topic Re: Memory Cards in General Discussion

Memory Cards

ManKan — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:31:23 GMT

SD, SDHC, SDXC cards are fragile and too small to handle easily. I wish Canon would create an option to use either one of these cards or the Compact Flash (my preference) in the newer Semi-Pro cameras like the SL1. I also don't like having to carry around more than one kind of memory card when I am shooting. Splat! That was the sound of me spitting in the wind.

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hsbn — Wed, 08 May 2013 05:52:55 GMT

What are you talking about? You can use any of those card already (SD, SDHC, SDXC). They're pretty much the same.

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ManKan — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:38:21 GMT

Maybe you should read a bit more carefully.

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markwilliams279 — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:40:19 GMT

It is very important to be careful while using Memory card. There are so many chances if we become bit careless then memory card can corrupt.

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Edward — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:33:16 GMT

Agree with ManKan...the Compact Cards size and performance beat the smaller ones. I regret that the 5DIII uses uses a SDHC card instead of two compact cards. The use of the smaller card reduces the performance capabilities of this camera.

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CheckeredFlag — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:13:50 GMT

I have a rebel eos t3....what type of memory card should I get for back up, and how large can I go?

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Tim — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:54:52 GMT

Hello CheckeredFlag.

The EOS Rebel T3 can use up to SDXC cards. These are extended capacities cards whose limits have yet to be published. So the cards have the potential to go up to about 2TB, although they don't yet have cards in this size. I would pick a large and fast card that fits within your price range.

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CheckeredFlag — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:00 GMT

Ok thanks. I always thought card size was limited. And could not exceed certain size constraints.

As for speed I have heard conflicting info. Older point and shoots needed fast cards because camera wrote immediately to card...so you wanted as fast as possible.

As fpr dslrs I was told they have cache which held the info before writing to card. So speed not as important.

Oh well I bought some hi speed card for 15 bucks at bjs and will format it and compare to factory......

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fyigmo63 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:55:47 GMT

BTW, which camera do you own? That's relevant to which cards work best with a particular camera.

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CheckeredFlag — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:59:31 GMT

Rebel EOS T3 just purchased with two lenses and camera bag from bjs for 599....but I found out after the fact, made in Sept 2011.

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fyigmo63 — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 05:39:13 GMT

I just go with a Class 10 SDHC card/cards and be done with it. They should give you all the speed you need.

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Edward — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:32:42 GMT

I finally found a use for the SD cards. Instead of carrying a device such as a Hyper Drive to make back-ups of the compacts, I use SD cards. I shoot with the 5DIII or the 7DII with the Compact Card only. When this card gets full, I then copy it to an SD within the camera. That way I have 2 copies; I carry enough cards so I do not have to erase them and use them again. No worries about hard drives failures or battery recharging.

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TCampbell — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:28:30 GMT

@Edward wrote:
I finally found a use for the SD cards. Instead of carrying a device such as a Hyper Drive to make back-ups of the compacts, I use SD cards. I shoot with the 5DIII or the 7DII with the Compact Card only. When this card gets full, I then copy it to an SD within the camera. That way I have 2 copies; I carry enough cards so I do not have to erase them and use them again. No worries about hard drives failures or battery recharging.

This is a really old thread... but you can configure a 5D III to save a copy of each image to both cards simultaneously so no need to do the manual copy if have a safe backup is what you're after.

I prefer to use my CF cards (because they're faster) but when I travel, my laptop and iPad can only read SD cards (no CF card slot). So when I travel I'll often tell the camera to save to the SD slot instead of the CF slot. If I forget to change card slots before shooting, I'll use the in-camera copy function to transfer the images.

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Edward — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 02:36:08 GMT

Post may be old but someone may learn something new to them. If you load the images to both cards simultaneously the buffer slows down and the performance of the camera speed reduced.

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ebiggs1 — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 15:57:15 GMT

"... the newer Semi-Pro cameras like the SL1."

Not hardly in any sense of the word. This is a consumer camera and as such it has consumer features. These folks want convience and portability. Plus the SD card line is way more affordable than the CF line.

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cara460 — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:06:10 GMT

Yes. I also like using sd card. It is conveninet to use.