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slmulkey · Oct 19, 2007, 5:22 PM

I'm looking to buy a 4 gb SD card for my new camera (canon s5). Do I need to buy a fast SD card or can I get by with a class 2? I don't plan on using the burst mode, but will be taking videos.

Also, will getting an SD reader make it alot faster to transfer files to my computer, or is this just a convience feature so you don't have toconnect your camera.

Thanks!

TCav · Oct 19, 2007, 8:49 PM

If you do a low level format of the card immediately prior to recording videos, then a Class 2 card should be fine. If you have other photos or videos on the card prior to recording videos, the fragmentation may slow things down, so to pretect yourself, you might want a faster card.

slmulkey · Oct 20, 2007, 1:56 AM

Thanks, I went ahead and ordered a class 4 card, it wasn't that much more expensive.

S2Can · Oct 21, 2007, 9:00 AM

An 8 GB SDHC cost less than $65 nowadays... a good brand is Transcend Class 6 with lifetime warranty.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820208293

SanDisk is overrated and not necessarily a reliable product. .. it is just the name recognition ... like Kleenex... or a politician riding on his father/relative name

I bought a Transcend 2 months ago and it performs beautifully.

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Oct 19, 2007, 5:22 PM	#1
slmulkey Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 10	I'm looking to buy a 4 gb SD card for my new camera (canon s5). Do I need to buy a fast SD card or can I get by with a class 2? I don't plan on using the burst mode, but will be taking videos. Also, will getting an SD reader make it alot faster to transfer files to my computer, or is this just a convience feature so you don't have toconnect your camera. Thanks!

Oct 19, 2007, 8:49 PM	#2
TCav Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington, DC, Metro Area, Maryland Posts: 13,826	If you do a low level format of the card immediately prior to recording videos, then a Class 2 card should be fine. If you have other photos or videos on the card prior to recording videos, the fragmentation may slow things down, so to pretect yourself, you might want a faster card.

Oct 20, 2007, 1:56 AM	#3
slmulkey Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 10	Thanks, I went ahead and ordered a class 4 card, it wasn't that much more expensive.

Oct 21, 2007, 9:00 AM	#4
S2Can Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 19	An 8 GB SDHC cost less than $65 nowadays... a good brand is Transcend Class 6 with lifetime warranty. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820208293 SanDisk is overrated and not necessarily a reliable product. .. it is just the name recognition ... like Kleenex... or a politician riding on his father/relative name I bought a Transcend 2 months ago and it performs beautifully.