4Gig card ?

[bndaidbob]

can someone tell me if a 4 gig high speed card can be used with an S2IS camera for shooting movies? I am considering getting one before vacation to do short videos.

[mel513]

Not sure what the limits are. I've got the same camera. I don't see why not.

[estrugo]

I've never tried my self, but according to the S2 manual, you can shoot up to a maximum of 1Gb for each movie...

Check it, page 63 to 65 I think

[burnleyhome]

The 4GB A-data card works with a S3 IS and I think with a S2. Do a google search for the specific 4GB card with S2 and the shops will have customer reviews. I used that to verify it works with the S3.

[bndaidbob]

Thanks all for the info.:D

[DavidW]

As I said in this post (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1693614).

There's a technology cut-off in SD at 2GB. Above 2GB, the only standardised way is to switch to SD HC, which no current Canon camera supports.

This is not a FAT 16 versus FAT 32 issue - but a limit in the SD design. See this post of mine (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1653389) for more details.


In summary, keep to 2GB or smaller SD cards in the current crop of Canon cameras. It would be a disaster if your 4GB card appeared to work for a while, then when you passed 2GB full, it corrupted.



David

[JohnBee]

Hi I use this card with my S3

http://images.tigerdirect.ca/skuimages/large/A208-1066-main01.jpg

I purchased it from TigerDirect.
It works wonderfully and is very fast, my rapid shots improved greatly over the slower ones. Also I can record movies 1GB at a time which is a great feature!

Some older Canon(camera's) have size limitations based on the reader/firmware however the S3 has been updated and seems have taken care of this issue. I don't know what the size limitated is on the new firmware but the thought of multiple 4GB cards is more than possible :p

Good luck

[DavidW]

Read my above post, and test that card carefully, particularly when it's filled beyond 2GB.

All 4GB SD cards are risky, unless you use a 4GB SD HC card in a device marked with the SD HC logo (which I don't believe any Canon cameras are). The SD standard only officially supports up to 2GB cards.

This is not a FAT 16 versus FAT 32 issue. It may be that you have a combination which works, but there is a risk of failure, and 4GB is a lot of data to lose.



David

[ssd]

As I said in this post (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1693614).

There's a technology cut-off in SD at 2GB. Above 2GB, the only standardised way is to switch to SD HC, which no current Canon camera supports.

This is not a FAT 16 versus FAT 32 issue - but a limit in the SD design. See this post of mine (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1653389) for more details.


In summary, keep to 2GB or smaller SD cards in the current crop of Canon cameras. It would be a disaster if your 4GB card appeared to work for a while, then when you passed 2GB full, it corrupted.



David




I am using two 2GB (in camera one gets 1.8GB from each) of Sandisk as per your earlier suggestion. Working fine with S2. And that 4GB costs higher than two 2GBs in my city. S2 saves video after filling every 1GB. IMHO to stay on 2GBs is the best option for S2.