Canon G5 and 1GB Flash cards

Hi, please can anyone advise if the G5 will work without any probs with 1gb size flash cards - are there any problem makes (some cards say please check this will work in your camera)?
Also would it be an advantage to purchase hi-speed cards - or is the camera the limiting factor in its ability to read or write quickly?

Thanks for any help

Hi Techdude,

don't know about the G5, but my G2 (its predecessor) just works fine with 1 GB CF cards.

I bought it with the IBM 1 GB microdrive and haven't had a problem with that in 2 years. I recently got a Sandisk Ultra II 1 GB card (approx 100$) because I already planned to upgrade to a 20D. It did not bring any advantages in the G2 (the speed bottleneck being the camera, not the card), but it works just fine.

The only card I've heard to avoid is the magicstor 2.2 GB mircodrive ... stay away from any microdrive with that size (possible re-branding) because it is crap.

Also look at Rob Galbraith's CF database for more information on CF cards: http://www.robgalbrait​h.com/bins/multi_page.​asp?cid=6007

Best regards,
Andy

I've got a G5 and have used a variety of 1GB cards in it with no problems. From all I've found on the internet and experienced myself (with the G5), the speed of the card doesn't make any difference to the speed the *camera* writes to the card; the speed difference shows up in writing from the card to your PC.

yeah i too have got a g2 and am using a lexar 1gb card and is working just fine...

Thanks for the help.

I have a 1GB Sandisk Ultra II card that I used with my G5 for 6 months and I am now using it with my G6. Great card with no problems whatsoever (so far).

Curious... What are people using in their G3's? I only have a Sandisk 256. Probably going on a trip to Europe in the spring, looking to buy a 1Gb. Any suggestions of card speed vs camera limitations? I notice some of the older 1Gb cards are only $100 and others are around $150-$200.

Buy the fastest card you feel you can afford. You might not need the speed with your present camera, but if you upgrade in the future, chances are good that your new camera will be able to make use of the that x-tra write-to speed.

I have a 32MB ,a 128MB,a 256MB and a 512MB card and G2 camera.
I observed, when I put 32 MB or 128MB, my camera focuses fast (< 1sec),
but when using 256 or 512MB, it takes some time (>2sec) to focus. Has anybody experienced such issue. Theoretically, focusing shouldn't depend upon memory size.
But practically I am observing this.

Thanks

I borrowed a 1 GB for a trip last summer from the studio for whom I work - it was just fine. However, if purchasing, I might be more inclined to purchase 2 512s instead. There is some argument that as things can go wrong with any media - it might be better to not store everything on a single card.

Just a thought - Ted

I suppose something to consider is; would a full session of battery life exceed the size of your media card? It does depend on how you are shooting ie. Raw, Large or little pictures. I might opt for smaller cards but more of them in case you get a bad one.

pradipkar, Do you mean this to happen in playback mode or when you are actually using your camera?

The camera has a built-in logic. It knows that with a 32 MB card, you'll only shoot small JPGs.

And for those, it doesn't have to focus as exactly as for RAW or large JPG.

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Just kidding, of course

Best regards,
Andy

Id recommend a second battery that is charged and kept with you at all times. You will inevitably come across a situation where you have excess memory, but no juice.

I have a G6 and 1x s 1 Gb sandisk ultra and 1x 1 Gb sandisk extreme. I did alot of reading and asked alot of people before buying these cards.. Note... the card speed
will have no impact on the speed of recording media to these cards by taking photos. They will however influence the speed at which you can download photos, movies to your pc.

What will influence the speed even more for downloading to pc is having a usb2 reader connection as downloading from camera to pc direct is usb 1 compatible only and slow. I plug my card into a usb2 reader and its much faster.

In case your wondering, the reason i spend a little more on memory (extreme and ultra). Is i plan to upgrade to a DSLR in the future and that is where these cards will come into their own.

You'll have weigh up what your future moves will be and see if it will be worth the extra bucks to go to faster media knowing full well they will have no large impact on your current camera, but will aid you if you should move to a camera with faster write and read speeds.