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SD Cards
by d frost - 2/26/04 11:16 AMHey y'all
I just bought myself a Canon SD100 camera and I am looking for a bit bigger memory card than the 16 mb they include. I want to get a 256 mb SD card, but I'm not sure what brand to buy. When I bought my camera, the salesman called me and tried a high pressure sales approach for additional accessories and I told him I was going to buy a SanDisk 256 mb for $64 (about) at CostCo. He told me that SanDisk is the worst brand to buy, but I'm not sure if that was the salesman talking or a fellow user. So basically...what brand of SD card should I buy?
Re:SD Cards
by R. Proffitt
- 2/26/04 11:58 AM
In reply to: SD Cards by d frost
I have a no-name 256M memory card that I use all the time. No idea what the warranty was. Cost? 42 bucks. Sorry, they are all sold out.
Sandisk is fine. The salesdroid simply changes the story as new make/models arrive. This should not be a hard thing to buy/use.
Tip? Be sure to format it in your camera before you use it!
Bob
Re:SD Cards
by Ian721 - 2/27/04 1:06 PM In reply to: SD Cards by d frostDoes it really matter? I bought a 256 meg SD card for my two month old Canon SD100 and I can't even tell you what brand it is, though I know it's not SanDisk. All I know it that it was the cheapest one listed when I searched Yahoo Shopping ($52 at eCost.com) and it works 100 percent perfectly all the time and I've never had a problem with memory or memory lag. Unless you're going to spring for one of the "high speed" cards (which might be a ripoff anyway), I doubt it makes a difference.
Sandisk
by damianxis - 11/12/05 1:10 PM In reply to: SD Cards by d frostI just bought a Sandisk card and I haven't had a single problem with it. I purchased a 1G card, not sure if you need that much, or wnat to spend the $62 bucks for it either, but if you're going on a trip and you're going to be taking pics and maybe some video with your camera, then that's the way to go. But if you're camera just takes pics then I'd say go with the 512mb, that way you'll never really have to worry about running out of memory.
Re Sandisk
by Papa Echo - 11/12/05 2:31 PM In reply to: SD Cards by d frostIf you want to be safe, put your money on Canon's own. But I thought Sandisk carry a warranty of....5 years ? I would buy the cheapest - then format it at the camera- use it and upload to the computer HD after each take. Backup to CDs. Carry a spare. These days, if your products do not work, you go out of business.
All brands work fine !
by jump1127 - 11/13/05 7:30 AM In reply to: SD Cards by d frostAny brand works fine to me. I'm using both Sandisk and Kingston memory cards, from 256MB to 2GB. For the small Point&shoot camera, the speed is irrelevant. Spend for what you really need. Whether you'll write the back-up files on DVD ( 4.7GB for single layer ) or CD ( 700 MB ), that will determine how large your memory size is. By the way, Lexar used to show some shooting&saving problems with some Canon cameras, just a precaution. In additions, you'll need a portable hard-drive to store your pictures, especially when travelling. Good luck.
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