What size is your memory card?

[Clix Pix]

Boy how tech has changed.

I remember the days of "luggable computers," the predecessor to the laptop -- my first experience with one was when a friend lent me hers to use back in the mid-1980s while I was taking a post-grad course in online database searching (mind you, this was back long before Google was a twinkle in anyone's eye! Back then we librarians did the searches and had specialized training in developing "search strategies", the proper protocols to access the various databases, etc). I used computers at work and in the class, but we did not yet have a computer in our home.

I carefully set up the Texas Instruments TI something-or-other on our kitchen table, plugged it into the wall, then reached for the telephone receiver from the adjacent wall phone and carefully positioned it into the 300-baud modem which was part of the machine, then dialed up the number I had been given by the course instructor in order to reach the database I needed so that I could begin doing my assignment. The modem did its thing and the machine made its noises and suddenly the screen began displaying a string of letters....... I stared at it for a moment as my desired site came up and said wonderingly to my husband, "we have the whole world on our kitchen table!"

 

[argon2020]

Pair of 32 GB cards here, in Nikon D750. Camera writes to both at once, kind of like a RAID-1 mirror. One card fails, doesn't matter, all the pics are on the other card too. These 32 GB SD cards are cheap and hold more images than I shoot in a weekend. It's a great time to be into digital photography!

 

[Steven-iphone]

I think my camera's battery would run out before filling a 32GB card

 

[mackmgg]

I tend to buy whatever is on sale, usually 64GB. But the more photos you have on an SD card the longer the import process will take, so I rarely let it have more than a couple thousand. Otherwise you spend ages waiting for it to determine which photos have already been imported!

 

[Clix Pix]

Something I always do after I've been out shooting is to first put the memory card into the card reader and get the images into the computer. After I've taken a quick look to be sure all is OK and nothing is corrupted, I then put the card back into the camera (or sometimes choose a different card if planning a different type of excursion the next time out) and immediately format the card so that it is ready for the next use, all fresh and clean. No reason to keep a bunch of images still sitting on the memory card (supposedly for storage?) when I've already gotten them into the computer and also backed up on at least one external drive, too, even before moving into the post processing/editing phase.....

Also, buying memory cards "on sale" can be risky, especially if they are made by an unfamiliar brand or being sold by a potentially questionable source. It pays to be careful with purchasing memory cards, especially when going out to shoot something that is particularly important or that you anticipate will be important and memories that you wouldn't want to lose.

 

[mackmgg]

Also, buying memory cards "on sale" can be risky, especially if they are made by an unfamiliar brand or being sold by a potentially questionable source. It pays to be careful with purchasing memory cards, especially when going out to shoot something that is particularly important or that you anticipate will be important and memories that you wouldn't want to lose.

Oh certainly, and to be honest I wouldn’t even buy them from Amazon because fakes are so common. But B&H has SanDisk on sale pretty often, and you can generally trust them!

 

[jwolf6589]

I tend to buy whatever is on sale, usually 64GB. But the more photos you have on an SD card the longer the import process will take, so I rarely let it have more than a couple thousand. Otherwise you spend ages waiting for it to determine which photos have already been imported!

A couple thousand??? What are you doing again?

 

[jwolf6589]

Pair of 32 GB cards here, in Nikon D750. Camera writes to both at once, kind of like a RAID-1 mirror. One card fails, doesn't matter, all the pics are on the other card too. These 32 GB SD cards are cheap and hold more images than I shoot in a weekend. It's a great time to be into digital photography!

True

 

[jwolf6589]

You must not use UHS-II V90 cards. Memory is not cheap kind sir.

What is that?

 

[mackmgg]

A couple thousand??? What are you doing again?

They add up! I last formatted my memory cards at the end of April (about six weeks ago). By now my mirrorless camera has about 1300 photos on it and my P&S has about 1000. I tend to use the point and shoot when I'm out for a run, and so photography isn't necessarily the main purpose but I always stop for a picture if it looks nice! With the mirrorless I tend to be out taking pictures, and so it's easy to take well over a hundred in one shoot even if I'll later decide I only like a few of them.

