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Nikon D5200 and very large SD cards
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Thanks.No, sorry, I can only confirm that 64GB works fine in my D5200.
Cheers
Hugh
Not sure if I want to spend the $100 to test it.
My D800s and the Sony RX100 Mk V are more than happy with the 128GB and 64GB cards I normally use. 512 is just nuts. check the approved memory cards section of this page:
https://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d5200/spec.htm
https://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d5200/spec.htm
I know there is nothing on the approved list, that's why I was asking if anybody had tried a larger card. What works is different than what's approved.
I can use a 512GB card in my D800s if it doesn't work in the D5200 but I really have no need for something that big in the D800s. I have to really push it to try and fill up a 64 in a night. I can do 30 without breaking a sweat.
I know there is nothing on the approved list, that's why I was asking if anybody had tried a larger card. What works is different than what's approved.
I can use a 512GB card in my D800s if it doesn't work in the D5200 but I really have no need for something that big in the D800s. I have to really push it to try and fill up a 64 in a night. I can do 30 without breaking a sweat.
If you don't need something that big in the 800s, why do you need it in the 5200?
Ding ding ding!
I would like to setup a ten day time lapse. The higher the capacity of the card the shorter the interval I can use.
Will your camera battery last 10 days, or are you connecting a power adapter?
Just for a laugh I've bought a Huawei class 10 512 card for £19 but will have to wait a while for delivery before testing.
Assuming it's not a fake I can always use it elsewhere if it's no good in the camera
Cheers
Hugh
Since it will be miles from the nearest power it will have to be a battery setup with a solar charger. My biggest fear is for the lens getting dirty. For version 1.0 I will probably just keep my fingers crossed. I've considered using compressed air or an acetate loop in front of the lens. Something like that would be for v2 - assuming v1 turned out good enough to pursue it.Will your camera battery last 10 days, or are you connecting a power adapter?
Just for a laugh I've bought a Huawei class 10 512 card for £19 but will have to wait a while for delivery before testing.
Assuming it's not a fake I can always use it elsewhere if it's no good in the camera
Cheers
Hugh
I bought two cheap 1TB micro SD cards a while back. I bricked one of them and never sat through a full hardware test on the other one. It was going to take a day or two and I didn't have the time to run it. I'm not sure where those cards are after the gallery shutdown. In any case I know the D5200 didn't like it. The D800 didn't have a problem with it. I think the issue with the D5200 is that it didn't have enough room on the display to show remaining images counter.
If you have lard on your SD card, it can cause problems, greasy contacts might not connect very well with the reader. Try to clean it.
Yeah I caught that right after I posted and couldn't figure out how to change the title. I've since fixed it.
@Laird Knox, my Huawei 512GB micro SD card has arrived, and I can confirm that it is accepted by the D5200.
I took a couple of test shots and a few seconds of video, so all appears to be well
I shall probably use it to boot into Snow Leopard on an old MacBook now, as I don't need such a large card for a camera myself
Cheers
Hugh
I took a couple of test shots and a few seconds of video, so all appears to be well
I shall probably use it to boot into Snow Leopard on an old MacBook now, as I don't need such a large card for a camera myself
Cheers
Hugh
The Manual says 128GB pg.77 Class 6 Speed or higher
http://download.nikonimglib.com/archive2/AsYvV00TwSwS01tH37510HJZw448/D5200VRUM_EU(En)01.pdf
I wonder if you could use it even thought its not listed. The D750 manual list 256GB cards but the most that's listed for D5200 is the 128GB cards. If you use the 256GB (I'm assuming) the read would just max out at the 128GB space and that's it.
http://download.nikonimglib.com/archive2/AsYvV00TwSwS01tH37510HJZw448/D5200VRUM_EU(En)01.pdf
I wonder if you could use it even thought its not listed. The D750 manual list 256GB cards but the most that's listed for D5200 is the 128GB cards. If you use the 256GB (I'm assuming) the read would just max out at the 128GB space and that's it.
@Laird Knox, my Huawei 512GB micro SD card has arrived, and I can confirm that it is accepted by the D5200.
I took a couple of test shots and a few seconds of video, so all appears to be well
I shall probably use it to boot into Snow Leopard on an old MacBook now, as I don't need such a large card for a camera myself
Cheers
Hugh
Ah nice. I put a 1TB counterfeit card in it a while back and it didn't work. The same card worked fine in the D800. I suspect that the number of available frames was over what the LCD could report.
I was planing on getting the Samsung card after payday. It is down to $129 and was worth the risk. I also dug out the camera and realized it is actually a D5500. Glad I know what I have! The camera was an award from a contest so that's why I'm not worried about sticking it in the desert for two weeks.
It never would have replaced my D800s.The listed cards are a limited selection that was tested before the camera was released. They don't bother to update it. The D800 lists 64GB as the max the D800 will handle and I regularly use 128GB cards in mine. I even tested a 1TB card in it and it had no problems. Told me I could record some insane number of RAW images.
The format of the card determines the space. The camera doesn't really care. They support SDXC so the volume size shouldn't be an issue. I have put a 1TB card in the D5500 (listed wrong camera above) and it didn't work but from my calculations the remaining image counter exceeded what the camera could report. The size of the card wasn't the problem.
My 512GB card reports "34.5k" frames available (JPEG) in the D5200.Ah nice. I put a 1TB counterfeit card in it a while back and it didn't work. The same card worked fine in the D800. I suspect that the number of available frames was over what the LCD could report.
I was planing on getting the Samsung card after payday. It is down to $129 and was worth the risk. I also dug out the camera and realized it is actually a D5500. Glad I know what I have! The camera was an award from a contest so that's why I'm not worried about sticking it in the desert for two weeks.
The listed cards are a limited selection that was tested before the camera was released. They don't bother to update it. The D800 lists 64GB as the max the D800 will handle and I regularly use 128GB cards in mine. I even tested a 1TB card in it and it had no problems. Told me I could record some insane number of RAW images.
The format of the card determines the space. The camera doesn't really care. They support SDXC so the volume size shouldn't be an issue. I have put a 1TB card in the D5500 (listed wrong camera above) and it didn't work but from my calculations the remaining image counter exceeded what the camera could report. The size of the card wasn't the problem.
Cheers
Hugh
Are you going to make a video of a 10 day time lapse? I saw a really cool one a year or two ago of one where a camera was mounted on a container ship. The good thing with that was that a ship worker set it up so he could clean the lens (and presumably swap the battery/cards) since he was also onboard.
That is the plan but it will be left in the mountains by itself. I've considered designing something to keep the lens clear but that will have to wait until version 2. Right now I have to solve the power problem as it looks like the storage is good to go.
My 512GB card reports "34.5k" frames available (JPEG) in the D5200.
Cheers
Hugh
Thanks for the test. I plan on shooting RAW to have better control over the night and day settings if needed. At one frame a minute it would generate in the area of 15,000 images. Should be no problem, particularly since Nikon horribly underestimates the remaining space.
Unfortunately the card I was looking at has gone back to $199. It is from a third party vendor so I expect it will drop again when Amazon gets more in stock.
Yep, Hughmac has already tested a 512GB card. The recommended list is always very conservative.
Do keep us up to date on this project (including the time lapse). I’m very interested to see how it turns out.