D7000 + Apacer SDHC Class 10 32gb compatibility problem

[sniip]

Hi. After one or two shoots my Nikon D7000 camera freezes for 5-10 seconds, green light on bottom-right corner next to "Info" button starts blinking and i receive the following error:

On screen:
"This memory card cannot be used. Card may be damaged. Insert another card."

On top control panel:
Card, err (blinking)

Both firmwares (A and B) are the latest (1.01). I formatted the cards in D7000 before using them. I have two identical Apacer SDHC Class10 32gb cards and both give me the same error no matter in which slot (1 or 2) i put them. Both cards works fine in other digital camera or in SD card reader, connected to my laptop.

Does anyone have the same problem? It think it's a compatibility issue. Thank you in advance for help or a tip!

 

[madecov]

Make sure you format the card in the camera not in computer. If that does not fix the issue your cards are not compatible with the camera
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[1KIND]

Approved cards: http://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17061/~/approved-memory-cards---d7000

Here is a site I found that lists a bunch of SDHC cards - http://sportsphotoguy.com/nikon-d7000-raw-burst-test/

Highly Recommended

1. SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC 45 MB/sec (8GB) – 3.5 fps; 26 MB/sec. SanDisk’s first UHS-I SDHC card, this model quickly rises to the top of the heap. Interested to see how this card and the Extreme III compare in the new ExpressCard reader from SanDisk (test on the way!).
2. SanDisk Extreme III SDHC 30 MB/sec (4GB) – 3.5 fps; 23 MB/sec. This warrior is so old it’s still rated at just Class 6, as Class 10 hadn’t been adopted at the time of its release. (Current versions are now labeled Class 10.)
3. Lexar Professional 133x (4GB) – 2.8 fps; 19 MB/sec. While trailing SanDisk, Lexar’s high-speed entry is significantly less expensive – an 8GB card goes for significantly less than a 4GB SanDisk.

Recommended

1. SanDisk Extreme III SDHC (4GB) – 2.4 fps; 18 MB/sec. This relic – replaced by the 30 MB/sec version – still outclasses the competition.
2. SanDisk Extreme HD Video 20MB/s (16GB) – 2.1 fps; 18 MB/sec. Rated Class 6, this puts many Class 10 cards to shame.
3. Kingston UltimateX Class 10 (8GB) – 2.1 fps; 16 MB/sec. Respectable performance at just $20 for 8GB.
4. Panasonic SDHC Class 10 (4GB) – 2.1 fps; 15 MB/sec. Officially rated at 22 MB/sec, this card is reasonably fast.
5. Patriot SDHC LX Class 10 (8GB) – 2.0 fps; 14 MB/sec. This entry from memory-maker Patriot turned in a good performance at an outstanding price.

Note (12/30/2010): I have confirmed with Patriot that there are some compatibility issues with some of their SDXC/SDHC cards and the D7000. I have encountered this with their SDXC card but not the SDHC. At random times my D7000 will report that no card is in the slot when the SDXC card is inserted. Removing and re-inserting the problem solves the issue but it re-occurs periodically. I’ve never lost images but something is clearly not right. Patriot says their engineering staff is working on a fix. Check back here for details.

Marginal

1. Kingston Ultimate 100x (8GB) – 1.9 fps; 15 MB/sec. Really not much worse than its Class 10 cousin (above), this Class 6 card is $4 cheaper in the 8GB size.
2. Delkin Pro 24MB/s 163x (8GB) – 1.8 fps; 15 MB/sec. Nope, doesn’t quite cut it.
3. Pretec SDHC 233x (8GB) – 1.8 fps; 14 MB/sec. Lagging far behind its claimed specs of 34 MB/sec, there are better choices out there.
4. Transcend Ultimate Class 10 (8GB) – 1.6 fps; 10 MB/sec. Transcend falls short, though if their CF line is any indicator, they will eventually release faster cards.
5. SanDisk Video HD Class 4 (4GB) – 1.5 fps; 10 MB/sec. Another old dog, this Class 4 card turns in Class 10 performance.

Not Recommended

1. PQI SDHC 150x (8GB) – 1.4 fps; 9 MB/sec. This claimed Class 10 card limped along.
2. PNY Professional 20MB/s Class 10 (8GB) – 1.4 fps; 9 MB/sec. Also fell far short of its claimed rating in the D7000.
3. Transcend SDHC Class 6 (4GB) - 1.3 fps; 8 MB/sec. Exceeded its rated speed but still lags.
4. Lexar Platinum 100x (8GB) – 1.0 fps; 6MB/sec. Barely met its Class 6 rating but lagged far behind its claimed “x” speed in the D7000.
5. RiData Lightning Class 10 (8GB) – 0.9 fps; 8 MB/sec. Not really surprising given the RiData CompactFlash card that shares this card’s branding.
6. SanDisk Ultra SDHC 15MB/sec (8GB) – 0.9 fps; 5 MB/sec. Liar, liar, pants on fire.

I just ordered two 4GB SanDisk Extreme III 30mb/s (class 10) for $72 ($36 each) and there's a $30 rebate making the total $42 ($21 each) after rebate. I was told NEVER put all your marbles in 1 bin. If your card ever fails, you lose everything. Even if you were to transfer your stuff to your computer, you never know when it would fail on you.
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[happori]

I just bought my D7000 and 2 of 32 GB SD Cards from Apacer (Class 10) six hours ago. I've been having the exact same problem as you did so I started doing google search to find out if it was the problem with my cards or my camera. To my surprise, someone shared the same problem as I have. I don't have any other camera to test my SD cards with right now, but I'll do that tomorrow with camera in my office. I did the format in the camera and still doesn't work. Please let me know if you or if anyone know how to fix the problem. Or should I just buy new cards?

 

[shetani]

I would buy one of the recommendet cards . If anything doesnt work then, you can discuss this with Nikon

 

[Blaine Lefebrve]

I had the same problem with a 32GB Adata card. Pulled it from the D7000 and used a 16 GB with no problem. Had to format the 32 in a few different devices before the format worked.

 

[scokill]

got sandisk 16gb class 6 picked up on the cheap at BH and Pny 8gb class 10 on sale at Best buy and both work. Have transcend supposed class 10 but performs like 6 as a backup. All work well with d7000. I doubt it's issue with camera.

 

[ageha]

Very useful post!

 

[guylegend]

i'm having the same problem with my Adata 32Gb class 10 SDHC card. Which device did you end up using to format the card to have it work properly?

 

[roy_be]

I had the exact same problem with an ADATA 32GB Class 10 card. I replaced the card with another thinking that this would solve the problem - but it happened again which means that the type of card is faulty.

I finally settled on a Lexar 32GB Lexar Professional 133x SDHC Card instead - no issues!

 

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[wbeejay]

I'm late to the party, but yesterday I lost a disk that contained some very sell-able pics that cannot be replaced. I was a fool for using the Adata 16 disk in my D7000. After shooting about 60 RAW images (I duplicated each image as they were a part of an HDR pan). I got an ERR message. When I got back to the studio and tried to dload them my Mac couldn't see them. Now I will only use SanDisk and setup the camera to use the second slot as a backup. This camera is new to me as I'm more comfortable with my D300s, so maybe I screwed up somehow, but in many years of shooting since the old D100 I have never had this happen.

 

[wbeejay]

Throw away the Adata. I lost some very important RAW files yesterday that cannot be replaced by relying on Adata. Now I have setup my second slot as a backup and am using SanDisk cards. In many years using SanDisk CF cards in my other cameras I have never had a failure. But I was lured in by the price of the Adata card and assumed all cards were the same. Well, that assumption just cost me.