Class 4 vs Class 10 SD cards...what's the difference? I'm a techno-idiot who only understands that 16 GB is bigger than 8 GB, but what on earth does "Class 4" and "Class 10" mean??
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the "Class" represents the minimum transfer rate you should see with these cards. Class 4 = 4MB/s Class 6 = 6MB/s Class 10 = 10MB/s There is an informative page on the kingston site at the following link: http://www.kingston.com/flash/sdhc.asp
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What class type of sd are you using? It needs to be at least class 4 or better. The class is labeled on the card itself. The higher the number the better. Most likely it is the correct class unless you bought them at the swap meet or someting but check anyway. Other then that, the problem would be the camera. Just my opinion.
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yeah it does. a class 10 is supposedly the best and higher quality sd card. But i dont use a class ten. i just have a generic one. And others cant tell the difference between them, either.
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The manual only shows 8G, 16G and 32G in a storage capacity chart that shows how many minutes you can record, so I took this as meaning 32GB is the largest size you can use. I have a class 10 card and it works great. If you use a 32GB card in 1080p/30fps mode you will get 320 minutes of recording time.
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class refers to the minimum transfer speed, and as far as i could tell from the sandisk web site, their 32gb microsd cards are class 2, regardless of what the picture looks like on amazon. in theory, when transferring data it might take twice as long as a class 4, thrice as long as a class 6, etc., which might matter if you're impatient and moving gigabytes of data. it should be more than fast enough for just listening to music. in my experience, i get higher than the minimum, and class 2 has been good enough for my dslr and recording 640x480 video on my compact camera.
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32 mb, class 10 is what i use but you can use different class and size as well
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To add to what Neeraj Prabhu said.Class 10 labeling dose not apply to USB flash drives. Class 10 SD cards speeds 10MB/s. With my PNY Turbo I have seen write speeds above 100 MB/s. It's more than 10x as fast.
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I haven't possessed the camera in question, but keep in mind that the 16gb SanDisk microSDHC comes in class 4, 6, and 10. The higher the number, the faster the data can be read or transferred. I can't say if this could be why one 16gb card can be read while the other can't.
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a class 10 card is ideal to take advantage of the high speed movie modes. An 8 GB card will store over 1000 photos, you can use that as a capacity gauge. I think the Extreme cards are overkill for this camera, so I'd $ave with an Ultra.
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I didn't know myself, so I looked it up on PCMag.com. Here is my edited version, for a (fairly) short answer: SD cards are also available in various speeds. If you're using a point-and-shoot camera... speed class won't matter much. If you're shooting high-resolution ... photos ...you need a quick card to take more than two or three shots at a time. SD cards are generally described by their Speed Class, ranging from Class 2 (slowest) to Class 10 (fastest). ...Class 2 is suitable for standard-definition video recording, while Class 4 and Class 6 can record high-definition video. Class 10 is the card for HD video ... According to Sandisk...Class 4 cards offer read/write speeds of 15 MBps, Class 6 cards ...20MBps, and Class 10 cards ...30MBps. Kingston...describes its Class 4 (at) 4MBps..., Class 6 at 15MBps, and Class 10 at 40MBps... ...Since even smartphones can record HD video these days, Class 2 cards aren't the best choice. They're simply too slow to record HD video... For their complete description, go here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388408,00.asp Hope this helps! Mark
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I'm not entirely sure, but they have to be the same Class. I'm just using two 32GB class 10 cards.
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The label "Class 10" is meaningless nomenclature nowadays, used to sell sub-par memory cards. You need to check the write-capacity of the card. Lexar indicates the write capacity as 100x, 200x etc, and others indicate it as MB/sec. You need to upgrade your card. I use Lexar 400x and San Disk 45mb/sec; they're a little pricier but the write capacity is instantaneous. If better cards are not in the budget, reduce your pixel count for your pics. A high speed card will even shorten the time it takes the camera to process multi-shot pictures such as those produced by HDR back light correction or superior auto..
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The SanDisk Class 4 cards are tested by SanDisk to provide "up to 15MB/sec", those are read speeds and write speeds are a little lower (about 9MB/sec is what I've seen measured in most cases). The 4MB/sec is the minimum the card can provide and still be a "Class 4" card. But it doesn't really matter because even if it's only 4MB/sec, that's still more than the 3MB/sec maximum rate the camera can ingest data at. Canon's user guide for the camera states Class 4 as the minimum for doing HD video recording.Nice write up on what SD Classes mean here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital The SanDisk Class 4 cards are tested by SanDisk to provide "up to 15MB/sec", those are read speeds and write speeds are a little lower (about 9MB/sec is what I've seen measured in most cases). The 4MB/sec is the minimum the card can provide and still be a "Class 4" card. But it doesn't really matter because even if it's only 4MB/sec, that's still more than the 3MB/sec maximum rate the camera can ingest data at. Canon's user guide for the camera states Class 4 as the minimum for doing HD video recording.Nice write up on what SD Classes mean here:... » Read More The SanDisk Class 4 cards are tested by SanDisk to provide "up to 15MB/sec", those are read speeds and write speeds are a little lower (about 9MB/sec is what I've seen measured in most cases). The 4MB/sec is the minimum the card can provide and still be a "Class 4" card. But it doesn't really matter because even if it's only 4MB/sec, that's still more than the 3MB/sec maximum rate the camera can ingest data at. Canon's user guide for the camera states Class 4 as the minimum for doing HD video recording.Nice write up on what SD Classes mean here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital « Show Less
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1) I'm using 16 gb class 10 I bought the card before I read the manual so I decided to use it anyway even after I saw they claim that class 10 is too fast for this cam . 2)my card doesn't interfere with the built in memory it's a setting you could set which memory you wanna use card or built in . 3)the sticker comes in black but I wanted to be able to remove it so I cut out a small piece of Velcro and used that instead
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the "Class" represents the minimum transfer rate you should see with these cards.Class 4 = 4MB/sClass 6 = 6MB/sClass 10 = 10MB/sThere is an informative page on the kingston site at the following link:http://www.kingston.com/flash/sdhc.asp
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Class 10 is normally faster than class 6. The minimum rating for class 6 is 6Mb/sec, whereas the minimum for class 10 is 10Mb/sec. Sandisk products normally run higher than the minimum required. The faster speeds will allow for faster file transfers.
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I don't see why it wouldn't. the class 10 just means that it would write the videos and photos faster to the memory card. I own the 32 gb and I love it, and it was cheaper than what I would have paid in a store.