BAD NEWS for Sandisk 32 class 4

[Bob Mark]

What is the difference between SDHC HD Video Card (class 6) and SDHC (High-Capacity) Class 6?
Transcend sells both at similar prices.

https://ec.transcendusa.com/product/product_memory.asp?Cid=92&indexnum=2

Bob

[Eli Hollander]

Is it really confirmed that the new Sandisk 32GB cards don’t work? I am expecting a shipment of 32GB Sandisk Extreme II from Buy.com; and if they indeed not work, I will refuse delivery and get the Transcend 32GB.

Thanks for all the helpful tips from so many of you.

Eli

[Dano Motley]

these cards (sandisk 32 class 4) do not work. had two shipments. one from buy.com one from jrmusic.com. all four seemed to have been made not to format in the ex1 or ex 3 cameras…i wonder why?

Dano

ps. i order the transcend on thursday. will let all know what happens..good luck…

[Chris Babbitt]

Has anyone called Sandisk to get their take on this?
There was also a rumor floating around a couple of months ago that Sony was changing something in their firmware to disable the use of these cards. Supposedly, if you took your camera in for repair, when you got it back, the cards would no longer work. I never heard anything more about this after the initial report, so I figured it was false.

[Craig Seeman]

Other cards are working fine. People reporting this have not got their camera’s back from Sony service recently.

This is a change that Sandisk implemented.

[Chris Babbitt]

“This is a change that Sandisk implemented”

And what does Sandisk have to say about this?

[Craig Seeman]

[Chris Babbitt] “”This is a change that Sandisk implemented”

And what does Sandisk have to say about this? “

I’m not sure they’d have anything to say about this. Given they also make SxS (Sony and Sandisk) there certainly may have been pressure but it could just be coincidental. I don’t think they have a motive or reason to say anything.

On the other hand I just heard from someone who bought 3 Sandisk Ultra II Class 4 cards (that’s the new ones rather than the older Class 2 which I use) and said all 3 formated in his EX1 without issue.

He bought them from Adorama (located in NYC).

https://www.adorama.com/IDSU15SD32G.html

[Rafael Amador]

[Craig Seeman] “I just heard from someone who bought 3 Sandisk Ultra II Class 4 cards”
Format the cards is not a problem (BTW I format them in the Mac before re-formating in the camera), but the two cards that let me down the last week they were SanDisk Ultra II Class 4.
Luckily I’ve recover the clips with the help of a PC. Well, with the help of “Windows in a Mac”.
If I keep on working with the SanDisk Class 4 I’m afraid i will need to re-install Bootcamp.
What we will have to fallow are the JVC consumers.
As I pointed before, JVC insist in “Class 6”. Supposedly you can even over-crank with them.
In theyr web site JVC shows a 32GBs SDHC card but no brand.
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Eli Hollander]

Hello Everyone,
Any more information confirming that 32GB Transcend cards work well?

Thank you.

[Dano Motley]

should have a few of them first thing tomorrow. i will post the results…

Dano