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Transcend 16GB error issues
Seems everytime I press record with a 16gb Class 6 Transcend card in an AFT ProExpress-7 card holder I get an error from my EX3. “Media needs to be Restored”.
This is after already reformatting.
I have 3 AFT holders and 6 different cards adn I have swapped them out and tried all cards in different holders.
Sometimes I reformat and everything is fine-record for 30 minutes at 1080/60i. Stop and try to record again-error message once again!Arrrrggh.
Ideas I am running out of Sony 16 GB cards and do not want to have to dump them in the field.
Paul Zwicker
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Use MxR, MxM, Hoodman adaptors ONLY. They have been tested and proven reliable (all coming from the same manufacturer).
What led you to believe something else would work reliably? Why would you risk it when the aforementioned three adaptors are inexpensive and tested?
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Craig,
This thread led me to the purchase of the AFT units.
Hope I can return them and get the ones you refer to.https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/142/864864#864883
Paul
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Based on ONE report (who had been on the COW for a couple of weeks although no inherent fault in that).
A search would have shown Michael Palmer, myself and other EX veterans all have months of post about the Mx solutions which have been designed and tested SPECIFICALLY for use in the EX.
Using the COW search is very important and too often neglected research tool. Google itself would have brought you to the MxR, MxM, Hoodman web pages complete with details about their tests and testament to reliability with the EX.
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are you confident you got real transcend class 6 cards?
There are counterfit cards going around from 3rd party re-sellers and on e-bay.
Go here to check the cards…
https://www.transcendusa.com/Support/SerialCheck_tw.asp?LangNo=0&Func1No=2&Func2No=186
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Ed
I am checking that right now. Purchased from Newegg last week in 3 different orders. -
All my Transcend cards are legitimate.
Lesson learned-AFT ProExpress-7 card readers do NOT work with these cards in Sony EX cameras. -
You’ll find that do to QC or actually lack of QC, there may be adaptors that have varying results. Before the M series was developed and QCd specifically for EX compatibility, there were various adaptors (Kensington and Delkin come to mind) that had varying success and failure. It was the fact that SOME did work (and others didn’t) which I suspect motivated Ross (MxR) to see if he (the manufacturer he found) could nail the specifics to get consistent results. It’s that QC and results that makes the MxR, MxM, Hoodman the value that they are.
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This is very troubling. I purchased 5 of these through an Amazon.com retailer and none of them have serial numbers.
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It seems counterfeiting is so rampant that I’d only buy from reputable dealers such as Newegg or J&R and a few others.
Even then I run every card through a test before hand.
One test is to put a card in each slot and let the camera record straight through end to end. It might be worthwhile to do that twice.
The next test would be sort records, making sure you give enough time for the file to finish writing after each, and randomly deleting clips along the way.
I also do a Slow Motion record test for 2 to 3 minutes at a time. Advancing the frame rate one frame at a time until one gets an error during that record duration. That lets me know the card overheard. -
Craig
I couldn’t agree more with testing as you have stated.Good Luck
Michael Palmer
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