I'll usually just import photos and stick the card right back in the camera to keep going, but when I decide they're "full" then I'll make sure to back everything up and format the cards or occasionally just replace them with new cards. "Full" in this case meaning that an import takes too long, rather than actually full. That tends to only be 10GB worth of photos regardless of the size of the card. Or if I have a big trip coming up and I want a fresh card. Usually every couple months.

 

[jwolf6589]

They add up! I last formatted my memory cards at the end of April (about six weeks ago). By now my mirrorless camera has about 1300 photos on it and my P&S has about 1000. I tend to use the point and shoot when I'm out for a run, and so photography isn't necessarily the main purpose but I always stop for a picture if it looks nice! With the mirrorless I tend to be out taking pictures, and so it's easy to take well over a hundred in one shoot even if I'll later decide I only like a few of them.

I'll usually just import photos and stick the card right back in the camera to keep going, but when I decide they're "full" then I'll make sure to back everything up and format the cards or occasionally just replace them with new cards. "Full" in this case meaning that an import takes too long, rather than actually full. That tends to only be 10GB worth of photos regardless of the size of the card. Or if I have a big trip coming up and I want a fresh card. Usually every couple months.

My goodness. I use my phone for on the fly walks type pictures but any serious photography I use my Powershot. What type of P&S do you have?

 

[Apple fanboy]

32mm x 24mm x 2.1 mm

 

[kenoh]

My goodness. I use my phone for on the fly walks type pictures but any serious photography I use my Powershot. What type of P&S do you have?

I have 3 RX100s Have a MK3 as it has a faster lens, I have an IR converted MK5a and a MK7 for when I can't be bothered to carry heavy artillery.

 

[jwolf6589]

I have 3 RX100s Have a MK3 as it has a faster lens, I have an IR converted MK5a and a MK7 for when I can't be bothered to carry heavy artillery.

I am sorry but what are those cameras? Who makes them?

 

[kenoh]

32mm x 24mm x 2.1 mm

See I was trying to be mature and resisted doing this..... but very good...

 

[kenoh]

I am sorry but what are those cameras? Who makes them?

Sony RX100 series of cameras.

There are 8 versions from the original to the Mark 7 with 2 Mark 5s the 5 and the 5A (5A has the autofocus engine of the mark 6)

As of the mark 6 and 7, it has a 24-200mm zoom lens at the cost of speed (aperture). The original had a f1.8 28-105mm Zeiss lens which is great. The mark 3 introduced a pop up viewfinder but has a 24-70mm f2.8 lens. The mark 2 had a hot shoe

So each iteration of it had a tweak to it. The Mark 7 is at time of writing the most recent model and has very good auto focus speed and the longer more useful zoom lens but they are well regarded in the market for punching above their weight. an RX100 of come sorts has been in my laptop bag ever since I got the original one as it means when I was travelling for work (which I did a lot), I had a decent camera with me at all times.

So depending on the situation, I will decide between a big camera or an RX100 for a more compact carry for when I am not off out for pictures in particular.

And no, I dont need this many cameras as it is just a hobby but I work hard, so I can so I do. I cannot justify them, I just have them. So no judgy judgy....

 

[jwolf6589]

Sony RX100 series of cameras.

There are 8 versions from the original to the Mark 7 with 2 Mark 5s the 5 and the 5A (5A has the autofocus engine of the mark 6)

As of the mark 6 and 7, it has a 24-200mm zoom lens at the cost of speed (aperture). The original had a f1.8 28-105mm Zeiss lens which is great. The mark 3 introduced a pop up viewfinder but has a 24-70mm f2.8 lens. The mark 2 had a hot shoe

So each iteration of it had a tweak to it. The Mark 7 is at time of writing the most recent model and has very good auto focus speed and the longer more useful zoom lens but they are well regarded in the market for punching above their weight. an RX100 of come sorts has been in my laptop bag ever since I got the original one as it means when I was travelling for work (which I did a lot), I had a decent camera with me at all times.

