Understanding the SD Card {Photography}
May 12, 2012 by Aimee • 9 Comments
How are you doing with your photography!?! Have you had some beautiful weather to experiment?! I absolutely LOVED your flower photography and plan on featuring some of you real soon! Today I thought I’d explore ‘Understanding SD Cards’ with you! They’re so tiny and the writing on them…even tinier…but they’re very important and so I thought it’d be fun to explain their label so that you can double check that you are using the correct card class for your camera…the effect can make a real difference in your photography!
SPEED:
- Write Speed – how fast the picture is written to the memory card so you can take your next shot.
- Read Speed- how fast the photo transfers to the computer when saving.
CLASS RATING:
- In 2000, the three BIGGEST manufacturers got together and established a SD association that would allow consumers to expect a standard from all SD Cards based on it’s rating:
- Class 2, Class 4, Class 6 and Class 10, indicated on the front of the card in a three-quarters circle.
- It’s important to check your manual to determine which is the most compatible with your device. For example, Class 4 should be capable to provide the necessary speed for all compact camera. However, if your compact camera offers speed bursts or High Quality video recording, you may need a higher Class SD card. If the camera recommends a higher class…definitely follow it’s guidance, you won’t regret it.
FORMAT:
- Choose the memory card that works with your device, whether that be SD, SDHC, SDXC, or Compact Flash.
CAPACITY:
- If you’re like me and shoot a TON of photos or videos…you’re going to need lots of space for storage! Higher-capacity cards allow this! The higher capacity your card is the more memory you’ll have before downloading your photos to your computer.
Thanks for the tips. Can never have too many when it comes to photography
You know I have never looked much at my sd cards………….thank you for explaining about them
Thank you for this…never knew anything other than the gb capacity, bad eh? Nice info! Happy Mothers Day~
Aimee- I love these tips. I don’t think I ever knew they were different. Maybe I should check to see if that extra card I bought at Disneyland last summer is the right one:)
Jessica
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This was invaluable information! Thanks so much! I’ve been purchasing 2′s and 4′s. Whoops… no wonder the price was so reasonable.
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Donna
Never knew that! I have a feeling mine is not the right kind. Thanks!
Thanks for the info. Have a great weekend.
Thanks for the info!
I am new to this site and wow have i learned a lot. From the right sd card
To your photography sessions ( from back in January) im doing my first
Photo shoot tomorrow. Wish me luck!!