Secure Digital (SD) memory cards
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Canon 60D video records on class 10 SD card before, but does not work now [closed]
I've recorded video with my Canon 60D on a class 10 SD card before, but does not work now.
The same camera, the same SD card. the card is from Costco, class 10 (30MB/second), 32GB SanDisk.
It ...
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Why are CF cards so much more expensive than SD cards?
I have noticed that two cards -one CF and one SD - from the same manufacturer, with the same specifications have a significant difference in cost. The CF card costs several times more than the SD ...
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How to recover raw files from formatted SD card?
I know there is an answer that covers recovering photos from sd card and plenty of links online but I need one that can cover RAW files (specifically sony raw files in my case. arw). Is there one that ...
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SD cards - I keep receiving a message saying there's a problem with my SD card, but it's brand new!
It started, bizarrely, with my CANON 650D freezing for a while. I tried turning it off and it wouldn't - I suspect I did this too soon after taking a photo and the card was still saving the data.
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Does a faster speed & bigger size SD card drain battery much faster?
May I know if a Class 10 SD card can drain a camera battery much faster than a Class 4 SD card? (or is it the other way round?)
Also, will the size of the SD card affect the camera battery? (e.g. A ...
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Possible corrupted files won't open in PS or LR - need to fix them
I have a problem just like the post with the link below (I'm having trouble loading any of mine). The way they look in LR is how it looks on the post below. They look perfect in Preview mode and ...
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How to set the starting number for filenames on a SD card with a Sony camera? [closed]
I have a sony HX-series pocket camera. For some reason, the file numbering of videos (and not of still photos) got reset recently and started from zero. This is causing me a nightmare of filename ...
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Best SD Card for Nikon D3100?
I am looking at new memory cards, what would be the best one to get?
SanDisk 32GB Ultra 30MB/s SD Card (SDHC) - Class 10 @ £17.99
SanDisk 64GB Ultra SD Card (SDXC) - Class 10 @ 47.99
SanDisk 32GB ...
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Will using a micro SD & adapter instead of a normal SD card affect the quality of pictures and video?
I've just bought a 32GB Class 4 SD card from a seller on eBay and he has sent me a micro SD card of the same size and speed instead. Obviously I'm not too happy about this but we are going to Disney ...
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How can I recover deleted photos from an SD Card?
My technophobe mother returned from a European trip to discover she'd erased all but 15 images from a nearly full 2GB card. As I am the computer guy in the family, she posted the card to me and asked ...
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If I swallowed my SD Card would it be readable when it emerged?
I am entirely serious.
As I walked conspicuously down a narrow alley this morning with my camera hanging off my shoulder I began considering how I would/could respond to a bit of rough treatment by ...
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Are Kingston 32GB Full Size SDHC Class 10 cards recommended for entry-level DSLRs?
I am going to buy two of the mentioned cards for a holiday next month! And i would appreciate some feedback. Has anyone used this card on an entry dSLR such as the 550D? Do you recommend those cards?? ...
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Why does my refurbished Nikon S3100 reject a new SD card with “this card cannot be used”?
New refurbished Nikon S3100 with new SD card shows error code ("this card cannot be used".) It is the correct card, also. Any ideas?
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What is the right way to format a SD Card for use in camera?
What is the right way to format a SD card to be used for pictures? Inside the camera or SD card software?
According to SD card spec, there is a protected area on the card that can be over-written ...
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Is the SanDisk Extreme SDHC 16GB card compatble with nikon D5000?
Nikon D5000's spec says this camera does not support SDXC, only SHDC.
I am confused about this card. Is it SDHC or SDXC?
"SanDisk Extreme SDHC 16GB SDSDX-016G" (30 MB/s speed card)
Is this card ...
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Choosing the size of SD card for a Canon 550D?
Recently I bought a Canon EOS 550D (T2i), and I need to buy an SD card of speed class 10.
What size should I get? Is there some limit in terms of camera support?
Should I go for 8, 16, 32, 64GB, or ...
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How to view/erase images from both CF and SD cards on Canon EOS 5D mk3?
I've been trying to setup my Canon EOS 5D mk3 to shoot in "backup mode". I have two cards:
32GB CF
8GB SD
I've set it like the following:
SET UP1 menu
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Record func.: Rec. ...
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Best 32GB SD card for GoPro's HD HERO2?
I want to purchase the best SD card I can get for the new GoPro HD HERO2.
On GoPro's website they sell a class 10 32GB Sandisk card, but is there a faster one I can get?
