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HD SDHC memory or plain vanilla SDHC?

by fiservmbw Jun 10, 2009 11:09AM PDT

I just ordered a Canon Vixia fh200 camcorder. I haven't owned a camcorder in 20 years, so a lot of this is new territory (although there's been plenty of internet detail to read up on and get me to this point).

My question is, can I buy an SDHC card (I'm looking at 8Gb or 16Gb) or should I pony up the extra $$ for an HD SDHC which sells itself as better for HD recording. Is there merit in this, or is it just marketing hype?

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pretty much marketing hype

by chickenorfish Jun 10, 2009 11:38AM PDT

pretty much marketing hype. just make sure you buy at least a class 4 card

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Read the camcorde manual

by boya84 Jun 11, 2009 3:48AM PDT

It can be downloaded from the Canon product page.

It specifies Class 4 or Class 6 or faster. The speed (higher class rating) is required because the high definition data stream is like drinking from a fire hose. Slower "vanilla" cards can't keep up and will result in either the camera not allowing video capture at all or dropped frames.

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