GH2 sdhc cards for gh2
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scorsesefan
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I have a non-hacked GH2 and I trust these: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/868906-REG/SanDisk_sdsdu_016g_u46_16GB_SDHC_Memory_Card.html
My opinion is that you shouldn't go with a too high capacity card because if it craps itself you're going to lose a ton of footage.
My opinion is that you shouldn't go with a too high capacity card because if it craps itself you're going to lose a ton of footage.
No one says you have to fill up all 64GB...but if you want the most compatible card with all of the hacks available, the one I referred to is it.
Blue Bomber
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Transcend Class 10 is great for hacks under 100mpbs. I use it with Canis Majoris Night at 24L.
Fast 64GB SDXC cards like this one: SanDisk 64GB SDXC Extreme Class 10 UHS-I 45MB/sec : $66 at B&H Photo
NOTE: The SanDisk 30MB/sec Extreme cards have a 10MB/sec minimum write speed, which makes them TOO slow for high bit-rate GH2 patches.
SDXC cards have a better memory controller and will often span at higher bit-rates, where the SDHC memory controller will NOT span at higher bit-rates.
NOTE: The SanDisk 30MB/sec Extreme cards have a 10MB/sec minimum write speed, which makes them TOO slow for high bit-rate GH2 patches.
SDXC cards have a better memory controller and will often span at higher bit-rates, where the SDHC memory controller will NOT span at higher bit-rates.
Also thoroughly tested Transcend UHS-I 85Mbps cards with Flowmotion and ApocNow, they work as well as the SanDisk 95's.
...You don't have to hack your camera, but you might as well buy memory cards that work with the high bit-rate hacks in case you want to try them out.
What do you mean by "Span"? I am totally lost here
Are these good options? should I get a SDXC?
http://www.ebay.es/itm/190774739257...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_2007wt_1399
http://www.ebay.es/itm/221059642839...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_3009wt_1165
This?
http://www.sandisk.es/products/memory-cards/sd/extremepro-sdxc-sdhc-uhs-1-95mbs/?capacity=32GB
Are these good options? should I get a SDXC?
http://www.ebay.es/itm/190774739257...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_2007wt_1399
http://www.ebay.es/itm/221059642839...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_3009wt_1165
This?
http://www.sandisk.es/products/memory-cards/sd/extremepro-sdxc-sdhc-uhs-1-95mbs/?capacity=32GB
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"Span" means that you can keep shooting until the memory card is full ( or your battery dies ) and your GH2 will keep writing new 4 GB file segments to your memory card. This means you can shoot for hours with your GH2, and then use the AVCHD import tool found in most professional editors ( I use Sony Vegas Pro ) to automatically stitch together all the file segments into one big AVCHD file on your hard-drive.
If your memory card can not "Span" ( because it's either too slow, or does not use the SDXC memory controller ), then your GH2 camera will STOP recording once it has reached a single 4 GB file segment. ( multi-segment video files can't be created ) How soon your camera stops recording will depend on the bitrate you are recording at.
...I have shot one 90 minute take of a musical symphony using a 64 GB SDXC card and still had room for another 30 minutes of shooting. If I has used a memory card that could NOT span, then I would have to keep pressing the REC button every 7.5 minutes and I would end up missing the parts that happen in between each of the 7.5 minute recordings. ( huge pain in the *ss )
GHKAM
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Just to clarify you mean the over 100mbps patches, like Driftwood right?
Lpowell post on his 100mbps Flow Motion patch states:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthrea...-Motion-v2-Patch-Banding-amp-Blocking-Be-Gone!
The best, most reliable, trouble free card is without a doubt the following. I recommend nothing else.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...DXPA_064G_A75_Extreme_Pro_64GB_SDHC_SDXC.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...DXPA_064G_A75_Extreme_Pro_64GB_SDHC_SDXC.html
...If Lee vouches for the Class 10 30MB/s(READ) cards, then they must be OK with his patch.
The slowest cards I use with FlowMotion ver 2.02 at 24H are my cheapo Patriot EP cards which have a tested write speed of 30MB/sec. ( at one point you could buy these 64 GB SDXC UHS-I cards for $40 each )
Due to budget, these are my two choices,
-http://www.sandisk.es/products/memory-cards/sd/extreme-uhs-1-45mbs/?capacity=32GB
-32GB version of this http://www.transcend.com.es/tarjetas-de-memoria/sd-sdhc/16gb-sdhc-class-10-uhs-1
like I said I am using flowmotion , which card would be the best option?
-http://www.sandisk.es/products/memory-cards/sd/extreme-uhs-1-45mbs/?capacity=32GB
-32GB version of this http://www.transcend.com.es/tarjetas-de-memoria/sd-sdhc/16gb-sdhc-class-10-uhs-1
like I said I am using flowmotion , which card would be the best option?
Between those two choices I would go with the SanDisk card.
I am guessing that nobody sells this card where you are: Patriot Memory EP Series 64GB SDXC Class 10
( this 64GB Patriot EP card will span at high bit-rates, where all 32GB cards will not )
I've tested and used that exact 32GB card (Transcend UHS-I 85Mbps) with FlowMotion and even high bitrate patches (Apocalypse Now) and it just works.
Fresno Bob
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I use standard class 10 transcend cards with flow motion. Works fine.