I recall seeing some discussion on DPReview.com regarding 4Gbyte
cards. Some folks have not had any problems with some makes, some
folks haven't been able to get them to work. File system doesn't seem
to be the problem as firmware v2.0 implements FAT32 already.
Evidently, there are controller issues with some cards ... 2G and 4G
cards were not available when the specs for the DS were designed and
tested, so it was impossible to test these cameras against the actual
hardware as opposed to against a specification. There are often
differences.
Sandisk is releasing new "SDHC" (SecureDigital High Capacity) card
models to establish a more standardized format for these very large
capacities.
As always with emerging technologies, it's best to stay one jump
behind the bleeding edge for maximum compatibility and best
performance per dollar. Memory cards are a commodity purchase, it
makes sense to simply get the best bang for the buck and eschew
always wanting the latest, biggest, fastest, etc. I've been
standardized on Sandisk Ultra II 1G SD cards for some time on this
basis. Now, with the easy availability of 4G cards and the prices
dropping on the 2G cards to where they were for 1G cards a year ago,
I've ordered an Ultra II 2G card to test out how well it works in
cameras and readers. 95 exposures per card on 1G cards seems a
reasonable storage capacity to me, double that is nice but likely not
essential to me.
(For the Sony R1, I had to go to 2G cards to get the same 95 shot
comfortable capacity per card...)
Godfrey
On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:26 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Yes, Dario - that much I knew from updating the original to v1.02.
However, at that time there were no, or very few, SD cards with a
capacity
greater than 2GB, hence my question. I don't want to buy a 4GB
card only
to find it doesn't work or work properly. I was hoping that
someone who
actually knew, perhaps having used a large card in the v2.0 DS,
would be
able to confirm the maximum size card the camera can use.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Dario Bonazza
DS firmware v.1.2 allows SD cards greater than 1GB (how much
greater is unknown). v.2.0 also includes all v.1.2 features.
Dario
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shel Belinkoff"
Will the DS with v2.0 of the firmware
support SD cards with a greater than
2GB capacity? I thought I saw that it
does, but I cannot find the link now.
