32gb Mini SD card - any recommendations

[johnbrowning]

Hello all, want to upgrade to a 32gb mini SD card, any recommendations out there??? I thought i read something that some brands don't work???

thanks...

John

 

[ftimster]

Scandisk!! Class 10

 

[Dirty Bird]

I always use the Sandisk Ultra UH1/Class 10 cards (the red & gray ones) <$20 on Amazon

 

[SilentAV8R]

I'm using a Toshiba Class 10 micro SD card. Working just fine.

 

[Gizmo3000]

SanDisk Extreme PLUS is the way to go if it's for a GoPro hero3 black.
the Ultra doesn't work if you shoot 2.7k or Video+stills

 

[slothead]

I always use the Sandisk Ultra UH1/Class 10 cards (the red & gray ones) <$20 on Amazon

+1 There was a sale on them when I got my P2V+ at B&H. Not sure if it applied without the P2V+ purchase.

 

[Ti@goo]

If it`s for the Gopro, they recomend Lexar 600px or SanDisk Extreme.

 

[Dirty Bird]

If it`s for the Gopro, they recomend Lexar 600px or SanDisk Extreme.

But he has a Vision+, and there really is no need to spend extra money for cards that aren't needed for the Vision+ camera.

 

[Glenshadow]

I always use the Sandisk Ultra UH1/Class 10 cards (the red & gray ones) <$20 on Amazon

Same here, exactly, they work great.

 

[johnbrowning]

that's the one i bought (SanDisk), thanks guys...

JB

 

[cahutch]

Anyone know what the data rate is while recoding ion 720p? How many bytes per minute?
Not sure if I want to get a single 32GB card or 2x 16GB cards. How much space do I need to hold a full 20 minute flight?
If I can fit 30 minutes on a 16GB card I'll go that route and swap cards between flights

Edit: If the Vision and Vision+ cameras are the same, I found an answer on the internets. Looks like at least 50 minutes on the included 4GB card. Is that correct?
Just enough time for about two flights.

 

[Sasquatch]

What about the transfer rate of the card, does it matter? There is 30 MB/s, 45 MB/s and all the way up to 95 MB/s. What is the PV2+ limit for writing data to the card? I don't want to buy a card with a higher transfer rate than needed.

 

[cahutch]

I've heard that class 6 is sufficient for HD video but I don't know.
In any case, a 16GB class 10 card is only $11 or ~$20 for 32GB
Class 6 cards are the same price or only slightly less expensive for off brands.

 

[dannytroy]

I initially used a store brand 32GB card, from Microcenter. I always had good service from their cards, but on the Vision+ I would get frequently get a "card not found" or some such error. I would have to reboot the Phantom, and if I was lucky it would pick it up the second time around. I switched to a Sandisk (I believe Class 10) and haven't had that error since.

 

[glennaxl]

Here's some benchmark.

RAW Pictures is about 27MB. And it took about 2-3 secs of blackout when I used the sandisk extreme plus. If the data bus on the camera can only handle more speed, there wouldn't be any waiting time.