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annie123
annie123 Posts: 4,256 Forumite
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Hi I have just received my sons birthday pressie.
A JVC D-RG390 camcorder.
It comes with a 32mb card, sounds very small to me:confused:
before I give it to him, should I get him a larger card? I have a larger card in my camera, I cant see a 32mb lasting longer than 10 secs!! in a camcorder.
Or am I missing something?:confused:

Thanks
Annie

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  • computerwoman
    computerwoman Posts: 4,075 Forumite
    yes I would get a bigger memory card,
    try https://www.memorybits.co.uk
    you can get a 1gb one for inder a tenner.
    cw.
    say happy birthday to your son for me.
    cw.
    :D



    Pls be nice to all MSer's
    There's no such thing as a stupid question, and even if you disagree courtesy helps.
    Tomorrow never come's as today is yesterday and tomorrow is today:confused:

    MERRY CHRISTMAS FELLOW MSer's:xmastree:
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    I don't think that the SD card is for video. Probably for stills.
  • computerwoman
    computerwoman Posts: 4,075 Forumite
    Donnie wrote: »
    I don't think that the SD card is for video. Probably for stills.
    I have a digital camera that has movie on it, and I got an sd card for that and it works fine, actually mine came with a 32mb one also, useless.
    cw.
    :D



    Pls be nice to all MSer's
    There's no such thing as a stupid question, and even if you disagree courtesy helps.
    Tomorrow never come's as today is yesterday and tomorrow is today:confused:

    MERRY CHRISTMAS FELLOW MSer's:xmastree:
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Since the stills can only be VGA size 640 x 480 pixels, he'll be able to get somewhere between 180 and 450 pictures on the card.
    Better off buying a spare DV tape.
  • superjaggybunnet
    superjaggybunnet Posts: 1,145 Forumite
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    go to www.mymemory.co.uk or www.7dayshop.com for great prices on SD cards.
  • pigeonpie
    pigeonpie Posts: 1,216 Forumite
    Before you buy a super fast SD card make sure that it's compatible with the camera. I like Sandisk cards and would check amazon's prices on them too as they can sometimes be the cheapest.
    Happy Birthday to your son.
  • nullogik
    nullogik Posts: 467 Forumite
    I'd try and keep away from Ebay when buying memory cards, unless its from a very reputable dealer. There are a lot of cheap fake "Sandisk Ultras" out there, that are built from substandard components and claim to have a higher capacity than they really do. I'd stick to a large reputable dealer like Amazon or Pixmania...
    Lack of money is the root of all evil.
    George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Don't bother. :)
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