Higher speed cards went unrecognized and sticking with class 6 is the best idea today.
And no, no one has heard or even rumored of a firmware or other patch.
Hope this clears it up,
Bob
I have a Canon HF100, quite happy it generally, but I have a small issue.
I bought a Kingston sdhc card, class 10, thinking it would help with a faster transfer rate etc. However the Camera won't allow FXP use on the card. That's a little off because I have used Kingston class 6 without issue. I have initialised the card, but makes no difference. I'm now wondering if the camera supports it. Does anyone have any thoughts?

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