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Hi there,

I want to shoot video on a 550D and I wonder what SD card I should get?

I've been looking at the following 32GB SD cards.

What is the best value for money and how would you rank them?

SanDisk Ultra
SanDisk Extreme (double the price of Ultra)
Kingston class4
AData Turbo class6

Is there an SD card which extends the 12 minute filming limit for a continuous shot?

Many thanks
 
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My advice based on my experience it is to buy smaller cards (max 8GB).

Buy large capacity cards in case of failure the greater the chance of losing more memories (photos and videos).

Spent a little more but you will shooting in various cards and reduce the possibility of losing at once all the pictures or videos.

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DRYICE said:
Hi there,

I want to shoot video on a 550D and I wonder what SD card I should get?

I've been looking at the following 32GB SD cards.

What is the best value for money and how would you rank them?

SanDisk Ultra
SanDisk Extreme (double the price of Ultra)
Kingston class4
AData Turbo class6

Is there an SD card which extends the 12 minute filming limit for a continuous shot?

Many thanks
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Forget about class 4. Class 6 should be the minimum to go for.
 
I had a Trancend 4GB Class 6, with the T2i. It could not keep up at full HD.

Edit: I ment this to reply to DRYICE.

Ken
 
I have LG Pro (purple) 16 Gig, no problem with video and stills during recording.

12 min (or rather 4Gig) limit on video is result of 32 bit FAT file format limitations. In any case when I am recording video, camera sensor is getting hot around 12 minutes mark.
 
I'm looking to use the camera to record full HD.

Should I be looking for class 10 cards or will class 6 be alright?
 
Yes you want to go for a class 10 card or a SDXC card. A good Class 6 should work but if buying new I would go for the top end. Also read the reviews on the card. Not all class 10 cards are equal.
 
The classification does not always accurately represent the card's transfer speed during writing, which is the crucial bit for filming with the 550d. Classification only sets forth minimum requirements - cards often perform better than suggested by their class.

I use, among others, cheap 4gb Sandisk class 2 cards on my 550d without problems. This card has a write speed throught-out of 10.89mbps, which is over double of the requirement for a 550d/7D stream. Tested and tried and never a problem - haven't ever seen the buffer bars.

Also used the Sandisk 16gb class 2 which has a write speed of 5.89mbps. Also no problems there, but the buffer bars briefly pop up at write start - after that though, smooth sailing.

No need to use loads of money, when you can get the required performance for a fraction.

Some more on this here: http://www.eyenorth.co.cc/2010/07/full-hd-video-on-canon-dslrs-with-class.html
 
I bought recently and found a 16GB Transcend Class 6 for $37 shipped on Amazon. It seemed to be the sweet spot. I considered 2 x 8 GB and 32GBm but this was the cheapest per gigabyte. I've taken a few 1080P/30 videos and it keeps up fine.
 
Nice choice. I've used Transcend cards in my camera for years now, and I currently use the same card in my T2i. I highly recommend the card.
brian1366 said:
I bought recently and found a 16GB Transcend Class 6 for $37 shipped on Amazon. It seemed to be the sweet spot. I considered 2 x 8 GB and 32GBm but this was the cheapest per gigabyte. I've taken a few 1080P/30 videos and it keeps up fine.
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I tried to say that.. but no one seems to care... prob think I'm blowing smoke. but whatever... they can buy what they want and I'll buy what I want.
 
Fast enough for full HD or 720 at 50FPS easily - reads as fast as any card in a reader

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8GB seems to be the sweet spot right now in price. If you need more capacity, just get more of them. SDXC is definitely too expensive for what you get at the moment. Get at least a Class 6 for video. Pretty much any cheaper card is going to be hit or miss with reliability. I picked up two 8GB transcend class 10's for cheap and they seem to be doing fine so far.
 
bejean said:
8GB seems to be the sweet spot right now in price. If you need more capacity, just get more of them.
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I agree, not just based on price but because you have a little redundancy with two cards. I'd rather have two 8GB cards over one 16GB card. If you lose/break/bugger one of your 8GB cards, you've still got another. Lose the one 16GB and you've got nada.
 
I have done this dance with digital cards since 1998. Buying an OK card for your camera is penny wise and pound foolish IMHO. Lenses and cards hang around a long time, bodies don't. While I don't shoot video (yet) I do travel tours and can be out 17 to 21 days a couple of times a year. In 1998 a really good camera was less than 500,000 pixels and a big expensive card was 32 or 64 mb (not gb). If you shoot raw (I do) a 32 gb card, Sandisk Extreme, class ten, gives 1100 raw images or so. I would not go out on a near three week trip with less than the space for 3000+ images. If the next cam is 30 mega pixel, just by the way growth has been, it will be barely adequate in size and write speed.

Just my 2 cents... check Adorama, I think Sandisk still has a rebate on.

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I picked up the 16GB Class 10 ADATA card this weekend at Fry's for $39.99.

http://www.frys.com/product/6011918?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

It has been working great for video and pictures. It looks like Fry's is shipping them for $1.99 not bad for a class 10. I wanted to get back and get a 8GB to test it also. I will be back down there in a couple of weeks so I will try and get one or two then.

Hum I just checked the price. The 8GB Class 10 ADATA card is $29.99 for $10 more I think the 16 GB version just makes more sense.
 
The expensive cards are definitely a class above the average cheapo ones. The cheapos have a pretty significant failure rate, so if you're doing important shooting you could lose a days work in the blink of an eye.

If you're shooting with pro bodies and buying L lenses, then the price difference between the cheapo cards and the nice ones is nothing. However, for an amateur with a rebel and a kit lens, the cheapos are a fine start.
 
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