SDHC substitute for SxS cards

Alex Raskin · December 4th, 2008, 10:16 PM

Nick, the verified info from this thread is available as a sticky - no need to go through all 80 pages :)

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/sony-xdca...sxs-cards.html

Robert C. Fisher · December 4th, 2008, 10:24 PM

Brian
I hot swap the cards no problem you just have to wait for the led to green, it's red when writing. I just eject the card and adapter then put another one in with a new card. You do have to make sure the card is seated correctly though or you will get media not recognized error message. I just pull the adapter out and then reseat the card in the adapter and return to the camera and it works.

Nick
All the info is here in the thread but at this moment there is only one card that works and that's the Generic one from Hong Kong. I have several on order at the moment. The link is in Kevin Cates post above.

Nick Stone · December 4th, 2008, 10:27 PM

Thanks Alex,
I have looked at that before. Is that the only palce to buy the Kensington?
I have also read that this wont work with my MBP 17" have you or anyone had problems?

Nick

Alex Raskin · December 4th, 2008, 10:28 PM

Robert, I had those HK cards shipped to me Nov 21, and I'm yet to receive them :|

Unsure if 2-week delay between the order and delivery is acceptable for everyone.

Will test the cards when I receive them...

Alex Raskin · December 4th, 2008, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Stone

Thanks Alex, I have looked at that before. Is that the only palce to buy the Kensington?

Unfortunately, Kensington's availability is extremely spotty, as we seem to have scooped all the online supply as the result of this thread :)

Try Amazon's Kensington link, sometimes you get lucky. It shows in stock right now, BTW - fulfilled by Amazon itself.

Brian Luce · December 4th, 2008, 10:46 PM

Do these 3rd party cards switch seamlessly from one card to the next while recording? Just as the Sony card do?

Brian Rhodes · December 4th, 2008, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert C. Fisher

Brian
I hot swap the cards no problem you just have to wait for the led to green, it's red when writing. I just eject the card and adapter then put another one in with a new card. You do have to make sure the card is seated correctly though or you will get media not recognized error message. I just pull the adapter out and then reseat the card in the adapter and return to the camera and it works.

Nick
All the info is here in the thread but at this moment there is only one card that works and that's the Generic one from Hong Kong. I have several on order at the moment. The link is in Kevin Cates post above.

OK One of the my Delkin readers is Bad errors when card Changes Slot. Records about 5min Restore media error sending this one back.

Chris Paporakis · December 5th, 2008, 06:15 AM

Hi,

Was ridiculously excited to finally get my 4 Transcend 16 Gb cards and kensington, BUT already in trouble !!

Its been stuck on Formatting 79% for about 20 min and won't turn off ? any suggestions ?

Thanks

Chris

proud new EX1 owner

Steven Thomas · December 5th, 2008, 07:07 AM

Pull the battery.

I've only seen this exact issue with SDHC cards that were not fast enough.

It's possible that one of your Transcend SDHC cards has an issue.
I have yet to see or hear about a Kensington card create this issue.
It's possible your Kensington is bad.

Alister Chapman · December 5th, 2008, 07:39 AM

Fake Cards?

Brian Rhodes · December 5th, 2008, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alister Chapman

Fake Cards?

Smart Computing Article - Counterfeit Cards: It Could Happen To You

Robert C. Fisher · December 5th, 2008, 01:49 PM

Chris
This is what happened with my bad Delkin adapter. Hung in formatting then restarted camera and reinserted the card and adapter this time formated then media errors within 2-4 minutes in record. I tried all of my SD cards in my other adapter and no problems at all, All Good!

I am using the Transcend 16GB cards with 2 - SD Ultra IIs to be here soon, maybe today.

More tests today!

Robert C. Fisher · December 5th, 2008, 02:26 PM

I just got off the phone with Delkin, great discussion btw. It seems like Delkin is really on the ball and the gentleman said that they could have new stock on the old adapters, most likely relabeled as something else, in 2-6 weeks.

He just sold me, what a great company.

