember the "class" is important. Class 10 is much faster at saving and reading than a class 2. There will not be as much delay between each picture you take on your camera with a higher class (10). Anything below class 6 for cameras is pretty much wasted. Besides, Amazon will be wonderful about returns is you are not satisfied. Regards, Jim
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I bought a very inexpensive 2GB SD card of the Crucial brand. These are almost always on sale somewhere on the Web. It's not rated at a super high speed (40x), but it seems to work fast enough in my A590IS. I contacted Canon Tech support re. what would be the optimum speed chip to get for the 590 and they didn't seem to know. Duuuh..., so I ended up with the Crucial. I don't use the highest res setting, as the lens isn't really up to it, so there's room for plenty O' pix on the 2 Gigger. .bh.
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TZ3 Manual recommends a min mem card speed of 10MB/Sec. This is equivalent to 10MB/X where X = 150KB/Sec ~ 60X. That is, a card that is rated at a minimum of 10MB/Sec, or a card rated at a speed of 60X, will meet TZ3s max response capability. San Disk Ultra II cards meet this specification. Of course slower cards can be used. Beware of off-brand cards rated at 60X or higher that in fact do not meet claimed spec. SanDisk, Kingston, Panasonic etc name brand cards are reliable. Anything faster than 60X can also be used, but cost more and will not increase the speed of the camera.
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Speed is generally based on the memory card you install. The higher capacity memory cards are usually quick.
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It depends on the card you use for storing the pics. NOTE: This applies to all cameras/memory cards. Some cards are faster than others to read/save data (the pics or video) to. The one rating to watch for is ON the card itself and it's the CLASS rating. It's a number inside a C. This rating has to do with the speed of the card. The easiest thing to do is always purchase CLASS 10 cards. They are among the fastest and are what are usually recommended for video cameras. Another thing to keep in mind is that some brand cards are faster than others. However, if you stick with Sandisk CLASS 10 cards you should be happy. Just keep in mind that you can always get a defective card. I always recommend at least TWO cards, even though you may not think you'll need more than one because of how many photos it says it will store (usually in the 100's). Plus you never know when the card may go "bad". I have to say, though, I've NEVER in over 8 years had a memory card go bad. One other thing, always FORMAT the card in the camera BEFORE taking photos. They're usually formatted when they come out of the box but that will be with a computer. This will get you the most out of the card with that camera.
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Hmmm... i it wont really bogg your shooting experience, my G10 is really fast writing the files to the SD card. Actually i think this camera is not intended for shooting sports or high speed moving subjects. On the other hand i have a nikon, not the P7000 but a D90 and thats another story... i have already taken like 75 consecutive raws before the buffer slowed down... but here we are talking about a DSLR. My best sugestion would be not to worry to much about this aspect, i think the P7000 will handle raws just like a G11 or G12. Check the specs for all your options: burst speed (frames per second), image size in MBytes for raw files, buffer size (this is how much space in MBytes the internal memory of the camera can handle before it has to be written to the sd card), make some calculations and that will tell you how fast or slow each will be. The best advice i can give you... its more important to get the best SD card you can afford, there are high speed cards that will handle any situation and wont let your camera slow down. I have Sandisks extreme edition with 30MB/second write speed... wich means it can handle 6 frames per second at 5MBytes each frame (for example)... its like the top speed of your car... and trust me, no Gseries nor the P700 can take 5 frames per second. Check the specs for the write speed of your choices, get the best cards you can afford and that will help you more than any comments. Good luck
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From the downloadable manual: SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card Also: Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended for recording movies. When using a memory card with a lower Speed Class rating, movie recording may stop unexpectedly. Mine should arrive tomorrow!
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I had the same question so I spoke with a Canon rep today. He recommended SanDisk but noted that the sd780is only writes up to 18-19 MB/sec. So it's essentially a waste of money to purchase a card that writes any faster than 20 MB/sec. Check this one out: Sandisk 8GB EXTREME SDHC SD Card Class 6 (SDSDX3-8192 Bulk Package) However, faster cards are likely to write and read faster through a card reader or on your computer.
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It does depend on your need, but not for the reasons referenced in other answers. A) are you going to shoot video or continuous (sports)? If so you want a faster card Class 6 minimum but probably class 10. Also if you shoot Raw or video you want at least 8gb but probably 16gb in size. Another question is; if you buy one big card 32 or 64 and lose the card or it becomes corrupted you lose all your photos. All professionals recommend multiple smaller size cards for this reason instead of 1 big card. I use a 16gb Sandisk pro Class 10 high speed card, which covers everything and has a free data recovery feature if needed. If this helps please hit the "yes" button! Thanks.
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http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/sd/. Yes the read/write speed is 95 MB/s compared to 80/60.
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Thanks; I'd missed that comment in the dpreview review. Seems to contradict what I found at kenrockwell.com/tech/cf-sd.htm -- basically, that a faster card matters for downloading (e.g. camera to computer) but not in modern cameras unless you overflow their internal buffer memory. Ken's description sounds like picture-taking speed won't be inhibited with a slower card because of the camera's buffer, which is what I care about most. Slower playback and downloading is fine. In other words, write speed is more important to me than read speed and apparently the camera's buffer effectively compensates for slower cards when writing to them. Thanks; I'd missed that comment in the dpreview review. Seems to contradict what I found at kenrockwell.com/tech/cf-sd.htm -- basically, that a faster card matters for downloading (e.g. camera to computer) but not in modern cameras unless you overflow their internal buffer memory. Ken's description sounds like picture-taking speed won't be inhibited with a slower card because of the camera's buffer, which is what I care about most. Slower playback and downloading is fine. In other words, write speed is more important to me than read speed and apparently the camera's buffer effectively... » Read More Thanks; I'd missed that comment in the dpreview review. Seems to contradict what I found at kenrockwell.com/tech/cf-sd.htm -- basically, that a faster card matters for downloading (e.g. camera to computer) but not in modern cameras unless you overflow their internal buffer memory. Ken's description sounds like picture-taking speed won't be inhibited with a slower card because of the camera's buffer, which is what I care about most. Slower playback and downloading is fine. In other words, write speed is more important to me than read speed and apparently the camera's buffer effectively compensates for slower cards when writing to them. « Show Less
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You'll want to get at least a 16 or 32 GB Fast transfer speed MicroSDHC Memory Card. The fast transfer is important so you don't waste time downloading pictures and videos to your computer, so stay away from Class 4 cards unless you enjoy twiddling your thumbs. Class 10 is the way to go. If you plan on many videos the 32 GB card is best. Memory cards are inexpensive these days; a reputable card by SanDisk (SDSDQU-032G-AFFP-A) is only $24.12 at amazon. I used to spend that much on developing just one roll of film in the old cameras.
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I got a 16GB Class 6 Sandisk card before our vacation to Europe. On a bicycle ride around a lake the camera would stop midstream in a video shoot and said something like "the data stream is too fast for the card". I was shooting in the highest HD mode. It happened several times so high speed action (a lot of data) is too fast for a Class 6. Buy a faster card. I wish I had.
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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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Any regular SD card will work. I recommend a SD HC card because of the faster speed. I use a 4 GB card but any size will work with this camera. A micro SD card will not fit the camera without an adapter.
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Do NOT buy the Sandisk Class 2 card! "Class-2" means its write speed is 2MB/S minimum. This Transcend 8GB is a "Class 6" card, which means its write speed is at least 6MB/S. My own benchmark showed that the speed is actually closer to 10MB/S.If you must get a Sandisk card, get either the "Ultra II" (which is similar in speed with this Transcend card) or the "Extreme III" (which is the fastest)