SDHC substitute for SxS cards

Ronn Kilby · October 27th, 2008, 10:58 AM

Mine shipped today from Micro Center.

Ted OMalley · October 27th, 2008, 12:15 PM

My Amazon order shipped today - expecting on Wednesday.

Brian Rhodes · October 27th, 2008, 06:08 PM

I received my SanDisk Video HD Cards 16gb today TESTED all HQ modes no errors
Stated over cranking out at 56 fps start stop recording strange no errors until I turn the cam off and on got a restore media. I will test at 48 fps and report back tomr.

Steven Thomas · October 27th, 2008, 07:19 PM

Thanks for the update Brian.

Ronn Kilby · October 28th, 2008, 08:46 AM

Was shooting yesterday with the Lexar 8GB SSD cards and got the dreaded media error, needs to be restored message several times. Did not lose any media but just the fact that it would stop recording made the cards useless. I have 4 of them and I did tests on all 4 after that, it was consistently making errors. I switched to SanDisk SDHC cards then Sony Pro-Duos and no problems. This after a week of no problems. :(

Jay Gladwell · October 28th, 2008, 11:26 AM

Never mind...

Perrone Ford · October 28th, 2008, 11:34 AM

What's the latest word on the Sandisk 32GB SDHC cards? I have a shoot in 5 weeks and I am REALLY anxious to get on the ball with these.

John Peterson · October 28th, 2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay Gladwell

I have two extra Kinsington cards if anyone's interested (continental US only). E-mail me.

Jay,

Why don't you keep them? If you have two loaded card readers in the camera, you have to remove the entire card reader (with flash card) to change cards. You can only remove and change only the flash cards (with the card reader left in the slot) if you have an SxS card in one of the slots. It would be easier to have 3-4 card readers ready to go. Just a thought.

John

Steve Shovlar · October 28th, 2008, 11:44 AM

I received another Kensington in the post this morning. Ordered it from Misco.co.uk on Saturday and it arrived today. they have them in stock at £12.99 each +VAT + £1.99 postage. they take Paypal.

Ronn Kilby · October 28th, 2008, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay Gladwell

I have two extra Kinsington cards if anyone's interested (continental US only). E-mail me.

Thought those were sold?

Jay Gladwell · October 28th, 2008, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Peterson

Jay,

Why don't you keep them? If you have two loaded card readers in the camera, you have to remove the entire card reader (with flash card) to change cards. You can only remove and change only the flash cards (with the card reader left in the slot) if you have an SxS card in one of the slots. It would be easier to have 3-4 card readers ready to go. Just a thought.

John

That's a good idea, actually. Thanks for the thought, John.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronn Kilby

Thought those were sold?

That's because I'm an idiot, Ronn. It's along story, but it's totally my fault. I've never been accused of being the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Ronn Kilby · October 28th, 2008, 02:11 PM

Bummer Jay. I was gonna buy 'em but after your note I ordered 2 from Micro Center. Oh well.

John Peterson · October 28th, 2008, 02:25 PM

In addition to MicroCenter, I found another vendor that shows the Kensington Card Readers in stock.

Garrett's Smart Electronics Store in Seattle, Washington

Smart Electronics Product

I would call them first though.

John

Brian Rhodes · October 28th, 2008, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronn Kilby

Was shooting yesterday with the Lexar 8GB SSD cards and got the dreaded media error

Were you shooting in SP or HQ mode?

Ronn Kilby · October 28th, 2008, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Rhodes

Were you shoting in SP or HQ mode?

Both. Tried the same cards today and 2 of them did fine but 2 did not. They seemed to have more trouble with 720p than 1080i. I could record continuously for 28 minutes (full card) with no problem. Just the start stop thing. Bottom line: Not reliable.

October 27th, 2008, 12:15 PM	#752
Ted OMalley Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 596	My Amazon order shipped today - expecting on Wednesday. __________________ Sony EX3, Vegas 9.0 64bit, Windows 7(64), Core i7, 12GB, RAID1 & 0, HotSwap SATA, 30" LCD(2560x1600)-GTX285 & 24" LCD(1360x768)-7800GT

October 27th, 2008, 06:08 PM	#753
Brian Rhodes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 753	Sandisk Video HD Cards I received my SanDisk Video HD Cards 16gb today TESTED all HQ modes no errors Stated over cranking out at 56 fps start stop recording strange no errors until I turn the cam off and on got a restore media. I will test at 48 fps and report back tomr.

October 28th, 2008, 08:46 AM	#755
Ronn Kilby Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fletcher Hills, CA Posts: 211	Lexar 8GB Update Was shooting yesterday with the Lexar 8GB SSD cards and got the dreaded media error, needs to be restored message several times. Did not lose any media but just the fact that it would stop recording made the cards useless. I have 4 of them and I did tests on all 4 after that, it was consistently making errors. I switched to SanDisk SDHC cards then Sony Pro-Duos and no problems. This after a week of no problems. :(

October 28th, 2008, 11:26 AM	#756
Jay Gladwell Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,244	Never mind... Last edited by Jay Gladwell; October 28th, 2008 at 08:07 PM. Reason: clarification

October 28th, 2008, 11:34 AM	#757
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	What's the latest word on the Sandisk 32GB SDHC cards? I have a shoot in 5 weeks and I am REALLY anxious to get on the ball with these. __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

October 27th, 2008, 10:58 AM	#751
Ronn Kilby Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fletcher Hills, CA Posts: 211	Mine shipped today from Micro Center.

October 27th, 2008, 07:19 PM	#754
Steven Thomas Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,896	Thanks for the update Brian.

October 28th, 2008, 11:44 AM	#759
Steve Shovlar Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dorset UK Posts: 697	I received another Kensington in the post this morning. Ordered it from Misco.co.uk on Saturday and it arrived today. they have them in stock at £12.99 each +VAT + £1.99 postage. they take Paypal.

October 28th, 2008, 02:11 PM	#762
Ronn Kilby Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fletcher Hills, CA Posts: 211	Bummer Jay. I was gonna buy 'em but after your note I ordered 2 from Micro Center. Oh well.

October 28th, 2008, 02:25 PM	#763
John Peterson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Monroe, NY Posts: 703	In addition to MicroCenter, I found another vendor that shows the Kensington Card Readers in stock. Garrett's Smart Electronics Store in Seattle, Washington Smart Electronics Product I would call them first though. John