SanDisk Ultra SDHC 4GB SD Memory Card (SDSDRH-004G-A11, US Retail Package)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of SanDisk Ultra SDHC 4GB SD Memory Card (SDSDRH-004G-A11, US Retail Package)
Customer Review: An excellent card for photographers.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a semiprofessional photographer, and when I bought my first DSLR, I decided that I needed to purchase a new memory card to go with it. I bought this one, and I haven't regretted it. It does indeed perform at the stated speed, and it works well with the Canon EOS series. For the camera I have, 4GB is the perfect amount of space; it gives plenty of room for hundreds of pictures, but it's not so large that it's unmanageable. For the amount of money spent, it is an excellent value.
If you're moving into digital photography - especially digital photography where you will need to snap many pictures in rapid succession (like animal photography or sports photography), you need to invest in a high-speed card, and this is a good card in which to invest.
The only real problem with this card is that the Nintendo Wii console won't recognize it; I sometimes use the Wii to show people my pictures (family and friends; most of my photos get published to the internet). If you're buying this card to go with your Wii, I wouldn't; there's probably an update or something that will let you use this card, but you don't really need a card like this for the Wii anyway; a regular SD card will likely suffice. If you are a photographer like me, however, you can't really go wrong with this one.
Customer Review: good for some applications, but not for all
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm a journalist that works with both radio and photo. I recently bought this card (four of them) to use with Marantz's latest solid state recorder (PMD-661). The card seems to do well with large quick bursts of data (photos), but for an application like audio recording, which involves a medium sized steady flow of data, they perform much poorer. On my initial outing using these cards for audio, the recorder crashed 4 times in the course of a 1 hour interview--a serious problem. Later that night, I tried several of the cards and experienced the same problem. I have subsequently used these cards exclusively for photography (Nikon D80) and have had no problems at all. I have also subsequently used exclusively 1GB and 2GB SD cards in the Marantz and had no problems at all--not a single crash. I have heard anecdotal evidence of other audio professionals having similar problems with this particular card, though I have not heard it first hand.Customer Review: Good card, but not the fastest in the bunch
Summary: 5 Stars
The Sandisk Ultra II SDHC I received is a Class 4 card, not a Class 2. I think the product page is wrong -- either that, or I don't know what happened. Anyhow, SDHC cards come in three classes, according to their speed performance: 2, 4 or 6, 2 being the slowest and 6 the fastest. A class 2 is already faster than a regular SD card. If your device is compatible with SDHC, go for it because the speed difference is noticeable. In my case, the camera writing speed is a lot better than with the SD (but a bit slower than with a class 6). And the convenience of having 4Gb of space in your device is unbeatable! I've had no problems with this card in my new camera, and the card reader that ships with it is a necessity: older card readers can't read SDHC (not even the built-in reader in the laptop I acquired last February can do it). No issues for me between the reader and Windows XP. So far, both the card and the reader have been reliable.Customer Review: Surprised by Ultra/Ultra II name change but same card
Summary: 5 Stars
The Ultra vs Ultra II discrepancy bothered me, too, when I received mine recently. However, after some Googling I found that SanDisk has modified the names on some of their product lines. If you go to their Web site, you'll find there is no longer an SD "Ultra II" card, it is now just the "Ultra", with a redesigned label matching the card sent to me. It still has the same SanDisk part number as before, though (SDSDRH-004G-A11), and the same specs. The label also still indicates it's a Class 4 SD device. As far as I can tell from Web posts (not many), it is only the name that has changed.
This change needs to be noted in the item description/photos so that customers are not confused by it.
When I tested it in my camera the card had no trouble keeping up with continuous video (standard def). Do note that this is an *SDHC* card, so make sure your device is compatible before purchasing it.
Customer Review: This Card Reader is extremely excellent and great value
Summary: 5 Stars
The SANDISK Micro Mate card reader is the best money you will spend for a SD card reader that also accepts SDHC cards!
It is pure and simple; to steal a album title from Joan Jett; No cords and it goes in one way into the USB port. It is fast, reliable and durable. I like the tiny green LED indicator. I can not recommend this highly enough.
While my old friend, who repairs camcorders; comments to me about the "compression" on SD cards, I have been using them in 2 different types of cameras for a year now and photography being my profession; I would say that they are a solid cards, also reliable and my images quite good.. BUT I DO NOT BUY THE CHEAPEST CARDS. I try to stick with SanDisk or other top manufactures.
I personally question using a DSLR with SD cards.. I choose to buy a Nikon with CF cards with high write / read speeds, and a fire wire reader.