SD cards for C100 in UK? at DVinfo.net

Richard Gooderick · November 29th, 2012, 06:04 AM

Can anyone recommend a supplier of cards SD cards suitable for a C100 in the UK for next day delivery?
128 gb seems to be the appropriate size but I am not certain about this.
I am new to SD cards and am a bit shocked at how much they cost and how long it takes to get them delivered!

Richard Gooderick · November 29th, 2012, 08:58 AM

Whoops.
I said I didn't know much about SD cards.

I got my MBs and my GBs mixed up.
The C100 won't record to 64 MB or smaller.
Not 64 GB or smaller as I read it.

BTW For anyone reading this who knows as little about SD cards as I do there are 128 GB SD cards available at between £120 and £300. Mostly at one week delivery. They must record for days.

Apologies for any confusion.

Mark Dobson · November 29th, 2012, 09:48 AM

Hi Richard,

You might consider using 16 GB or 32 GB cards rather than the huge 128GB you are thinking of buying. At full HD on the C300 that would give you 80 minutes x 2 which I have found more than sufficient for a days shooting unless one is recording a conference or event.

The C100 manual say you should 85 minutes at 24Mbs onto a 16GB card and 175min at the same spec on a 32GB card.

The larger capacity cards are more expensive and if anything were to go wrong that's a huge amount of data at risk.

Richard Gooderick · November 29th, 2012, 09:56 AM

Thanks Mark
I couldn't agree more. I always used 16 GB cards on my 5D for that reason. Also because the batteries lasted about the same time.
I think that this morning I either needed a new brain or new eyes and just didn't read the manual properly ;-)

Dan Burnap · November 29th, 2012, 01:07 PM

When \ if I finally get a C100 I shall be opting for two 128GB cards recording simultaneosly. I can shoot anything up to 6 hours at one event sometimes.

Two 128GB cards will allow me to shoot without changing cards which means there is less risk of losing or damaging them. If one card goes down then you still have the other backup.

November 29th, 2012, 06:04 AM	#1
Richard Gooderick Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 795	SD cards for C100 in UK? Can anyone recommend a supplier of cards SD cards suitable for a C100 in the UK for next day delivery? 128 gb seems to be the appropriate size but I am not certain about this. I am new to SD cards and am a bit shocked at how much they cost and how long it takes to get them delivered! __________________ http://www.gooderick.com Last edited by Richard Gooderick; November 29th, 2012 at 08:43 AM.

November 29th, 2012, 08:58 AM	#2
Richard Gooderick Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 795	Re: SD cards for C100 in UK? Whoops. I said I didn't know much about SD cards. I got my MBs and my GBs mixed up. The C100 won't record to 64 MB or smaller. Not 64 GB or smaller as I read it. BTW For anyone reading this who knows as little about SD cards as I do there are 128 GB SD cards available at between £120 and £300. Mostly at one week delivery. They must record for days. Apologies for any confusion. __________________ http://www.gooderick.com

November 29th, 2012, 09:48 AM	#3
Mark Dobson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Horsham / United Kingdom Posts: 328	Re: SD cards for C100 in UK? Hi Richard, You might consider using 16 GB or 32 GB cards rather than the huge 128GB you are thinking of buying. At full HD on the C300 that would give you 80 minutes x 2 which I have found more than sufficient for a days shooting unless one is recording a conference or event. The C100 manual say you should 85 minutes at 24Mbs onto a 16GB card and 175min at the same spec on a 32GB card. The larger capacity cards are more expensive and if anything were to go wrong that's a huge amount of data at risk.

November 29th, 2012, 09:56 AM	#4
Richard Gooderick Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 795	Re: SD cards for C100 in UK? Thanks Mark I couldn't agree more. I always used 16 GB cards on my 5D for that reason. Also because the batteries lasted about the same time. I think that this morning I either needed a new brain or new eyes and just didn't read the manual properly ;-) __________________ http://www.gooderick.com

November 29th, 2012, 01:07 PM	#5
Dan Burnap Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 335	Re: SD cards for C100 in UK? When \ if I finally get a C100 I shall be opting for two 128GB cards recording simultaneosly. I can shoot anything up to 6 hours at one event sometimes. Two 128GB cards will allow me to shoot without changing cards which means there is less risk of losing or damaging them. If one card goes down then you still have the other backup.