Memory card question

[DisFam95]

My son is getting a new P&S for his bday and we're heading to WDW. He likes to a lot of video. I'm looking at memory cards and I'm not sure what's best.

Just looking one place at 32GB cards

They are all class 10, Sandisk

- 30MB/s UHS 1 $25
- 48MB/s UHS 1 $23
- 80MB/s UHS 3 $35
- 95MB/s UHS 1 $38

What speed does that refer to? and what is the UHS rating?

 

[Jon84]

The speed is how quick the data is written and read to and from the card. On a point and shoot camera you probably won't notice a difference.

Can't really go wrong with sandisk, I've got a few of them, never let me down.

If he shoots a lot of video, you might want more than 1 card as it's easier to review and delete once you are back at home.

Consider buying from Amazon, but from them as a seller rather than the rip off people who sell fake ones that don't come in packaging!

 

[DisFam95]

Thanks. or would you buy a 64MB? That would be cheaper than buying 2 of the 32's

 

[fairy oma]

You should always carry a minimum of 2 cards in case one of them malfunctions. I carry 2 64gb an 1 32gb but I do take a lot of picture because of grandkids and the scenery.

 

[jec6613]

For me, I take one card per day, and back them up at night. Memory cards do (although rarely) go bad, and I wouldn't want to lose more than day's worth of pictures and videos. They're cheap enough now that you can do that, too. Anything from Sandisk or Lexar, both of which carry lifetime warranties, with a UHS-I and Class 10 rating should be fast enough to keep up with most cameras.

32-64 GB seems to be the sweet spot in terms of price/GB, but 16 GB cards are quite cheap as well.

 

[SkaGoat]

Personally, I'd go for 2- 32 GB, over the 1 64 GB, that way if one card fails, you only lose half the info.

 

[Gianna'sPapa]

This probably won't be an issue with a newer camera, however I would check to see the maximum size that can be used by the camera. This is just my experience, but I have had two Sandisk SDHC cards come apart and the lock switch toggle button get lost somewhere. Sandisk has a lifetime return policy, but it is very cumbersome and takes forever to get a replacement. I have primarily been using Transcend cards. I had one break and I had a replacement within a week and they didn't make me jump through hoops. This is just my experience, someone else may have a different experience.

 

[jec6613]

This probably won't be an issue with a newer camera, however I would check to see the maximum size that can be used by the camera.

For reference, the breaklines are:

SD: up to 2 GB
SDHD: 2 to 32 GB
SDXC: 64 GB and up

So if you have an older camera and it says it supports up to 4 GB, it should also support 32 GB.