A faster SD card has changed the way I work.
Dec 29, 2013 10:33:46 #
steve7cat
Loc: Swindon uk
A conversation at work lead me to getting a class 10 (30mb/s) SD card.
Now there is no noticeable lag taking raw and . jpeg photos simultaneously.
I use Picasa to download the .jpegs to the computer and automatically delete them from the card.
Leaving the raw pictures which I copy to a 32 gig pen drive constantly connected to the computer for attention later.
Then I have a look at the j.pegs in Picasa,If there is anything I want to keep that could do with processing I can go to the usb pen drive . Here is one that was way overexposed as a .jpeg but saved by the raw file.
Now there is no noticeable lag taking raw and . jpeg photos simultaneously.
I use Picasa to download the .jpegs to the computer and automatically delete them from the card.
Leaving the raw pictures which I copy to a 32 gig pen drive constantly connected to the computer for attention later.
Then I have a look at the j.pegs in Picasa,If there is anything I want to keep that could do with processing I can go to the usb pen drive . Here is one that was way overexposed as a .jpeg but saved by the raw file.
Fast moving grandaughter
Dec 30, 2013 08:08:48 #
steve7cat wrote:
A conversation at work lead me to getting a class ... (show quote)
Wow is she a cutie, nice photo of her too.
Dec 30, 2013 08:41:49 #
Remember when 128 meg card cost almost $100. That was meg, not gig!! Lovely lady and this photo will be more valuable as the years go by, my daughter is 49 and those youth pictures trigger good memories.
Dec 30, 2013 10:18:51 #
Wow! that was a nice save. A keeper for sure.
A class 10 card improved my cameras performance also, especially in the rapid shooting mode.
:) :-) :-)
A class 10 card improved my cameras performance also, especially in the rapid shooting mode.
:) :-) :-)
Dec 30, 2013 13:09:46 #
You could also go for a Class 10 (95gb/s) SD Card from Sandisk. I shoot large RAW files (@33MB each) and the writing is quick and I get about 200 Images on one 8GB SD Card. I got my SD cards from B&H for about $22. They have 16GB SD Cards for about $39. Hal
Dec 30, 2013 15:24:42 #
Sorry about that! My response should have read 95mb/s. Hal
Dec 31, 2013 03:58:14 #
steve7cat
Loc: Swindon uk
Thank you photo walker I live in the uk so I checked my normal trusted supplier ebuyer,and they do not seem to stock them yet.
But Tesco the supermarket does I will be in there later and will pick one up Have a good new year Steve
But Tesco the supermarket does I will be in there later and will pick one up Have a good new year Steve
Jan 5, 2014 02:16:42 #
steve7cat wrote:
A conversation at work lead me to getting a class ... (show quote)
Should you delete pictures from the card on the computer or format the card in your camera?
Jan 5, 2014 06:13:44 #
steve7cat
Loc: Swindon uk
There have been many posts on here on this subject,I think the majority concluded it makes little difference I nearly always just delete the pictures from the card, and only format it if the computer or camera says there has been an error.
A computer magazine I used to read said constantly formatting the card makes the card work more and is unnecessary.
But with ever higher spec cards and falling prices it matters little if a card wears out prematurely, as it will probably be obsolete before then.
A computer magazine I used to read said constantly formatting the card makes the card work more and is unnecessary.
But with ever higher spec cards and falling prices it matters little if a card wears out prematurely, as it will probably be obsolete before then.
Jan 5, 2014 06:23:39 #
Jan 5, 2014 08:09:14 #
photowalker wrote:
You could also go for a Class 10 (95gb/s) SD Card from Sandisk. I shoot large RAW files (@33MB each) and the writing is quick and I get about 200 Images on one 8GB SD Card. I got my SD cards from B&H for about $22. They have 16GB SD Cards for about $39. Hal
this is all i use (besides an eye fi card for tethering)
Jan 5, 2014 17:24:12 #
I'm a little more anal in my use of the SD Cards. After I've uploaded the pictures I always run the "Photorecovery Application" to accomplish a wipe with all zeros, then I run diagnostics to make sure the card can write, and be read, over it's full size, then do a full format. I can check the logs to make sure all tests have passed. (If they don't - I throw it out). Then I put the card in the camera and format it. All cards have to be formatted in the camera to establish the camera's file system. But, according to what I've read, the camera does not really delete anything from the disk. It just establishes it's own file system. I really want to know that my SD cards are in good shape before I put them in my camera bag. I have not had any SanDisk SD cards fail these tests and they just keep on working. Hal
Jan 5, 2014 17:24:12 #
I'm a little more anal in my use of the SD Cards. After I've uploaded the pictures I always run the "Photorecovery Application" to accomplish a wipe with all zeros, then I run diagnostics to make sure the card can write, and be read, over it's full size, then do a full format. I can check the logs to make sure all tests have passed. (If they don't - I throw it out). Then I put the card in the camera and format it. All cards have to be formatted in the camera to establish the camera's file system. But, according to what I've read, the camera does not really delete anything from the disk. It just establishes it's own file system. I really want to know that my SD cards are in good shape before I put them in my camera bag. I have not had any SanDisk SD cards fail these tests and they just keep on working. Hal
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