Cameras & Camcorders

[Mercyfulfate]

Hello,

 are there different classes of SD/SDHC memory cards? i bought one for my new Casio Exilim and its a Kingston 4gb and right below that it says class 4.(i havent tried it in the camera yet)

what does that mean, class 4 ? are all SD/SDHC cards compatible with devices that require SD/SDHC cards? or am i missing something?

thanks in advance.

btw, my new camera takes SD or SD/HC cards.

thanks in advance for the help.

[Nokia]

The class just refers to the transfer speed. It's only really useful in a camera if you have something with high resolution that is able to take many pictures quickly, or when you're uploading them to your computer.

[Mercyfulfate]

Thank you for your reply.

so is the class 4 a decent speed for a Casio EX-Z29 camera? what would be the fastest? i know there is a Class 2/4/6/ that i have found.

thanks again.

[Entropy]

For a basic point-and-shoot, Class 4 is fine.

Class 6 is really only of value to:

High-end P&S units that save RAW files

DSLRs with high burst speeds

DSLRs set to RAW mode

High definition AVCHD video cameras

[Mercyfulfate]

thanks a million Entropy. very helpful!

[Adamtech Emerging Expert]

I learned something after reading that!