Can anyone recommend a 8 GB SDHC card for SD 780 IS? Can someone please recommend a 8 GB SDHC card for SD 780 IS?
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I had the same question so I spoke with a Canon rep today. He recommended SanDisk but noted that the sd780is only writes up to 18-19 MB/sec. So it's essentially a waste of money to purchase a card that writes any faster than 20 MB/sec. Check this one out: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018M256G/ref=cm_cd_asin_lnk However, faster cards are likely to write and read faster through a card reader or on your computer.
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Just make sure you use a card reader that supports SDHC. Any SD card over 2GB will likely be SDHC and need a reader device that supports it.
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I would recommend a sd hc card that says for video. I bought one cheap from tiger direct and it works great. It is for my son's camera. Good camera for starters
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You need to check your manual to ensure it can handle 32 GB. Some older cameras could not handle over an 8GB card.
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I had the same question so I spoke with a Canon rep today. He recommended SanDisk but noted that the sd780is only writes up to 18-19 MB/sec. So it's essentially a waste of money to purchase a card that writes any faster than 20 MB/sec. Check this one out: Sandisk 8GB EXTREME SDHC SD Card Class 6 (SDSDX3-8192 Bulk Package) However, faster cards are likely to write and read faster through a card reader or on your computer.
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Thanks Tech Guy. I see that it takes SDHC, and the video size limitation is fine by me. I'll have to see if I can get an a solid answer from Canon's tech support on if the 790 can take advantage of the faster in-camera processing Class 6 cards have (the upload to computer speed advantage doesn't mean much to me), and if it varies by brand. I also am wondering if I'll need to replace my current SD card reader if I do buy and use any of these higher capacity / faster SD cards.
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I used the SanDisk SDHC Card, 16 GB and it works fine. It has plenty of space and the batteries die out before the card is full.
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SD or SDHC. 8Gb cards are inexpensive and should be perfectly adequate for the files that you will produce.
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SDHC works like a champ, I believe it can handle up to a 16Gb card...Fred Dagg seems to have provided the thorough answer below.
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I don't know if any SD card is so much better than another, but any name brand SD HC card works. I happen to like SanDisk myself. I use an 8gb currently but I know up to 64gb are available. To give you an idea of time, at 1080P (HD) video setting, I use approx 100mb per minute of filming, so 1gb is ~ten minutes: 8gb card should get about 70+ minutes (as an 8 gb card formatted is around 7.3gb usable)
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SD or SDHC.8Gb cards are inexpensive and should be perfectly adequate for the files that you will produce.
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One last thing: Would you give the same advice re 8GB SD cards -- to pick up a Sandisk Ultra 8GB class 4?
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this question got me thinking and looking a bit. I have 2 Contour cameras (a Roam and a Roam2) I bought a 32GB card for the Roam when I got it and just tried it in the newer camera. the card light flashed red when I turned it on. I looked through the manual to find a 32GB card is the maximum and I needed to format the card. once I did it was fine.so yeah. 32GB is the max and it'll take SDSC and SDHC cards.
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I am using a PNY 4 GB SDHC card. They are very inexpensive. About $5 to $10.
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I have a 16 GB SDHC card in mine, and have never come CLOSE to filling it! Hope this helps!
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I use 4GB Sandisk Extreme III SDHC cards in mine, along with a SanDisk reader for quickly transferring the image files to our computers. The 4GB size are often on sale for less than $20 after rebates. They work fine for video and still photos with this camera and the fancier Lumix models.
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I had the same question at the same time! Just found the answer here: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid;=145&mode;lid=18183#SupportDetailAct and search for "largest" - it is the first answer in the list that comes up. For SDHC, it says: Secure Digital High Capacity currently supports capacities up to 32 GB.