GH2 – Memory Card recommendation

[Chris Newberry]

An example of what I’m unsure of after… I’ve been looking at SD cards today. I’ve noticed some I like price wise that are 64gb but they have a data rate of 34mbps. If I’m recording on the Gh2 at 50mbps (I believe it has to be hacked to achieve this) does that cause a problem? Should I be buying a card that has a higher mbps than what I’m recording at or does it not matter.

The highest 32gb card I found was 45mpbs whereas 64gb I found 50+ (although it was rather expensive) so does 32mbps not go higher than 45mbps meaning I should just buy 64mbps?

Also whats better for recording video on – SDHC or SDXC

Thanks

[Kevin Rag]

Go for the Sandisk Extreme Pro series. Really good cards for shooting HD videos.
https://www.sandisk.sg/products/memory-cards/sd/

Kannan Raghavan
The Big Toad Films Pte. Ltd.

[Chris Newberry]

Thanks! Great stuff!

Do I need to make sure the Mbps of the card is higher than that which I’m recording at or does it not matter?

Thanks

[Kevin Rag]

Yes, for sure. Unless you’re shooting 4K, the extreme pro cards should be good. The U3 cards offer much better performance at a higher price. Most of my industry fiends use the Sandisks as they are easily available here in Singapore.
A couple more options.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J3KA814/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00J3KA814&linkCode=as2&tag=eduaange-20&linkId=MJECI7OBJHH6NJR7
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1044453-REG/panasonic_rp_sduc32gak_32gb_sdhc_uhs_i_u3_card.html

Kannan Raghavan
The Big Toad Films Pte. Ltd.

[Ben Edwards]

Any class 10 card is fast enough. Sandisk extreme are 45/MB/s, Extreme Pro 90MB/s. The only real difference is how quick you can transfer the card onto your computer (assuming you have a decent USB3 card reader, Cheap ones cam be under 10MB/s). For me the extra money for the pro ones is not worth it. Kingston also make some reasonably fast cards and they are a good make, I use them sometimes.

Ben

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[Chris Newberry]

Wonderful!

Thank you very much!

[Chris Neal]

I use the Transcend 32GB memory card. Works great with hacks.

https://chrisneal.tv

[Chris Newberry]

Wonderful – thank you

I think thats the card I’m leaning towards

[Chris Newberry]

Hi everyone!

Was wondering what people think of Sandisk Ultra for recording GH2 video onto?

It’s almost half the price of Sandisk Extreme and before I opt for the Extreme I’d see what people think of the Sandisk Ultra brand

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321417865225?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Thanks

Chris

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