Where To Get SD Card For Digital Camera?

[boredstudent3]

Hi Guys,

I'm really out of touch with electronics and the gizmo gadgets.

I got a digital camera and it doesn't come with a memory card, so therefore I can not take pics and have them stored.

I checked the hot deals section and didn't see any deals for SD cards.

Would like to know where you guys get the cards from and for a cheap price.

Thank you. Not sure what capacity I should get either.

The camera is the Canon S100. 16GB enough or do I need 32GB?

[george__]

The Canon S100 looks like a basic camera. Nothing fancy so a 16GB might be enough. But it looks like the camera can do 1080p movie recording so a 32GB might be needed if you are going to record movies a lot.
Also your camera can do SD, SDHC, and SDXC. So pretty much any SD card will do...

Here's some links for you!

16GB...
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/sandisk-sandisk-extreme-pro-16gb-sdhc-memory-card-sdsdxpa-016g-x46s/10182104.aspx
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=&webid=648774&affixedcode=WW
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=&webid=770844&affixedcode=WW

32GB...
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=&webid=648865&affixedcode=WW
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX19770
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=39325&vpn=ASDH32GCL6-R&manufacture=AData%20Technology
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/pny-electronics-pny-32gb-sdhc-class-10-memory-card-p-sdh32g10-efs2/10167798.aspx

Stay away from class 4 (it will be too slow for your needs). Class 6 and above is the best.

[JamesA1]

The S100 is actually one of the most sophisticated pocket-size cameras around, but even so a class 4 SD card will work just fine for the 1080p/24 video it shoots. The MOV video files run about 250 Mbytes/minute, so unless you plan to shoot a lot of long video segments a 16 Gbyte card will probably do.

[boredstudent3]

Wow, thanks George for the info and links

I didn't anticipate sOme of the cards to be that expensive.

I do plan to take some videos using the camera so I am looking to probably get a 32gb card

Should I be getting a class 10? Is that the best for my needs?

Also? Which brand is good for cards? I see so many like patriot, sandisc, pny, verbatim, and a whole bunch of other ones. I'm kind of overwhelmed by the numerous brands.

Some of these cards are $50-$90...that's quite a lot of money

[Forhad]

You can buy from amazon.com.

[pessamystic]

Buying anything less than a class 10 is silly when they are dirt cheap:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=11_175_176&item_id=043463

when you fill the buffer on burst, the card speed will influence how long you need to wait until you can shoot another pic. a

[willy]

Wow, thanks George for the info and links

I didn't anticipate sOme of the cards to be that expensive.

I do plan to take some videos using the camera so I am looking to probably get a 32gb card

Should I be getting a class 10? Is that the best for my needs?

Also? Which brand is good for cards? I see so many like patriot, sandisc, pny, verbatim, and a whole bunch of other ones. I'm kind of overwhelmed by the numerous brands.

Some of these cards are $50-$90...that's quite a lot of money
It's all about the speed. But don't need to overspend, the recommended Kingston class 10 is good enough.

UPDATE> Found this off the web for S100 ...

1920: 16GB in 59:40 is 4.7 MB/s
iFrame is 4.8 MB/s
1280 is 3.2 MB/s
640 is 1.5 MB/s

[shuji_kiritani_888]

You can always try http://***** and get the lowest price with all the listed Canadian online retailers.

[JamesA1]

Speaking from experience, there's little benefit to getting a class 10 SD card for these cameras. I normally use a class 10 card myself because I have one, but I tested 3 of my old class 4 cards in the S100, and there was no problem recording continuous 1080p/24 video with any of them. It's true that photos write to a class 10 card a little faster from the buffer, but unless you plan to shoot long bursts of hi-res photos, it's not worth worrying about. Class 10 cards are cheap enough that it shouldn't cost you much extra, but if you find a cheap class 4 card, or you have one lying around, use it and don't worry about it.

[hdom]

Class 10 is good idea for future prove but they are not created the same. ie. Check some of the old Hot Deal threads on SDs and there are detail discussions on how lower class SanDisk has been benched to be much faster than higher class cards of others so any SanDisk is all you need.

Btw, the S100 shoots in RAW so the speed may help in brust shots.

[jackie999]

I got my SDHC (for my tablet) class 6, 8GB, at costco $19.99...good enuff for me :)

[dandiggler]

Just ordered one of these for my new camera. The reviews seem decent and its a class 10 card.