So depending on the situation, I will decide between a big camera or an RX100 for a more compact carry for when I am not off out for pictures in particular.

And no, I dont need this many cameras as it is just a hobby but I work hard, so I can so I do. I cannot justify them, I just have them. So no judgy judgy....

I just moved and only kept my powershot and camcorder. I got rid of my 2009 Powershot, and my Nikon camera since both are junk compared to my Powershot. I also tossed my Polaroid film camera.

I have my Powershot SX740HS (2021 camera), my iPhone 12, and camcorder. Dont need more cameras than that.

 

[Apple fanboy]

See I was trying to be mature and resisted doing this..... but very good...

Resistance is futile. You are who you are!

 

[Razeus]

What is that?

A superfast SD card for high resolution cameras.

Sony 128GB SF-G Tough Series UHS-II SDXC Memory Card

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[MCAsan]

128GB Sony cards. When shooting wildlife you do not want to run the risk of getting to the end of a card (even if there is rollover to a second card) during an interesting shoot. I have yet to fill a 128GB card in one day.

 

[jwolf6589]

A superfast SD card for high resolution cameras.

Sony 128GB SF-G Tough Series UHS-II SDXC Memory Card

Buy Sony 128GB SF-G Tough Series UHS-II SDXC Memory Card featuring 128GB Storage Capacity, UHS-II / V90 / U3 / Class 10, Max Read Speed: 300 MB/s, Max Write Speed: 299 MB/s, Min Write Speed: 90 MB/s, Records 8K, 4K, Full HD, 3D & 60p Video, Bend / Drop / Water / Dust / X-Ray Proof, Magnet /...

www.bhphotovideo.com

Wow! Expensive!!!!

 

[jwolf6589]

128GB Sony cards. When shooting wildlife you do not want to run the risk of getting to the end of a card (even if there is rollover to a second card) during an interesting shoot. I have yet to fill a 128GB card in one day.

I shoot at 10M on my Canon and have 9999 photos left.

 

[Apple fanboy]

I shoot at 10M on my Canon and have 9999 photos left.

That would be way beyond what I’d ever shoot. I get a pair of 32GB cards. Set them both to RAW (so I have a backup in camera even before it goes on the Mac Mini). I get around 586 shots. I rarely shoot more than 100 on a day out.

 

[Razeus]

I shoot at 10M on my Canon and have 9999 photos left.

My A7RIV's 14-bit uncompressed Raw files are 118 MB in size. My 64GB Sony Tough SDXC card holds 500 files when in redundancy mode; 1000 with slot priority mode.

 

[Clix Pix]

A lot, too, depends upon what it is one is shooting, as some images will require more card space than others, depending upon the amount detail, etc., in the scene.

Yes, the Sony Tough memory cards are not inexpensive, but they are definitely worth it.

There have been times when I've shot as many as 400-450 images in one go -- usually when Alfred has been the subject or other birds such as the hooded mergansers or the geese involved in some interesting action. When shooting in Continuous High it doesn't take long to run through and fill up an entire card's memory! One reason I always carry a small ouch with an extra memory card even when walking around the neighborhood -- just in case I do run into a situation where I'm shooting much more than usual. Of course it is a lot more fun shooting than it is viewing and sorting through that many image files later!

I love my little Sony RX100 M7 but I have to admit I haven't given her much exercise lately; I tend to reach for one of the other two cameras (RX10 M4, A7R IV) most of the time. I have been buying the RX100 series cameras through the years as my travel camera, primarily, but of course this past year there hasn't been any traveling! Each time I would trade in the older one on the current version, but there have been times I wish I'd hung on to the one with the faster lens..... I do love that longer zoom, though, and the popup VF -- wouldn't want to give either of those up now!