SDHC substitute for SxS cards

Volker Bier · October 8th, 2008, 07:51 AM

In my SONY EX3 the 8GB and 32GB transcend SSD card are working fine !

Alex Raskin · October 8th, 2008, 08:09 AM

Volker, what exactly are the make/models of the adapter and cards that you use?

Links to online product info would be appreciated, thanks...

Ola Christoffersson · October 8th, 2008, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Volker Bier

In my SONY EX3 the 8GB and 32GB transcend SSD card are working fine !

Are they working in HQ also? How much can you overcrank to?

Steven Thomas · October 8th, 2008, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Volker Bier

In my SONY EX3 the 8GB and 32GB transcend SSD card are working fine !

Please let us know the exact model number for these cards?

Can you run all HQ modes without any errors?

Also, can you find out the highest overcrank FPS at 24P without an error?

The Kensington/Ultra II 15MB/s SDHC combo can overcrank to 40FPS at 24P without an error.

Paul Kellett · October 8th, 2008, 08:40 AM

Volker is talking about an sxs card made by transcend, not an sd/adaptor combo.
I've also tried the transcend sxs card in my EX1, it works ok as long as not overcranking.
I can get them from the same supplier as my sdhc cards.
The sdhc cards work out cheaper though.

Paul.

Steven Thomas · October 8th, 2008, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Kellett

Volker is talking about an sxs card made by transcend, not an sd/adaptor combo.
I've also tried the transcend sxs card in my EX1, it works ok as long as not overcranking.
I can get them from the same supplier as my sdhc cards.
The sdhc cards work out cheaper though.

Paul.

Actually, Transcend do NOT make SxS cards (yet). They do make SSD cards like the cheap Lexar SSD cards that work in the SP mode only.
I imagine these are the cards mentioned:
http://www.transcendusa.com/Products...No=0&ModNo=162

So I'm really interested in if these SSD cards (especially the 32GB) will overcrank 24P higher than 40FPS without errors.

Paul Kellett · October 8th, 2008, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Thomas

Actually, Transcend do NOT make SxS cards. They do make SSD cards like the cheap Lexar SSD cards that work in the SP mode only.

So I'm really interested in if these SSD cards (especially the 32GB) will overcrank 24P higher the 40FPS without errors.

Yes you're correct, sorry, i know they're ssd (solid state drive) cards but some people do not know what that is, so i just refer to them as sxs cards so as to avoid confusion, ie we're not talking about the combo but one physical card, similar to sony's.

Paul.

Ola Christoffersson · October 8th, 2008, 08:56 AM

I actually think that calling SSD cards SxS creates MORE confusion. :-)

Erik Phairas · October 8th, 2008, 11:56 PM

I couldn't even get the PNY cards to format.. it says it needs to be restored but I don't see how to restore a card. :)

Eugene Presley · October 9th, 2008, 03:03 AM

Can somebody briefly sum up now what works best?

Paul Kellett · October 9th, 2008, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eugene Presley

Can somebody briefly sum up now what works best?

kensington adaptor

With either sandisk extreme 3
sandisk ultra 2
or transcend class 6

I've been using the transcend,8 & 16gb, no problems so far.

Paul.

Steven Thomas · October 9th, 2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Erik Phairas

I couldn't even get the PNY cards to format.. it says it needs to be restored but I don't see how to restore a card. :)

All you have to do is shut the camera off, then turn it back on.
Having said that, it may error again. The PNY may not be fast enough.

Erik Phairas · October 9th, 2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Steven Thomas

All you have to do is shut the camera off, then turn it back on.
Having said that, it may error again. The PNY may not be fast enough.

yea they don't work at all.

Alex Raskin · October 9th, 2008, 10:59 AM

Remember you guys suggested keeping the card in the adapter, and just pulling/inserting the whole thing, just like SxS card?

Now you can :) Just got a Buy.com promo, Cables Unlimited IOC-9750 adapter is under $8 (after rebate) with free shipping.

So I guess now you can get a couple of them with equal number of Sandisk Ultra II 15Mb/s cards, and each set gets you about 1hr of HQ 1080p recording time in EX1. For $68 instead of $800. (It won't do overkranking over 40fps, of course, but everything else is the same as SxS card.)

I own it, and in all my tests, this IOC-9750 adapter never produced any errors, so seems like it's as good as Kensington (which is $36.)

Enjoy :)

Chris Leong · October 9th, 2008, 11:33 AM

So which, if any, of these functional adapter combos allow the EX1's card door to close?

October 8th, 2008, 07:51 AM	#511
Volker Bier Tourist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1	Transcend 8GB / 32GB ExpressCard SSD works ! In my SONY EX3 the 8GB and 32GB transcend SSD card are working fine !

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Paul Kellett Trustee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 1,273	Volker is talking about an sxs card made by transcend, not an sd/adaptor combo. I've also tried the transcend sxs card in my EX1, it works ok as long as not overcranking. I can get them from the same supplier as my sdhc cards. The sdhc cards work out cheaper though. Paul. __________________ Round 2 GH5,FZ2000

October 9th, 2008, 11:33 AM	#525
Chris Leong Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles CA USA Posts: 507	So which, if any, of these functional adapter combos allow the EX1's card door to close? __________________ "The content, not the container."

October 8th, 2008, 08:09 AM	#512
Alex Raskin Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,435	Volker, what exactly are the make/models of the adapter and cards that you use? Links to online product info would be appreciated, thanks...

October 8th, 2008, 08:56 AM	#518
Ola Christoffersson Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 462	I actually think that calling SSD cards SxS creates MORE confusion. :-)

October 8th, 2008, 11:56 PM	#519
Erik Phairas Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 628	I couldn't even get the PNY cards to format.. it says it needs to be restored but I don't see how to restore a card. :)

October 9th, 2008, 03:03 AM	#520
Eugene Presley Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Antwerpen (Belgium) Posts: 220	Can somebody briefly sum up now what works best?

October 9th, 2008, 10:59 AM	#524
Alex Raskin Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,435	Remember you guys suggested keeping the card in the adapter, and just pulling/inserting the whole thing, just like SxS card? Now you can :) Just got a Buy.com promo, Cables Unlimited IOC-9750 adapter is under $8 (after rebate) with free shipping. So I guess now you can get a couple of them with equal number of Sandisk Ultra II 15Mb/s cards, and each set gets you about 1hr of HQ 1080p recording time in EX1. For $68 instead of $800. (It won't do overkranking over 40fps, of course, but everything else is the same as SxS card.) I own it, and in all my tests, this IOC-9750 adapter never produced any errors, so seems like it's as good as Kensington (which is $36.) Enjoy :)