Dig. Camera

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Fri, Dec 22, 2006 at 01:02:46PM -0500, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> 1) Price -- while name-brand SD and xD cards are about the same price
> for the same capacity, it's easier to find cheaper off-brands for SD.
> The Sandisk prices for 2GB cards are between $80-90 for both SD and xD.
> However, there are many more brands available for SD, one of them now
> offering 2GB cards for $25 (after rebate at tigerdirect) and many others
> at less than $40. (One company even sells a 4GB SD card for less than
> the cost for a 2GB xD card.)

A 4GB SD card must be SDHC not SD.  SD is max 2GB by design and there
are not too many cameras yet that support SDHC yet.  SDHC cards only
work in devices with an SDHC logo.  SD cards should work in any SDHC
device however.

> The bottom line: Consider the extra cost of the card when assessing the
> full price of the camera. You're going to need an extra card anyway, as
> most of the ones included with the cameras are tiny and not too uselful
> beyond demos. Many stores like FutureShop can (and will if you press)
> drop the price of a card as an incentive to get you to buy a particular
> model camera.

Also consider the speed of the memory card when buying it.  Slower cards
take longer to save and load images, and as a result use more power to
read and write.

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Len Sorensen
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