sd card: Hello My daughter is getting married Saturday and I would like to do some video with my camera. I have a Nikon d5200 I would like to get a bigger sd card so I can do video and...

custodian Loc: New York

Hello My daughter is getting married Saturday and I would like to do some video with my camera. I have a Nikon d5200 I would like to get a bigger sd card so I can do video and still take pictures has anyone done this with their camera and could some one give me advice on which sd card to get thank you all so much there will be a photographer there im just taking some for my own and while im at it any advice on lenses I have 18-55, 55-300, 35mm and 150-600 which I know I wont need.

rwilson1942 Loc: Houston, TX

You didn't say what size SD card you have now but my camera, also 24mp gets almost 1300 RAW files on a 32 GB card. I don't do much video but I looked at one 34 second video I did and it was 39.6MB in MTS file format, I think MP4 would be smaller.

custodian Loc: New York

ill look tonight and see I think it might be a 32 or maybe a64 I cant remember

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

I would go with Sandisk Extereme 32GB:Get several to handle what you plan to shoot. Congrats!
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/824140-REG/SanDisk_SDSDXPA_032G_A75_Extreme_Pro_32_GB.html

custodian wrote:

Hello My daughter is getting married Saturday and I would like to do some video with my camera. I have a Nikon d5200 I would like to get a bigger sd card so I can do video and still take pictures has anyone done this with their camera and could some one give me advice on which sd card to get thank you all so much there will be a photographer there im just taking some for my own and while im at it any advice on lenses I have 18-55, 55-300, 35mm and 150-600 which I know I wont need.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

custodian wrote:

Hello My daughter is getting married Saturday and I would like to do some video with my camera. I have a Nikon d5200 I would like to get a bigger sd card so I can do video and still take pictures has anyone done this with their camera and could some one give me advice on which sd card to get thank you all so much there will be a photographer there im just taking some for my own and while im at it any advice on lenses I have 18-55, 55-300, 35mm and 150-600 which I know I wont need.

Custodian, as to the speed of the card, just look in your manual and if should tell you what the specs should be. Any faster is largely a waste of money. Most of my cards are Sandisk, but there are plenty of good card brands out there.
As to the lenses, make sure you use a flash if its permitted for the stills. Shoot at f8 with flash unless you're getting creative.
Make sure you have several cards and video also chews up batteries faster, so have a spare or two! Good luck!! ;-)
SS

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

custodian wrote:

Hello My daughter is getting married Saturday and I would like to do some video with my camera. I have a Nikon d5200 I would like to get a bigger sd card so I can do video and still take pictures has anyone done this with their camera and could some one give me advice on which sd card to get thank you all so much there will be a photographer there im just taking some for my own and while im at it any advice on lenses I have 18-55, 55-300, 35mm and 150-600 which I know I wont need.

Remember that the camera will ONLY video for short periods per video then you will have to piece them together. DO NOT EXPECT to video the entire wedding in one shoot. I think the maximum length is 20 minutes and one of the reasons is to avoid camera overheating. The file size will be about 4gb for that but you can shoot multiple 20 minute clips. Just be sure to let the camera cool for a few minutes between. You can get longer runs by reducing the quality. Max quality HD is 20 minutes lesser is 29 minutes, etc. I would experiment prior to the wedding to make sure you know what is happening. Nikon also HIGHLY recommends using the external microphone (I suggest attaching it to a separate tripod) to reduce camera noise in the video.

Jim Bob

custodian wrote:

Hello My daughter is getting married Saturday and I would like to do some video with my camera. I have a Nikon d5200 I would like to get a bigger sd card so I can do video and still take pictures has anyone done this with their camera and could some one give me advice on which sd card to get thank you all so much there will be a photographer there im just taking some for my own and while im at it any advice on lenses I have 18-55, 55-300, 35mm and 150-600 which I know I wont need.

