pkilway Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 I recently purchased a new Samsung HMX-H100 digital camcorder. The Best Buy salesman told me I should purchase a SDHC class 4 or higher card to use in this camcorder. Reading the owners manual Samsung recommends a SDHC class 6 or higher card. I was a bit confused as I didn't know that SDHC cards had classes to them, and am now confused about which class card to use. Anyone able to help me out? I just need to know if I'm going to need to return/exchange the 32Gb SDHC Class 4 card I purchased from Newegg.com. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_TheAlexO Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 so you already have everything? why not just test it out , if it works then keep it. if not return it and call the guy a loser for selling you the wrong thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkilway Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 Yeah, I'll give it a shot this weekend. I'll test the Hi-Def recording, Std-Def recording and picture modes. The Best Buy guy wasn't too knowledgable. And a 16Gb Class 4 SDHC card at Best Buy was $89.99. I got my 32Gb Class 4 SDHC card from Newegg.com for $73.99. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 You're probably good. I use a class 4 in my camcorder and it works fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kash Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 Class refers to the minimum rated speed of the card. Class 2 - 2MB/s Class 4 - 4MB/s Class 6 - 6MB/s However, the card may be capable of a much higher speed. Like the guys above said, test it out to see if it fits your needs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compxpert Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 Class refers to the minimum rated speed of the card. Class 2 - 2MB/s Class 4 - 4MB/s Class 6 - 6MB/s However, the card may be capable of a much higher speed. Like the guys above said, test it out to see if it fits your needs. How can you tell what class the card is... I have 2 SDHC cards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 It says the class on the sticker usually - circled number. If you are recording 1080p on a camcorder, it may require class 6 for shooting at the high bitrate (24mbps like mine requires class 6; class 4 is okay up to 17mbps I believe). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkilway Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 I tested my camcorder this weekend. I set it to the highly resolution - [HD]1080/60i - Super Fine - and it didn't have a problem at all. I even took a few pictures while recording to make sure it didn't have issues trying to save both a picture and a video. The camcorder and SDHC card passed all tests without a hiccup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compxpert Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 Heh my 4gb sandisk is putting out 10MB/s right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCFreak Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Consumers are often confused because of the marketing behind all of these numbers. There are currently 4 classes of SDHC cards: Class 2 Class 4 Class 6 Class 10 You may also notice that there are other numbers involved, where the card may say it can transfer at 30MB/s. Which may be the case but it is not a sustained speed. The Class number illustrates in MB/s how fast the card will be sustainably. The new Class 10 cards from Sandisk area amazing I use them for video in my Nikon D300s and D3s. In other words you may see that a Class 2 card says 15MB/s on it, but it will not likely ever hold a transfer rate of more than 2MB/s. Hence the "Class 2." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Good info, thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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