{"id":95928,"date":"2017-11-30T09:02:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T14:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=95928"},"modified":"2017-11-30T09:02:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T14:02:42","slug":"talking-about-sd-cards-and-speed-logos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/11\/30\/talking-about-sd-cards-and-speed-logos\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking about SD cards and speed logos"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Van Wert Area Photography Club set December 2 as the date for its Christmas Dinner, it was still two weeks until Thanksgiving, plus another nine days after that until the dinner. Now that the date is here, some are still eating leftovers. Still, 6 p.m. at the Black Angus is the time and place to meet.<\/p>\n

I discovered on Sunday, November 26, that my SD card had not only failed, it was in the locked position and prevented me from taking pictures.\u00a0That sparked a frantic search for a\u00a0replacement, and the reason for this article. What do I buy?<\/p>\n

Secure Digital (SD) cards used in digital cameras vary in different speed classes, physical sizes, and capacities.\u00a0Be sure to check what your device supports and consider what speed class, size and capacity you\u2019ll actually need.<\/p>\n

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An illustration of the speed logos to look for when selecting a SD card.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are the differences you\u2019ll need to keep in mind when picking out the right SD card for your device. If you\u2019re taking photos in rapid succession on a\u00a0DSLR camera<\/a>\u00a0and saving them in\u00a0high-resolution RAW format<\/a>, you\u2019ll want the fastest SD card you can get so your camera can save them as quickly as possible. A fast SD card is also important if you want to record high-resolution video and save it directly to the SD card. If you\u2019re just taking a few photos on a typical consumer camera, the speed isn\u2019t as important<\/p>\n

There are four different speed classes — 10, 6, 4, and 2. Class 10 is the fastest, suitable for \u201cfull HD video recording\u201d and \u201cHD still consecutive recording.\u201d Class 2 is the slowest,\u00a0suitable for standard definition video recording. Classes 4 and 6 are both deemed suitable for high-definition video recording.<\/p>\n

There are also two Ultra High Speed (UHS) speed classes — 1 and 3 — but they\u2019re more expensive and are designed for professional use.\u00a0You\u2019ll probably be okay with a class 4 or 6 card for typical use in a digital camera, Class 10 cards are ideal if you\u2019re shooting high-resolution videos or RAW photos. Class 2 cards are a bit on the slow side these days, so you may want to avoid them.<\/p>\n

SD sizes include standard SD cards, miniSD cards, and microSD cards. Choosing a size is really just about what fits into the device you have. SD cards will only fit into matching slots.\u00a0 However, you can purchase adapters that allow you to plug a smaller SD card into a larger SD card\u2019s form and fit it into the appropriate slot.<\/p>\n

SD Standard Capacity (SDSC) cards range in size from\u00a01 MB to 2 GB (and sometimes even 4 GB\u2014although that\u2019s not standard). The SD High Capacity (SDHC) standard was created later, and allows cards 2 GB to 32 GB in size. An even more recent standard, SD Extended Capacity (SDXC) that allows cards 32 GB to 2 TB in\u00a0size.to<\/a>\u00a0fit into a standard SD card slot.<\/p>\n

Remember: Be sure to check what your device supports and consider what speed class, size and capacity you\u2019ll actually need. I hope this is helpful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the Van Wert Area Photography Club set December 2 as the date for its Christmas Dinner, it was still two weeks until Thanksgiving, plus another nine days after that until the dinner. Now that the date is here, some are still eating leftovers. Still, 6 p.m. at the Black Angus is the time and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cameraclub"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-10 10:19:40","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95928\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}