I'm an idiot. Idiot idiot idiot.

[fuzzybabybunny]

I bought two 8GB SD cards for my trip overseas: one to use in my Dell Axim x50v for MP3's and stuff, and another to use in a Panasonic TZ-1 digicam that I just bought for 80 minutes of video.

I get the cards today. I take one card out of its blister packaging to make sure the card isn't a Chinese fake, and it looks ok. I pop it into my card reader and it locks up My Computer. I pop it into my Pocket PC and it doesn't see the card.

Then I came to a bad realization: what if SDHC cards aren't compatible with older SD devices?

Yup. Not compatible. This means the cards that I have now aren't compatible with ANY devices I have. I can't use it in my card reader. I can't use it in the TZ-1. I can't use it in my pocket PC. All because I'm an idiot. I was really looking forward to 8GB in my pocket PC and digicam too, especially being able to take 80 minutes of video!!! ARGGGG...

 

[MercenaryForHire]

IOW, FS/T 2x 8GB SDHC?

(Abbreviations FTW!)

- M4H

...

 

[Amused]

Easy mistake to make. Don't be so hard on yourself.

 

[Aikouka]

Hit the FS/FT forum and see if anyone has a large SD card or possibly sell your camera and buy one that supports the different format. Gotta look on the bright side of things, fuzzy.

 

[tfinch2]

<nelson> HA-HA! </nelson>

 

[FoBoT]

can you chop them in half to make four 4 GB cards?

 

[iroast]

Understandable. Time to eBay them heh.

 

[aphex]

8gb SDHC FTW!!

I use one in my Nikon D80, with my settings I only get about 461 pictures at a time.

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
<nelson> HA-HA! </nelson>

 

[Shawn]

Yeah, I could have told you that.




sorry.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
can you chop them in half to make four 4 GB cards?

I dunno. Maybe.

*grabs Chinese cleaver and soldering iron*

 

[KK]

how much you want for them shipped?

 

[andylawcc]

what? a SD card that's nOT backward compatible? unimpossible. I thought you are talking about the Sony Memory Stuck duo pro magic.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Ceremonious burning FTW.

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
what? a SD card that's nOT backward compatible? unimpossible. I thought you are talking about the Sony Memory Stuck duo pro magic.

SD != SDHC

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: KK
how much you want for them shipped?

YHPM. Don't wanna turn this into a FS thread.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
IOW, FS/T 2x 8GB SDHC?

(Abbreviations FTW!)

- M4H

...

I can't believe I understand that entire sentence. I've been on AT too long :Q

 

[Wapp]

OP: ASL?

 

[zephyrprime]

There have actually been about three different versions of SD made I believe. Few people realize this so don't feel bad.

 

[silverpig]

Look at it this way: Now you have an excuse to upgrade everything else you own.

 

[EKKC]

with memory chips so cheap, you should've gotten a few 2GB or 4GB
i doubt even at high resolution (8MP) you would need more than 4GB, and with a few spare 2GB and 4GB you should never run out anyway

can you still send it back?

 

[Fox5]

I'm pretty sure once formatted as Fat32, a Dell AXIM X50 can support up to a 20GB SD card. Might need a firmware update though.

 

[EKKC]

20GB SD cards? wha?
or do you mean CF/MicroDrive

 

[Skotty]

Originally posted by: aphex
8gb SDHC FTW!!

I use one in my Nikon D80, with my settings I only get about 461 pictures at a time.

Come on now... what are you gonna do with a 17MB picture? Much less, 461 of them at a time. You guys take things too far. Moderation people!

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: Skotty

Originally posted by: aphex
8gb SDHC FTW!!

I use one in my Nikon D80, with my settings I only get about 461 pictures at a time.

Come on now... what are you gonna do with a 17MB picture? Much less, 461 of them at a time. You guys take things too far. Moderation people!

if you are shooting raw + jpeg you can use 8gb quickly. just because you dont know how to use a 17mb picture doesnt mean others dont.