Memory Cards - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 User Manual

Memory Cards

Let's begin by taking a look at what you will need to consider when
purchasing additional memory cards.
The memory card that the Panasonic Lumix FZ200 utilises is referred to
as the SD standard. This "secure digital" card format is an industry
standard in terms of size and shape but unfortunately the way in which
the memory "write" speeds are disclosed, leaves some room for
improvement and causes a great deal of confusion with buyers. Often
cards are purchased on the advice of camera shop sales persons who, in
many cases, do not understand this system either!
Let me break this down as simply as I can to prevent you making
expensive buying mistakes with future purchases.
Basically the SD format card is available in two packages, one is the first
generation card and referred to as
capacities of 8MB to 2GB. Although these cards can be used I would
persuade you not to use them as they usually have a slower "write" time
and with video recording limit, the time you have available considerably.
It is better to start your collection of addition memory with the second
generation of card the
the difference by the logo on the card
The capacity of these new cards extends from 4GB
to 32GB and there are several pros and cons for
selecting either a lower capacity or higher capacity
card. If you are shooting video it makes sense to
utilise the higher capacities as this gives you the
most benefits of having all the days' clips on one
storage card. If you are shooting stills, with perhaps
just a few minutes of video clips mixed in, then it
may be more cost advantageous to purchase either 8GB or 16GB cards.
Using this approach also limits the loss of images if for some reason a
memory card gets corrupted or fails totally. I generally use 16GB cards
for this reason. If you have real demand for video clip storage or plan on
doing an extensive photo shoot with both RAW and JPEG files then you
do have the option to utilise the latest generation of these cards the
SDXC (secure digital extended capacity).
SD
SDHC (secure digital high capacity). You can tell
and is generally available in
A sdhc
card
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