hunz
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Anyone know the write speed so I can get a SD card to match. No point in getting a faster card & wasting $$ when the camera is not up to it
X100 Write speed?
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Spyro
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my local shop recommended a card with a 15mb/sec transfer rate.
Catto
Photographer
As mentioned in this other thread about cards - http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102196 - the Fuji Guys (who have had a lot more time with it to test) recommend Class 6 or higher speed cards; but aside from that, if you have a good card reader the download speed to your computer can be much quicker than the camera's transfer speed, so I wouldn't worry about buying faster than you need.
Might as well get class 10, it's not like they're massively more expensive - or is it?
R
(Discussion of class & speed ratings here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital )
Might as well get class 10, it's not like they're massively more expensive - or is it?
R
(Discussion of class & speed ratings here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital )
hunz
Established
What I meant is.. what is the X100's write speed when transferring image data from sensor to the SD card?
I currently have a bunch of SanDisk Extreme III - 2 GB SD cards. But I can tell what 'class' they are. I did a google search (see below) and it says its a 20MB/s card. So guess the main question here is does the X100 write faster or slower? -- if slower, I don't need to buy any new cards unless I want larger capacity for say video
http://reviews.cnet.com/...andisk-extreme-iii-flash/1707-3239_7-32172714.html
I currently have a bunch of SanDisk Extreme III - 2 GB SD cards. But I can tell what 'class' they are. I did a google search (see below) and it says its a 20MB/s card. So guess the main question here is does the X100 write faster or slower? -- if slower, I don't need to buy any new cards unless I want larger capacity for say video
http://reviews.cnet.com/...andisk-extreme-iii-flash/1707-3239_7-32172714.html
ampguy
Veteran
older SD non SDHC cards
older SD non SDHC cards
These are probably non SDHC cards, formatted for FAT16. They are probably rated at 20MBps and may work well. The larger sized SDHC FAT32 Ultra III cards are now 30MBps, but older ones were 20MBps.
All should work OK for stills. For video, you may want to utilize SDHC cards rated at class 6 or higher.
older SD non SDHC cards
These are probably non SDHC cards, formatted for FAT16. They are probably rated at 20MBps and may work well. The larger sized SDHC FAT32 Ultra III cards are now 30MBps, but older ones were 20MBps.
All should work OK for stills. For video, you may want to utilize SDHC cards rated at class 6 or higher.
hunz
Established
Based on the Wikipedia link..
Speed Class Rating
The Speed Class Rating is the official unit of speed measurement for SD Cards, defined by the SD Association. These are the ratings of some currently available cards:
Class 0 cards do not specify performance, which includes all legacy cards prior to class specifications.
Class 2, 2 MB/s, slowest for SDHC cards.
Class 4, 4 MB/s.
Class 6, 6 MB/s.
Class 10, 10 MB/s.
Does this mean my 2.0 GB SD (non SDHC) cards are Class 10 at the very least as they are 20 MB/s capable?
Speed Class Rating
The Speed Class Rating is the official unit of speed measurement for SD Cards, defined by the SD Association. These are the ratings of some currently available cards:
Class 0 cards do not specify performance, which includes all legacy cards prior to class specifications.
Class 2, 2 MB/s, slowest for SDHC cards.
Class 4, 4 MB/s.
Class 6, 6 MB/s.
Class 10, 10 MB/s.
Does this mean my 2.0 GB SD (non SDHC) cards are Class 10 at the very least as they are 20 MB/s capable?
ampguy
Veteran
not necessarily
not necessarily
The Class # measurement is for min. sustained write speeds to a fragmented card, while the prior x multiples could be read, or write depending on what the vendor chose to measure.
The 2GB Extreme III's usually measure in the 15-17Mbps range though.
The larger Extreme III's SDHC >2GB cards first were class 6 20Mbps and later newer ones class 10 30Mbps - the s/n, p/n changes are on the sandisk website.
They will probably be fine, but if you want to be guaranteed, I'd get newer cards with the class number circled on the cards.
Last Oct - Dec, outlets like Costco were blowing out the early Extremes and Ultras without Class designators, they are probably fine, but I've had great success (zero failures) with a variety of class 6 and 10 cards from Patriot, Adata, Transcend, Kingston, as well as Sandisk.
not necessarily
The Class # measurement is for min. sustained write speeds to a fragmented card, while the prior x multiples could be read, or write depending on what the vendor chose to measure.
The 2GB Extreme III's usually measure in the 15-17Mbps range though.
The larger Extreme III's SDHC >2GB cards first were class 6 20Mbps and later newer ones class 10 30Mbps - the s/n, p/n changes are on the sandisk website.
They will probably be fine, but if you want to be guaranteed, I'd get newer cards with the class number circled on the cards.
Last Oct - Dec, outlets like Costco were blowing out the early Extremes and Ultras without Class designators, they are probably fine, but I've had great success (zero failures) with a variety of class 6 and 10 cards from Patriot, Adata, Transcend, Kingston, as well as Sandisk.
hunz
Established
ok, thanks
still would be good to know official X100 write speeds to ascertain best card to match :bang:
still would be good to know official X100 write speeds to ascertain best card to match :bang:
hunz
Established
X100 writes speeds [Initial findings]
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1020&message=37929448
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1020&message=37929448
Arjay
Time Traveller
Just a short update: Yes, SD card write speed does make a difference - a very substantial one.
I am using an 8GB Sandisk Extreme Pro UHS-I card that features 45MB/s write speed, which gives the camera sufficiently fast file save times so that the camera's periods of unresponsiveness aren't that painful any more.
I hear that there are already SD cards on the market with write speeds around 90MB/s, albeit still at rather steep prices. Once the prices of these cards have come down, this will be the way to go.
I am using an 8GB Sandisk Extreme Pro UHS-I card that features 45MB/s write speed, which gives the camera sufficiently fast file save times so that the camera's periods of unresponsiveness aren't that painful any more.
I hear that there are already SD cards on the market with write speeds around 90MB/s, albeit still at rather steep prices. Once the prices of these cards have come down, this will be the way to go.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
The card I bought when I picked my X100 up is an 8 gig SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-1 ... supposedly with 45 MB/s* read/write speed! 😱
jsrockit
Moderator
This is the best card for the X100.
Vobluda
Well-known
Small test is available here:
http://www.zachrana-harddisku.cz/cz/fuji-finepix-x100-casy-zapisu-na-karty-sdhc-uhs-i.asp
http://www.zachrana-harddisku.cz/cz/fuji-finepix-x100-casy-zapisu-na-karty-sdhc-uhs-i.asp
Arjay
Time Traveller
I have experienced random camera freezes after I used the EVF in the camera. Some sources on the German X100 forum hinted that this might be connected with using a SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-1 card.
Has anyone of you experienced similar problems when using UHS-I SD cards?
Has anyone of you experienced similar problems when using UHS-I SD cards?
_larky
Well-known
I've had it with every type of SD card.
I'd go with these cards because they are fast, and the X100 needs that.
I'd go with these cards because they are fast, and the X100 needs that.
