richj20
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Are SD cards dying out
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Sonyshine
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Cameras should be able to send images straight to the cloud for online viewing or processing. There is no technical reason why they can't. Phones manage to do this perfectly well without a thought from the user.
I'd be fine auto-upload to cloud as an option (although I don't love the idea of paying for another device to have a data plan), but physical media is still needed. Lots of us use our cameras outside of the areas covered by our (and sometimes any) data plan. Plus, no one is offering data plan speeds that can keep up with 10 fps raw bursts or 4K video.
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Sonyshine
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Unlimited data plans are common place now.
Mass data upload is not an issue with decent 4g and especially 5g.
Its going to happen. Where and when depends on the infrastructure.
Mass data upload is not an issue with decent 4g and especially 5g.
Its going to happen. Where and when depends on the infrastructure.
I agree. After all, even phones still store the images also to local storage and I don't think that's going away in them anytime soon, even if a separate memory card slot is getting less common these days. Local storage and cloud complement each other rather than directly compete, IMHO.
tbcass
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I never buy SD cards in a retail outlet but the thousands of them available suggests they are far from "dying out".
Amazon.com: SD Card
SD card | B&H Photo Video (bhphotovideo.com)
sd card buy or learn at Adorama
Sd Card : Target
sd card - Best Buy
sd memory cards at Crutchfield
SD Cards in Memory Cards - Walmart.com
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tbcass
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My wife and I bought new Laptops in the last couple of years and both have SD card slots.
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Did you notice I supplied links to all 3 of those along with all the others?
sybersitizen
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I don't want my images sent straight to the cloud for anything. I'll make that choice myself if and when I want it to happen.
Start with the technical reason that phones use a SIM card and a data plan unless they're Wi-Fi connected.
Without a thought from the user is exactly what's wrong. There's too little thinking going on out there as it is.
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You are joking, are you? This might be true, where you live, here it isn't. But at least we can have one data plan for multiple devices without additional costs...
cosmicnode
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My thread is based on several reviewers saying that having say one cfexpress card and one SD card is preferable to having 2 cfexpress cards in the camera body because you can easily get a new SD card anywhere in a emergency by just going into a shop or gas station and buying one off the shelf, If this option disappears and you the have to buy on the net as in your list above, the better choice is two cf express or indeed two micro SD cards, of course you can still use a adaptor for micro sd.
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I find it hard to imagine a reasonable case for such an emergency: no card in camera, lack of capacity are both examples of insufficient preparation. Sudden failure to record [most unlikely] requires trouble shooting as it might well be the camera.
I've never even thought of buying cards from a shop. For the one shop I could think of I found they had micro in 3 sizes, SD in only 1 [but same price]
In a two slot camera I'd vastly prefer two identical slots [and so interchangeable cards]. At the moment my cam uses SD. I'll replace the cards [they give no trouble but are oldish] as, if & when I replace it.
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Sonyshine
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Sure the world is very different. Some countries in Africa and Asia are way ahead of western countries.
But this is the future
But this is the future
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Unlimited is often if not always limited to reasonable use. I doubt it will survive 100 raw's a day from a 61MB cam
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Did you know your Amazon search included at least one CompactFlash card? ($169 for 256 GB). Your search does not prove that SD cards are here to stay in any quantity that would keep prices for them reasonable. I would advise those who bought cameras with SD slots (I own two) and hold onto them until they literally fall apart (I rarely do this) buy a couple of extra SD cards in anticipation of SD's death (I have a few backups). I wouldn't rely on service stations or Walmarts for a source of cards.
tbcass
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That's fine as long as it can be turned off. I don't want my photos sent to the cloud and one of the biggest problems with both smartphones and the P&S cameras that came before them was they make all the decisions without user intervention. Being old fashioned I prefer control over the process.
tbcass
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My search proves that at present SD cards are widely available and show that at present there is no indication that SD cards are "dying out". The OP's contention was based on speculation alone.
The fact that the older CF cards are still available actually shows that SD cards could be for a long time to come.
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tbcass
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But that worry is not an indication that SD cards are actually dying out. I would say the obvious and better solution to your hypothetical dilemma is to carry SD cards with you eliminating the necessity of buying one on the road.
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