need help on how to use SD cards while on vacation??

Question

my Nikon D80 is "in transit" with UPS as we speak, and i need some information on SD cards:

1) What is the best brand/size (i take a TON of pictures esp. at 10 MP) for the cost?? (one brand costs $40, another $70, but both are 2 GB, whats with that??)

2) I used to use my iPod to transfer photos from my memory stick in my point and shoot digital camera (sony cybershot dsc-t1) to the iPod under Photo Import, then delete all the pictures on the memory stick and then when i got back home, plug in my iPod (set under hard disk mode), and transfer the pics to the computer. that way, i could have an entire memory stick space. NOW, my iPod "doesn't work"--runs out of power while importing the photos, freezes because i've dropped it so many times, etc. I CANT RELIE ON IT. hahah

SO, what should i use as a "hard drive" so i can have maybe two 2 GB memory SD cards, then mabye transfer one of them to a thing and have the whole memory card, what's the MicroMate for SDHC SDDR-11

i hope you understand what i'm saying. i was on the sandisk website, and they have these "readers" and these MicroMate for SDHC, what is this??? its only $20, but is it what i need. or do i need this $80 Extreme Reader thing. im so confused.

I NEED something to replace my iPod as the device to transfer photos to so i can clear the memory card to have more space w/o buying MORE memory cards, or is that more economical???

please help, thx

Answer 1

Your camera's owner's manual will have a list of approved memory cards. Use one of those brands or your warranty may be void.

Also, *never* put all your pix on one drive, no matter how reliable.

Memory is cheap. Buy cards as you need them.

Lastly, save card space by reducing the quality/image size to only what's necessary. And don't bother with NEF.

Answer 2

Sandisk is a very reliable brand, which I always recommend. The Extreme III SD card would be a good choice for the D80.

For a long vacation, what you probably need is a portable HDD storage device to store your photos (especially if you will be shooting 10GB +). They are available in various capacities of between 20-60 GB or more. I used one for my last overseas holiday and took about 12GB of photos.
These devices are portable...battery powered and very reliable. They usually accept a number of different memory cards and come with an AC adapter and you just need to recharge them.
There are quite a number of types available. I used a Digidock Photobank (2 models available) but there are many others to choose from. You will find that the more expensive devices have a fancy colour screen, which really is unnecessary and a waste of money if it's just for photo storage.

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Answer 3

I agree with Pertra that SanDisk is a good brand. I use their Extreme lll cards with my own Nikon dSLR.
You can probably get away with their cheaper Ultra ll cards. These have the same quality but a slower write speed than Sandisk Extreme lll and lV versions.
The speed difference only matters if you're shooting sports. The D80 can shoot 3 fps for a minimum of 6 pictures with any card - it temporarily stores the first several shots in the buffer. If you think you'll reguarly shoot more than 6 frames in continuous mode, getting a faster card will improve performance for shot 7 and further. Here are some benchmark numbers for the D80 with various cards:
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-8531

As for external storage, the cheapest option is to pop by a camera shop when your card is filling up. They can copy the contents to CDs/ a DVD while you wait and they charge just a few bucks for this service (including the CD). If it's just for vacation, why invest in a new storage device?

Answer 4

Formatted SD card documents could be recovered effectively by using using Remo get well. This application is obtainable for homestead windows as nicely as for Mac OS and is the main extensively used restoration application.