Which Memory Card?

[Matt]

Hey. I'm probably asking a really stupid question here, but is their
any difference between the different brands of memory card out there,
aside from the fact that only the Sony Memory Stick cards work in Sony
cameras. I'm asking more in terms of speed or any other important
issue.

The card is likely to be used in a Canon PowerShot A620 camera. I think
512MB should be an ideal start since this is my first digital camera -
so which type or brand should I go for?

Kind Regards,

Matt

[Unquestionably Confused]

Post by Matt
Hey. I'm probably asking a really stupid question here, but is their
any difference between the different brands of memory card out there,
aside from the fact that only the Sony Memory Stick cards work in Sony
cameras. I'm asking more in terms of speed or any other important
issue.
The card is likely to be used in a Canon PowerShot A620 camera. I think
512MB should be an ideal start since this is my first digital camera -
so which type or brand should I go for?

AFAIK there's not much difference between brands. I hear folks talking
about data recovery tools for "crashed" memory cards but, strangely,
never have read of someone really needing them<g>

I have a mixed bag of everything from CF to SD cards since I have three
different digital cameras.

The thing to look for is the hi speed transfer. 40X or 80X will load
the image substantially faster than the old first generation CF or SD's.

I've never had ANY problems with any of my cards in various apps
including and other than photo. I have some Lexars and quite a few
Sandisks as well as a mix of other "off brand" or "no names"

At this stage of the game, I buy by speed and price and not much else.

[iws]

Post by Unquestionably Confused

Post by Matt
Hey. I'm probably asking a really stupid question here, but is their
any difference between the different brands of memory card out there,
aside from the fact that only the Sony Memory Stick cards work in Sony
cameras. I'm asking more in terms of speed or any other important
issue.
The card is likely to be used in a Canon PowerShot A620 camera. I think
512MB should be an ideal start since this is my first digital camera -
so which type or brand should I go for?

AFAIK there's not much difference between brands. I hear folks talking
about data recovery tools for "crashed" memory cards but, strangely,
never have read of someone really needing them<g>

Actually, I'm one of those people. I had some jpg files corrupted on a CF
card a couple of years ago and used a free recovery tool to get most of them
back. However, the problem was NOT a hardware problem since the CF card was
fine and has performed well ever since.

I have a variety of CF, SD and SM cards from a variety of manufacturers and
can't really point to an instance of one of my cards actually failing.

[bitwisebob]

Post by Matt
The card is likely to be used in a Canon PowerShot A620 camera. I think
512MB should be an ideal start since this is my first digital camera -
so which type or brand should I go for?

Sandisk Ultra II are reliable and fast. The regular Sandisk are good
too. I would stick to brand names, avoid the cheaper unknown brand
names. Sandisk, Kingston, Lexar all good.


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Bob Anderson*Bitwisebob
Eugene Oregon

[Ron Hunter]

Post by Matt
Hey. I'm probably asking a really stupid question here, but is their
any difference between the different brands of memory card out there,
aside from the fact that only the Sony Memory Stick cards work in Sony
cameras. I'm asking more in terms of speed or any other important
issue.
The card is likely to be used in a Canon PowerShot A620 camera. I think
512MB should be an ideal start since this is my first digital camera -
so which type or brand should I go for?
Kind Regards,
Matt

From the ads I have seen, SD cards are available in the fastest speeds,
with CF cards coming in close behind. In most cases, it is the camera,
not the flash card, that is the limiting factor in the writing of data
to the card, so I am not sure this is really important unless you plan
to use the card as a HD replacement. Cards that are mostly proprietary,
or used for only one brand of camera (xD cards/memory stick) are
somewhat less likely to be faster, and are less affected by marketing
pressures to be faster, or cheaper.

[ASAAR]

Post by Ron Hunter
Cards that are mostly proprietary,
or used for only one brand of camera (xD cards/memory stick) are
somewhat less likely to be faster, and are less affected by marketing
pressures to be faster, or cheaper.

xD cards are used by more than one brand. Hint: I use a 1GB
Olympus xD card in my Fuji camera. The slightly older M type xD
cards are probably fast enough to allow 95% of all cameras to
operate at their maximum speeds. I think mine is rated at 36x. The
Fuji takes 640x480 30fps dropout free videos w/sound. The newer H
type cards are faster but I don't know yet how much faster they are.
These days, all but the very largest cards are fairly inexpensive.
Current 1GB cards, all types, cost less than I paid for my first
64MB CF card.

[l***@gmail.com]

Canon Powershot A620 uses SD/MMC card. You can use any brand but like
other people said faster the better. Try transcend SD card. They are
pretty unknown but cheap with speeds of 133X.

Post by ASAAR

Post by Ron Hunter
Cards that are mostly proprietary,
or used for only one brand of camera (xD cards/memory stick) are
somewhat less likely to be faster, and are less affected by marketing
pressures to be faster, or cheaper.

xD cards are used by more than one brand. Hint: I use a 1GB
Olympus xD card in my Fuji camera. The slightly older M type xD
cards are probably fast enough to allow 95% of all cameras to
operate at their maximum speeds. I think mine is rated at 36x. The
Fuji takes 640x480 30fps dropout free videos w/sound. The newer H
type cards are faster but I don't know yet how much faster they are.
These days, all but the very largest cards are fairly inexpensive.
Current 1GB cards, all types, cost less than I paid for my first
64MB CF card.

[Bob Williams]

Post by Matt
Hey. I'm probably asking a really stupid question here, but is their
any difference between the different brands of memory card out there,
aside from the fact that only the Sony Memory Stick cards work in Sony
cameras. I'm asking more in terms of speed or any other important
issue.
The card is likely to be used in a Canon PowerShot A620 camera. I think
512MB should be an ideal start since this is my first digital camera -
so which type or brand should I go for?
Kind Regards,
Matt

Buy whatever is on sale at the best price.
Bob Williams