Memory cards for dummies: I am starting to hear that there are different memory cards for different tasks? Such as 1 for macro, black and white, video, high speed burst, extremely slow...

DerBiermeister Loc: North of Richmond VA

I am starting to hear that there are different memory cards for different tasks? Such as 1 for macro, black and white, video, high speed burst, extremely slow shutter time and lastly a standard all around card?

What is unique to the memory card itself that would dictate these differences?
thks

David Kay Loc: Arlington Heights IL

DerBiermeister wrote:

I am starting to hear that there are different memory cards for different tasks? Such as 1 for macro, black and white, video, high speed burst, extremely slow shutter time and lastly a standard all around card?

What is unique to the memory card itself that would dictate these differences?
thks

Where are you starting to hear this information from?

DerBiermeister Loc: North of Richmond VA

David Kay wrote:

Where are you starting to hear this information from?

It was mentioned on another non-camera forum. Maybe it is just that some people try to isolate their shots into those types of categories, and therefore save them on different SDs?

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

Don't believe everything you hear....

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

DerBiermeister wrote:

I am starting to hear that there are different memory cards for different tasks? Such as 1 for macro, black and white, video, high speed burst, extremely slow shutter time and lastly a standard all around card?

What is unique to the memory card itself that would dictate these differences?
thks

Nope. You heard wrong. Look in your camera manual and you will find the recommended card specs to use in your camera. Lower spec cards will impede performance, especially if burst shooting or shooting video. Higher spec cards won't necessarily hurt performance and could, in some circumstances, improve it. If in doubt, simply follow the manufacturer's recommendations. They built the camera. They know what it needs to work best. Buy a good quality card, such as Sandisk, (there are others) and you will be OK. BTW, higher speed cards can improve your download time to your computer but won't make much difference to your camera.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

DerBiermeister wrote:

I am starting to hear that there are different memory cards for different tasks? Such as 1 for macro, black and white, video, high speed burst, extremely slow shutter time and lastly a standard all around card?

What is unique to the memory card itself that would dictate these differences?
thks

Technology, capacity, bandwidth, format, interface standards just for a start.

Why would it be surprising? A horse is just a horse, you've seen one you've seen them all, right?

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

DerBiermeister wrote:

I am starting to hear that there are different memory cards for different tasks? Such as 1 for macro, black and white, video, high speed burst, extremely slow shutter time and lastly a standard all around card?

What is unique to the memory card itself that would dictate these differences?
thks

No, you are hearing bad info....

It is usually beneficial to use the fastest card that your camera can handle, but that is for speed of shooting, particularly bursts of action shots....a slower card will work, but a little slower for long bursts of shots.

:D Someone once told me that he knew why his pictures were always blurry and out of focus... he was using too slow a memory card ;)

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

DerBiermeister wrote:

I am starting to hear that there are different memory cards for different tasks? Such as 1 for macro, black and white, video, high speed burst, extremely slow shutter time and lastly a standard all around card?

What is unique to the memory card itself that would dictate these differences?
thks

Someone is pulling someone's leg.
A card is a card, except for the speed differences.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Longshadow wrote:

Someone is pulling someone's leg.
A card is a card, except for the speed differences.

Not exactly. It is more complicated than that.

Bill_de Loc: US

Peterff wrote:

Not exactly. It is more complicated than that.

Not so complicated that you would use a different card for b&w, macro, etc.

My guess is that some people may use different cards that way just for sorting purposes. The card only stores the zeros and ones that the camera feeds it.

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SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Peterff wrote:

A horse is just a horse, you've seen one you've seen them all, right?

Hey, I never thought it, but I guess horses are just like GIRLS!!!! :lol:
SS

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

SharpShooter wrote:

Hey, I never thought it, but I guess horses are just like GIRLS!!!! :lol:
SS

I don't know, I've never tried to make that specific comparison!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Peterff wrote:

Not exactly. It is more complicated than that.

I knew someone would say that. I tried, by delineating speed differences. Yea there are, but the point was there are none explicitly for B&W, landscape, portrait, etc....
Jeese, cut me a pair of slacks.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Bill_de wrote:

Not so complicated that you would use a different card for b&w, macro, etc.

My guess is that some people may use different cards that way just for sorting purposes. The card only stores the zeros and ones that the camera feeds it.

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Probably not for b&w or macro, but quite possibly for video, sports or birds in flight in comparison to landscapes and so on.

Also, cards don't store zeros and ones, they store different electrical states that record the binary information. Zeros and ones are simply one anthropomorphic version of representing binary states.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Peterff wrote:

Probably not for b&w or macro, but quite possibly for video, sports or birds in flight in comparison to landscapes and so on.

Also, cards don't store zeros and ones, they store different electrical states that record the binary information. Zeros and ones are simply one anthropomorphic version of representing binary states.

Yea, like zeros and ones...