SDHC card. Class 10 or not?

VoucherMan

I've bought a camera for my niece for Christmas but I've still to get an SD card. The camera's a Kodak Easyshare.

Is it worth getting a class 10 card (she's 10 & it's her first camera) or am I better off just getting a cheaper class 2 or 4 card?

I've seen a post on the grabbit forum for a 16GB-SD-Card for £17.69. They've also got an 8GB-SD-Card for £9.99.

The camera has a video recording function on it but I don't know if it would benefit much from a faster speed card.

Any recommendations?

withabix

I wouldn't bother with a Class 10 card unless it is a very expensive camera, the camera manual recommends Class 10 or the Class 10 card is very cheap, as the camera won't be capable of taking advantage of the card, because the camera's data transfer speed will probably be slower than the card.

ALSO, assuming she has a PC to read the card, is the card reader SDHC compatible??

Esqui

Class 4 will do just fine.

Class 10s, as said, would only be useful in really high spec cameras like DSLRs, or in HD video cameras (and even then a Class 6 would do adequately)

JasX

I picked up that very card last week and for me it works fine (Cannon SX 200).

I definitely suggest going for that particular Class 10 on grounds its a 16 GB card and you'll struggle to find a cheaper 16 GB card no matter how slow it is.

So since you won't save any money getting a slower card it turns into a bit of a bit of a no brainer really

Aiadi

JasX wrote: »

I definitely suggest going for that particular Class 10 on grounds its a 16 GB card and you'll struggle to find a cheaper 16 GB card no matter how slow it is.

Slightly off topic here but that particular card does not seems to be all that it is hyped to be.. Reviews are suggesting that it is slower than a 'class 10' card and that as a result it is not even ReadyBoost suitable (although its Class 6 equivalent does apparently do ReadyBoost!!

As others said though, it is excellent value for a 16G and should work absolutely fine for the task.