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B003VNKNEQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

[Dwight10]

To get SD cards on cheap price for your digital camera you can search it on eBay and amazon. Also i think 32GB SD card is better for your canon S100 digital camera.

[boredstudent3]

The S100 is actually one of the most sophisticated pocket-size cameras around, but even so a class 4 SD card will work just fine for the 1080p/24 video it shoots. The MOV video files run about 250 Mbytes/minute, so unless you plan to shoot a lot of long video segments a 16 Gbyte card will probably do.

i do plan to take some videos with the camera. i've never owned a proper digital camera before, yeah i've had a cheap one but it was like 3MP...lol

i'm thinking 32GB just in case. i don't want to be carrying around multiple cards, even though they are small.


Buying anything less than a class 10 is silly when they are dirt cheap:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=11_175_176&item_id=043463

when you fill the buffer on burst, the card speed will influence how long you need to wait until you can shoot another pic. a

that is very cheap, but some people suggest SanDisc over the other brands (PNY, kingston, Verbatim, etc...)


It's all about the speed. But don't need to overspend, the recommended Kingston class 10 is good enough.

UPDATE> Found this off the web for S100 ...

1920: 16GB in 59:40 is 4.7 MB/s
iFrame is 4.8 MB/s
1280 is 3.2 MB/s
640 is 1.5 MB/s

yeah i don't want to overspend b/c the camera was expensive already. and i don't even have a case for it yet. no case and no memory card.

some of the cards i looked at were more than $50+


Speaking from experience, there's little benefit to getting a class 10 SD card for these cameras. I normally use a class 10 card myself because I have one, but I tested 3 of my old class 4 cards in the S100, and there was no problem recording continuous 1080p/24 video with any of them. It's true that photos write to a class 10 card a little faster from the buffer, but unless you plan to shoot long bursts of hi-res photos, it's not worth worrying about. Class 10 cards are cheap enough that it shouldn't cost you much extra, but if you find a cheap class 4 card, or you have one lying around, use it and don't worry about it.

since the class 10 cards are not that much more expensive, i think i'm going that route, buy it once and get a proper one to last a while.


Class 10 is good idea for future prove but they are not created the same. ie. Check some of the old Hot Deal threads on SDs and there are detail discussions on how lower class SanDisk has been benched to be much faster than higher class cards of others so any SanDisk is all you need.

Btw, the S100 shoots in RAW so the speed may help in brust shots.

what does RAW mean or stand for? i'm a photo noob. so Sandisc is the brand that I should be targeting?


To get SD cards on cheap price for your digital camera you can search it on eBay and amazon. Also i think 32GB SD card is better for your canon S100 digital camera.

thanks. i'm thinking 32GB should be enough as well.


I got my SDHC (for my tablet) class 6, 8GB, at costco $19.99...good enuff for me :)

i went to costco today and found the sandisc 2 pack of 4GB cards for $12.99. didn't like the idea of 2 small capacity cards.


Just ordered one of these for my new camera. The reviews seem decent and its a class 10 card.

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B003VNKNEQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

thanks! i'm going to browse around on some online retailers to see what they offer now that i know what i need.

[george__]

@OP
I've used Kingston, Patriot, Sandisk, AData and some other brands... No problem with all three brands.

NCIX has a patriot 32GB for ~$25 or a ADATA for ~$20...

The Patriot has really good review on amazon (http://www.amazon.ca/Patriot-Series-Class-Memory-PSF32GSDHC10/dp/B002TABU5I)

Patriot (http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=51210&vpn=PSF32GSDHC10&manufacture=Patriot&promoid=1254)

It has a 5 year warranty (http://patriotmemory.com/support/producttermsp.jsp).

[Catherine111]

Yeah agree. I think http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B003VNKNEQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 would be best for you. I have also owned this one.

[JamesA1]

what does RAW mean or stand for? i'm a photo noob. so Sandisc is the brand that I should be targeting?

RAW format is the raw photo data that the camera sensor captures, before jpeg compression. A RAW image file is much bigger than a jpg file, which is why a faster SD card is helpful if you are trying to capture a burst of images in RAW format. Most high end cameras allow you to capture RAW format because you can later manipulate the full original image data more flexibly in a PC program to create a more optimized final jpeg image than the in-camera default settings.

Sandisk has the best brand reputation, so they generally cost a little more. But most of the other brands are fine. Failures are rare, but I have had a couple of memory cards fail on me, and I was able to get them replaced under manufacturer's warranty. But so far no failures of Sandisk cards.