T2i Are Class 4 SDHC cards adequate?

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haircut

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Has anyone shot with a class 4 SDHC card. I have plenty of class 4 cards, but would they be quick enough for the T2i's data rate? My google-fu is weak today.

I can't find faster cards locally, so I'm really wondering (as my camera makes its way through the mail system) if I can get by on class 4 until I can get some faster cards.
 
haircut said:
Has anyone shot with a class 4 SDHC card. I have plenty of class 4 cards, but would they be quick enough for the T2i's data rate? My google-fu is weak today.

I can't find faster cards locally, so I'm really wondering (as my camera makes its way through the mail system) if I can get by on class 4 until I can get some faster cards.
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Canon says class 6 or higher. The class 4 will work, but may not produce 100% results. If you have trouble with a class 4 it will cost you time and money.
 
ROCKMORE said:
Canon says class 6 or higher. The class 4 will work, but may not produce 100% results. If you have trouble with a class 4 it will cost you time and money.
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I have tested this with a Class 4 Card from Best Buy. It is PNY brand 8GB. I recorded two clips that were twelve minutes each which filled up the card. The "buffer filling up" icon showed up about twice but there was never a problem. Might be different for other card manufacturers. Dunno.
 
This is good news. I have several class 4 cards that I'd like to use as backups so this will be great.

I found 16GB class 6 cards on Amazon for $40 so I ordered two for primary storage. It's great to know first-hand that class 4 cards seem to work in a pinch. Thanks guys!
 
What about class 4 cards that are rated at 15mb/s? Isn't that faster than most class 4 cards?
It was one of the sandisk extreme cards, cost around 45 dollars.

Also, will 32GB cards work on the T2i?

Thanks!
 
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