Micro Sd Card Question

Mr fish

Mr fish

It's not what , it's how
Sorry another question ... I'm looking at micro SD cards as mine is a class 4 i was going to go for class 10 ... When looking I found Samsung with a different number on it has a 1 but says its for hd high speed ... So what your advice guys stick to original plan of a 10 or are theses samsungs better ?
 
Class 10 and U1 are effectively the same for these purposes, both denote a 10MB/s minimum write speed.

There are differences between them, but none that your camera will care about.

I go for Samsung and Sandisk brands personally.
 
Everyone has their own opinion on memory once you find something that's problem free stick with it...

I prefer Sandisk class 10

And whatever you use FORMAT REGULARLY
 
No need to regularly format the cards as the writes are large rather than small so it won't affect performance.
 
RoninK6 said:
Why is that a bad thing :eek: ??? I find it useful in keeping track of what clip is what ;) .
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6 in one hand half a dozen in the other, having multiple identical camera's and then having the files double up numbers is kinda painful, so I wish I would reset one ... now that I type this I think there must be a master reset button and that would solve my issues. sometimes I often overlook the simplest solutions oh well
 
Rusty said:
6 in one hand half a dozen in the other, having multiple identical camera's and then having the files double up numbers is kinda painful, so I wish I would reset one ... now that I type this I think there must be a master reset button and that would solve my issues. sometimes I often overlook the simplest solutions oh well
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I wish files where saved via date a time stamp rather that a generic name 000001.mpg does my head in too! Why not 2015-Jan06 -745.mpg simples!

Oh Im in favour of Sandisk too :)
 
You a Drifter or a GoProer T71?

As for timstamping the file name, I just flick the details on and look at the date in the extended info within the file browser on the computer.
 
SwissMotard said:
No need to regularly format the cards as the writes are large rather than small so it won't affect performance.
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Formatting keeps the cards clean, its the best way to ensure you're not going to experience problems with the memory. Every time your format its like a new OS install just much smoother/problem free.
 
One thing, especially if you have a Mac, empty the trash before ejecting the card or camera as a Mac keeps a .Trashes folder which shadows space on the card. Don't know if this applies to PCs, but if your camera says the card has space used after you deleted stuff, that's why.
 
Mr fish said:
Sorry another question ... I'm looking at micro SD cards as mine is a class 4 i was going to go for class 10 ... When looking I found Samsung with a different number on it has a 1 but says its for hd high speed ... So what your advice guys stick to original plan of a 10 or are theses samsungs better ?
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It depends on your camera and what settings you record with.

e.g. With a GoPRo Hero3 recording no more than 1080/30 with no protune then you can just about squeeze by with a Class10 30mb/s card (e.g. The Sandisk Ultra)
With later firmware in the Hero3, 3+ and with Hero4 cameras GoPro recommend the next level up in Class10 cards as a minimum (Sandisk Extreme at 45mb/s)

If you're doing hi-speed 1080 and especially with Protune, you'll need the step up again to the 90mb/s Extreme Pro.
But it's f*ckin expenseeeve :eek:

I used to use the Ultras, but had a couple of problems before I got the Hero4 Silver.
Replaced my cards with Extremes and never had a problem since.
(old cards are repurposed to mobiles/tablets or digital cameras)

The best thing to do is check the website of your camera manufacturer and see what they recommend :)
 
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