My D5300 bursts 6FPS in raw then I have to wait a few seconds before doing another burst. I am using a regular class 10 card. Will this speed this up?
1619755
Yes faster card can help clear your buffer faster and allow you to take more photos again. BUT, this is partially true as PRO cameras will surely take advantage of faster cards but budget/entry level camera may not matter too much. Remember in camera buffer sizes are different as well and it's write performance may differ too. I can not say how Nikon D5300 would perform but I'll tell you one thing, I would not user a regular Class 10 cards. I know Sandisk Extreme Pro is expensive but consider Sandisk Extreme model. Depending on the generation of the model... some are upto 45MB write, some were upto 60MB. So I can not say if this Extreme Pro card will help you as much as PRO cameras would get but it will for sure give you a better result. If price doesn't matter, go ahead and buy Extreme Pro, if not Extreme model will be more than enough.
1619756
I would bother with uhs1 cards just go for a 32gb extreme pro UHS 3. It's faster and more reliable with bursts
1619757
I use a D 70 and I have not seen any problem with transfer speed, even at seven fps. The only lag times I experience are when the camera is doing some calculating before it "cards" the data. That would be when I'm shooting a four shot burst for night photography or when I'm doing a bracketed exposure, but this would have to do with the cameras electronics and not the transfer speed. I personally don't know of a card that is any faster than this one, so my guess would be that it will handle your picture transfers noticeably faster.
1619758
Not going to help much. When you hit the buffer! that is the limit that your camera will hold and information and then transfers to the card. You already know that if you need more then what you have now. You are going to have to spend big dollars for the big boy body's.
415733
the higher the class the better, but from sd specs alone, technically a class 4 at 4 megs/second should be sufficient since it can write atleast 3.6 gigs in 15 minutes, when you only need 1 gig per 15 minutes for this camera. I would suggest getting atleast a class 4 just to be on the safe side. (although a class 2 will be 1.8 gigs per 15 minutes), so you need a card that can write at fast speeds.
1808345
I purchased a Sony 32 GB class 10 rated at 40 megabytes per second as this was the best price for a fast card. You have to be careful when purchasing a class 10 card as the actual speed can differ greatly. Some other class 10 cards were cheaper but the MB/Sec were much slower. You want to get the fastest card even for stills as this partly determines the delay time between consecutive shots. Less importantly a fast card will also speed up downloading your photos to your computer.
1563194
I carry 2 64GB cards for my D5100. I use a single card for a shoot and move them as soon as practical onto a more stable platform (backed up). Then I return the card to my cycle. This lets me shoot as much as I want without fear of running out of space. I also shoot jpg & raw. They are so cheap (I saw them for $15.99 the other day) that I cannot see a reason not to use them. The other people fearing about loss of the pictures are right though, do not store your pictures on here. Move them as soon as possible.
674808
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.
1332143
Also note that any camera will slow down the "time between shots" if you use flash and maximum resolution and HD. But 5-10 seconds is absurd. Let us know if the extra firmware update improves this.
674811
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. 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... » Read More 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. « Show Less
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I haven't had any issues with the buffer that you wouldn't have with any other camera. If you are shooting in high res JPEG only, the camera can easily squeeze off 6 straight shots (3 per second). If you shoot RAW+JPEG, you can expect 3-4 before lag catches up with you. Most sources say a high speed SD card helps also, but I just use regular Sandisk cards without effecting what I want to accomplish. I got some great shots in continuous mode with RAW+JPEG of an Osprey diving into the water and coming back out with a trout. It sounds like the salesman wanted to sell you on a high dollar "professional" Nikon or Canon Mark II with a higher profit margin.
362581
Seems a bit slow compared to what I experience. I've found that using an SD card with a fast write speed (45mbps or higher) and turning off auto-image-review in the settings really helps to significantly speed up shot-to-shot time. I'd also recommend checking Sony's website for the latest firmware updates (can be found here: http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=NEX6&template;_id=1&region;_id=1&tab;=download#/downloadTab). Hope this helps!
680209
One of the things that contributes to the speed between shots is the speed of the memory card in the camera. The faster the write speed the better. Of course, the camera has it's limits as well. Memory card speed is determined by what "Class" it is. Class 2's are basic slow types. Class 4 & 6's are faster. Prices have come down on these cards and can be found on sale and at good prices in lots of places, including here. I'd get at least a class 4 (which is what I did) for this camera. Since this model shoots once every 1.4 seconds or so, a class 6 card would not be worth the cost since it's not a rapid shooting unit. Another thing that will slow down between shots is using a flash. The camera shoots faster than the flash can recharge, so if a flash is needed, there will be an added delay if the flash is turned on. I like the way the flash is designed on this camera. Flipping the flash up or down assures you, and does it simply, that the flash is in the mode you want it to be in. No mistakes, it's simple. No special mode or button to look for. Flash up, it's on, flash down, it's off. It is so neat that way. Using some good quality rechargeable AA's will improve the flash recharge time between shots as well.
343185
I've tried in 5D2, works fine. But the ultra fast SD card I used was slow, so I replaced it with a extreme fast one with 45MB/s, that is much better now.
619946
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.
619947
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.
813284
From what I have read.. there is a 10 and a 2 frame per second option. The guide also mentions a 5fps option but it may only be compatible with a particular shooting mode or other setting.
1078340
Class 10 will write and read faster than Class 6. Class 10 is newer, too. If you check out the review page for the Sandisk Extreme Class 10 8gb SD card, there is a reviewer who has tested the D90 with various versions of these cards. Here's a link to his review:
1307731
FYI class 10 means 10Mb per second, that's megabytes per second not to be confused with Mbps or megabits. 10Mb per second = 12.5Mbps. On a D5100 the max bitrate is 18mbps, or 2.25Mb well under the 10Mb/s
2175107
Just about every digital camera has a delay! However, if you use the fastest media card that you can find, I have found that you can minimize the delay time when taking rapid-fire sequences.