SD Card Questions from a digital photography noob

[lykaon78]

So I went to Circuit City yesterday to pick up a Kodak LS753. This is my first digital camera.

The CC rep tried to convince that I needed the more expensive SD Ultra cards but couldn't really explain to me why I would need it or what difference I would notice (besides in the wallet). Being a digital photography noob I decided to come home, research, and ask questions here.

So bottom line is do I really need the higher speed cards? What difference will I notice if I don't get the high speed card?

The Kodak manually doesn't mention a high speed card anywhere. I am basically going to be doing casual photography with 4x6 to 5x7 prints at most - 90% of my photos will stay digital.

Any thoughts?

 

[Bucksnort]

Check out this digital photography forum. It is a great resource with knowlegable photographers in every area. You will find your answer to any digital photography question. Ask away and read up.
Steves Digital photography forums

Here is a thread about your question answered by a photo pro moderator.
Which SD card to get?

Memory supported by your camera: STORAGE
- INTERNAL MEMORY: 32MB
- STORAGE MEDIA: 1 X SECURE DIGITAL (SD) CARD SUPPORTED1 X
MULTIMEDIACARD (MMC) SUPPORTED


Here is what Steves review says about the sd they used in testing:

Shooting performance when using 5.0MP BEST mode was good. From power-up to first image captured measured just under 4 seconds. Shutter lag averaged approx. 1/10 of a second when pre-focused and 4/10 of a second including autofocus. When shooting in single exposure mode, the shot to shot delay measured approx. 1.8 seconds between frames with the flash off and 2 seconds with the flash on. Shooting in Burst mode, I was able to capture 4 frames in about 1.1 seconds. Switching from record to playback takes less than a second and scrolling through images stored on either the internal memory or an SD card is instantaneous. Our tests were done using a Sandisk Ultra II 512MB SD card, 5.0MP BEST quality, preview off, and flash off (unless otherwise noted.) Times may vary depending on lighting conditions, camera settings, media, etc.

 

[harrkev]

The simple explanation is that a faster card will allow less time between shots. If you want to shoot sports or action pictures, get the faster card. On the other hand, if you want to take pictures of patient family members and trees, then go for the cheaper one.

 

[Zepper]

The Kingmax SD Platinum cards don't cost any more than many other brands' slower cards, so why not?

.bh.

 

[Mday]

No. only cameras that are capable of writing to them fast can make use of the higher speeds. this is usually from burst or high frames per second functions. video is typically taken at lower resolutions, so that functionality does not really come into play.

A faster card does not mean a "better" card, they have the same wear and tear characteristics. However, some cards are more ruggedly designed and are capable of more extreme conditions (read, sandisk EXTREME series).

now for your camera. dont bother with faster cards. your camera cannot take advantage of it.

 

[Slogun]

There's not really that much of a price premium onthe 60x-66x cards if you research them (I bet they are expensive at CC)

I just bought this card at newegg.