I was looking at these two, ...
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Will a faster card increase my save speed on a Fujifilm Finepix S4500?
I am trying to determine whether or not I should purchase a class 10 or UHS Speed Class 1 card for my camera. I bought the Fujifilm Finepix S4500 when it first came out and recently started playing ...
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SD Card disapears after a while
I have the Problem, that my SD card disappears when I use my Nikon for a while. This means that it suddenly show me a [-E-] instead of the Number of remaining Photos to make.
I don't know if it is a ...
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Nikon d5100 memory card capacity for NEF+JPEG(fine)
I just bought my first dslr (Nikon D5100) and I'm looking for an sd card to go with it. I would rather have just one card so I thought about 64GB SanDisk Extreme (45MB/s), however I don't know if I ...
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Canon 60D with SanDisk 32GB microSDHC Class 10 = Card Error
I have a Canon EOS 60D ( firmware : v1.1.0 ) and a SanDisk Mobile Ultra 32GB microSDHC Class 10 with converter.
60D reported Card Error. I try to format with the camera as told, it said: Cannot ...
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The Optimal SD Card for the Nikon D7000
In my quest for new equipment I have now reached SD cards.
Now I know the Nikon D7000 supports UHS-1 (1) , but what is the performance gain?
How many MB/sec does it support? I don't want to buy a ...
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Canon Powershot SD1400 IS stuck in 640x480 mode?
For some reason, every photograph I take on my PowerShot is saved at 640x480 despite the claims that the camera has a 14.1 megapixel resolution.
I only have a 1gb SD card inside the camera, and am ...
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Will I benefit from using very fast (> 30 MB/s) SD cards in a non-UHS enabled camera?
Will I benefit from using a very fast SD card, such as this SanDisk Extreme Pro card, in my non-UHS enabled camera (a Pentax K-5)? I do not have any devices that can take advantage of UHS speeds. ...
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Why do my SD cards stop working in my PC (although they remain working in my camera)?
I'll leave it up to you to decide if this is sufficiently on-topic. It does relate to SD cards used in photography specifically.
My Nikon D7000 does something funny to my SD cards and I can't figure ...
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Is there a way to use a Canon 60d as general SD card reader?
My computer doesn't have an sd card reader, but one of my cameras records more information than just RAW or JPG. That camera doesn't have a cable for it readily available.
I was wondering if there is ...
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Why does a DSLR stop shooting continuously after a few seconds?
In continuous shooting, all cameras I used shoot for a few seconds, then stop. For example, a Nikon D7000 with a 200x (30 MB/s) single SD card makes ten RAW photos (approx. 19 MB each), six shots per ...
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Are these blotches of wrong color caused by a corrupt SD card?
My old camera was taking images that had blotches of the wrong colors when zoomed in, and I take a lot of macro pictures. I bought a new camera and put my old sd card into it and now it's doing the ...
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How to restore a backup from a photoshop.com account (possibly with Lightroom)?
I have almost lost some important pics due to a faulty SD card in my wife's phone. She has fixed it by installing (on her phone drive, not on the SD card!) a photoshop express app which was able to ...
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SD card can no longer be read by PC but works fine in the camera, can I fix this?
A few weeks ago I was going to download the pictures from an SD card and I noticed the lock mechanism had become stuck in the middle, so I went to push it back to unlocked and the card peeled apart ...
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How to upload multiple CF/SD cards fast?
What tools are available out there (hardware and software) to upload CF (and SD) cards fast? I am looking for a unit that can take multiple at a time. After shooting a Wedding, for example, you are ...
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Is a card reader faster than connecting camera via USB?
I've heard that compact flash readers allow your computer to much faster read the photos off the camera, than when you connect your camera over USB.
Is that true? What about other card formats, like ...
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Can I get faster and cheaper results by buying the Sandisk Extreme, not the newer Pro?
I have the relatively new Nikon D3100. But as far as I can tell, it doesn't support the new UHS-1 transfer standard that the ($75/16GB) Sandisk Extreme Pro uses to get its 45MB/s rate.
In fact, I've ...
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What's the difference between CF and SD cards?
What's the difference? Why do professional cameras support CF but amateur models don't?
Both are flash based, both support FAT filesystems — what's the difference?
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Canon 60d is not recording photos to my sd card
My Canon 60d is not recording photos to my sd card.There is 1 CTG file that doesn't open. I formatted the SD card. I have tried to shoot in RAW and JPEG.Help me! Help Me please!
