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Randy Johnson · June 29th, 2010, 07:04 AM

For the first time I put a card in my camera and got a "check card" error. I couldnt format it or anything the weird part is it was one of the Panasonic 8 gigs that I hardly every used. Only a few times. oh well at least it happend before the shoot.

Chris Harding · June 30th, 2010, 01:02 AM

Hi Randy

My only card failure made me "blackball" the card so I don't use it again. I was up to probably the 15th or so clip (doing a property shoot where we do one room per clip) the camera went into record perfectly and I shot around 3 minutes of footage but it never went out of record. I just turned the cam off, took out the card and used a new one. I should have copied the previous 15 clips over and then seen if the recovery software could save the 16th clip but I didn't!!

After formatting the card worked fine but as it failed around the 4GB mark I will never know if the card would do the same thing after recording 4GB of data...it was safer to just scrap it.

Chris

Paul Digges · June 30th, 2010, 07:56 PM

Hmmm, haven't had any problems with my 16gb Panny Class 10's yet. I haven't some close to filling either of them yet though either.

Randy Johnson · July 1st, 2010, 07:09 PM

oh I chucked it:) I cant take chances like that.

Adam Haro · July 2nd, 2010, 12:05 PM

I'm looking at buying 16gb Hoodman cards. They boast a zero failure rate. Anybody have any experience with them or think they are worth the money? A 16gb will run me about $90.

Vic Owen · July 2nd, 2010, 03:52 PM

Sounds about par, price-wise, with the ATP Promax SDHC cards -- they also have a good reputation, and are industrial rated. The Sandisk Extreme SDHC cards also draw favorable reviews.

I not familiar with the Hoodman.

June 29th, 2010, 07:04 AM	#1
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	First bad card For the first time I put a card in my camera and got a "check card" error. I couldnt format it or anything the weird part is it was one of the Panasonic 8 gigs that I hardly every used. Only a few times. oh well at least it happend before the shoot.

July 2nd, 2010, 03:52 PM	#6
Vic Owen Major Player Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 540	Sounds about par, price-wise, with the ATP Promax SDHC cards -- they also have a good reputation, and are industrial rated. The Sandisk Extreme SDHC cards also draw favorable reviews. I not familiar with the Hoodman. __________________ -- Vic Owen --

June 30th, 2010, 01:02 AM	#2
Chris Harding Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 8,441	Hi Randy My only card failure made me "blackball" the card so I don't use it again. I was up to probably the 15th or so clip (doing a property shoot where we do one room per clip) the camera went into record perfectly and I shot around 3 minutes of footage but it never went out of record. I just turned the cam off, took out the card and used a new one. I should have copied the previous 15 clips over and then seen if the recovery software could save the 16th clip but I didn't!! After formatting the card worked fine but as it failed around the 4GB mark I will never know if the card would do the same thing after recording 4GB of data...it was safer to just scrap it. Chris

June 30th, 2010, 07:56 PM	#3
Paul Digges Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 153	Hmmm, haven't had any problems with my 16gb Panny Class 10's yet. I haven't some close to filling either of them yet though either.

July 1st, 2010, 07:09 PM	#4
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	oh I chucked it:) I cant take chances like that.

July 2nd, 2010, 12:05 PM	#5
Adam Haro Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 171	I'm looking at buying 16gb Hoodman cards. They boast a zero failure rate. Anybody have any experience with them or think they are worth the money? A 16gb will run me about $90.