Andy Wilkinson · December 5th, 2008, 02:34 PM

Good news indeed!!!! Now if only Apple would listen to customer feedback as effectively!

Giroud Francois · December 5th, 2008, 03:37 PM

they could simply make a bundle of a rebadged Sandisk 16gig ultra II card +their adapter, call it eXFilm or something like this.
I am even surprised that no chinese guy has not yet started to advertise for low cost fake SxS. Just glue a shaved SDHC in a kensington, change the sticker... et voila !

December 4th, 2008, 10:24 PM	#1217
Robert C. Fisher Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 55	Brian I hot swap the cards no problem you just have to wait for the led to green, it's red when writing. I just eject the card and adapter then put another one in with a new card. You do have to make sure the card is seated correctly though or you will get media not recognized error message. I just pull the adapter out and then reseat the card in the adapter and return to the camera and it works. Nick All the info is here in the thread but at this moment there is only one card that works and that's the Generic one from Hong Kong. I have several on order at the moment. The link is in Kevin Cates post above. __________________ Robert C. Fisher VR Photography/Cinematography

December 5th, 2008, 06:15 AM	#1223
Chris Paporakis Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bali, Indonesia Posts: 26	Transcend 16 Gb stuck on Formatting- help Hi, Was ridiculously excited to finally get my 4 Transcend 16 Gb cards and kensington, BUT already in trouble !! Its been stuck on Formatting 79% for about 20 min and won't turn off ? any suggestions ? Thanks Chris proud new EX1 owner

December 5th, 2008, 07:39 AM	#1225
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	Fake Cards? __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

December 5th, 2008, 01:49 PM	#1227
Robert C. Fisher Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 55	Chris This is what happened with my bad Delkin adapter. Hung in formatting then restarted camera and reinserted the card and adapter this time formated then media errors within 2-4 minutes in record. I tried all of my SD cards in my other adapter and no problems at all, All Good! I am using the Transcend 16GB cards with 2 - SD Ultra IIs to be here soon, maybe today. More tests today! __________________ Robert C. Fisher VR Photography/Cinematography

December 5th, 2008, 02:26 PM	#1228
Robert C. Fisher Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 55	I just got off the phone with Delkin, great discussion btw. It seems like Delkin is really on the ball and the gentleman said that they could have new stock on the old adapters, most likely relabeled as something else, in 2-6 weeks. He just sold me, what a great company. __________________ Robert C. Fisher VR Photography/Cinematography

December 4th, 2008, 10:16 PM	#1216
Alex Raskin Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,435	Nick, the verified info from this thread is available as a sticky - no need to go through all 80 pages :) http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/sony-xdca...sxs-cards.html

December 4th, 2008, 10:27 PM	#1218
Nick Stone Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 133	Thanks Alex, I have looked at that before. Is that the only palce to buy the Kensington? I have also read that this wont work with my MBP 17" have you or anyone had problems? Nick

December 4th, 2008, 10:28 PM	#1219
Alex Raskin Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,435	Robert, I had those HK cards shipped to me Nov 21, and I'm yet to receive them :\| Unsure if 2-week delay between the order and delivery is acceptable for everyone. Will test the cards when I receive them...

December 4th, 2008, 10:46 PM	#1221
Brian Luce Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,290	Do these 3rd party cards switch seamlessly from one card to the next while recording? Just as the Sony card do?

December 5th, 2008, 07:07 AM	#1224
Steven Thomas Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,896	Pull the battery. I've only seen this exact issue with SDHC cards that were not fast enough. It's possible that one of your Transcend SDHC cards has an issue. I have yet to see or hear about a Kensington card create this issue. It's possible your Kensington is bad.

December 5th, 2008, 02:34 PM	#1229
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	Good news indeed!!!! Now if only Apple would listen to customer feedback as effectively! __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

December 5th, 2008, 03:37 PM	#1230
Giroud Francois Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 2,133	they could simply make a bundle of a rebadged Sandisk 16gig ultra II card +their adapter, call it eXFilm or something like this. I am even surprised that no chinese guy has not yet started to advertise for low cost fake SxS. Just glue a shaved SDHC in a kensington, change the sticker... et voila !