Sandisk. Anything else is a crap shoot.

lsaguy Loc: Udall, KS, USA

1. Get the fastest SD card. Sandisk Ultras are what I use.
2. Test before the wedding. You might find that your camera takes a while to write to the SD after you finish shooting and you can miss a lot of the action.
3. Shoot short bursts. Get those action shots, cutting the cake, throwing the bouquet, etc that lend themselves to video.
4. Video is like wit, best when it brief and succinct. If you are going to put all your video together you'll find that you edit out about 80% of what you shoot otherwise it will be a snoozer.
This two minutes + came from over 30 minute of footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4EQXh4lJhU

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

PixelStan77 wrote:

I would go with Sandisk Extereme 32GB:Get several to handle what you plan to shoot. Congrats!
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/824140-REG/SanDisk_SDSDXPA_032G_A75_Extreme_Pro_32_GB.html

I purchased this SD card just 2 weeks ago. It is a very good choice. I will buy more. Good recommendation.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

custodian wrote:

Hello My daughter is getting married Saturday and I would like to do some video with my camera. I have a Nikon d5200 I would like to get a bigger sd card so I can do video and still take pictures has anyone done this with their camera and could some one give me advice on which sd card to get thank you all so much there will be a photographer there im just taking some for my own and while im at it any advice on lenses I have 18-55, 55-300, 35mm and 150-600 which I know I wont need.

My largest card is 64GB, and I've never come near filling it. It's easy to swap out one card and replace it with another. Check you manual for card compatibility and see the link below. Card terminology keeps changing.

http://www.sdcard.org/developers/overview/speed_class/

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

custodian wrote:

Hello My daughter is getting married Saturday and I would like to do some video with my camera. I have a Nikon d5200 I would like to get a bigger sd card so I can do video and still take pictures has anyone done this with their camera and could some one give me advice on which sd card to get thank you all so much there will be a photographer there im just taking some for my own and while im at it any advice on lenses I have 18-55, 55-300, 35mm and 150-600 which I know I wont need.

Consult your manual to be sure that you buy a card that is compatible with the D5200. Nikon should give you specific Class and Speed ratings good enough for video. See the link Jerry provided, above.

I have Transcend and Sandisk 64GB cards for my LUMIX GH4. Both work great. You can get Class 10, UHS Class U3, 64GB SDXC Bus Type I cards from Amazon.com for about $27 to $35 each.

Tracyv Loc: Del Mar, Ca

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planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

I am going to Israel 30 days from now and plan to try to take some (maybe a lot) of video and a ton of pics. Using gift cards that my school bus kids gave me, I paid under $4 for a 64GB Lexar SD card. Put that with a couple of 32s and an 8 and I'll have plenty :) I'm bringing a new-to-me Panasonic Lumix FZ-200 and leaving my Sony DSLR at home do to baggage restrictions. I did, however buy a used Gorillapod to go along with it, though. Not sure if I'll bring my ballhead.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

planepics wrote:

I am going to Israel 30 days from now and plan to try to take some (maybe a lot) of video and a ton of pics. Using gift cards that my school bus kids gave me, I paid under $4 for a 64GB Lexar SD card. Put that with a couple of 32s and an 8 and I'll have plenty :) I'm bringing a new-to-me Panasonic Lumix FZ-200 and leaving my Sony DSLR at home do to baggage restrictions. I did, however buy a used Gorillapod to go along with it, though. Not sure if I'll bring my ballhead.

Compare the specifications on the cards with the specifications in your FZ-200 manual before you attempt to record video. Be sure the camera supports the card, AND that the card supports the camera for the quality level of video you wish to record.

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

custodian wrote:

Hello My daughter is getting married Saturday and I would like to do some video with my camera. I have a Nikon d5200 I would like to get a bigger sd card so I can do video and still take pictures has anyone done this with their camera and could some one give me advice on which sd card to get thank you all so much there will be a photographer there im just taking some for my own and while im at it any advice on lenses I have 18-55, 55-300, 35mm and 150-600 which I know I wont need.

I do lots of video with my Canon. I use 8's and a 16 class 10.
Unless you plan to roll for extended periods, not really recommended with a dslr, a 16gb should do it for you but have an extra card around just in case.