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Ive seen somewhere recently that i cant use an sd card larger than 1gb, however ive just ordered an sd card which is 2gb. does this mean i cant use the 2gb card in my camera?
Hey there harad82, many digital cameras have difficulty formatting and thus difficulty recognising larger size memory cards. This limitation is due to the date of design of the camera, and the only recent availability of the larger memory cards. Also the processor power onboard many cameras is quite limited and cannot handle too much information, such as when one of these cards begins to fill. This can result in lost data. I would suggest you try one before purchasing, perhaps a friend can help with a loner or you can check your cameras specs for limitations on card size. The smaller size cards (512mb or less) rarely cause these difficulties. If you need help with specs please respond with your camera make and model#. Good Luck!
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The manual only guarantees cards up to 1GB. However, SD cards go up to 2GB and such cards should work. Cards larger than 2GB are SDHC and will NOT work.
The C330 uses MMC and SD cards, up to 2GB in size. You should be able to find 2GB SD cards at just about any department, electronics, or office-supply store. 1GB cards are a little harder to find, as they've been pretty much replaced by 2GB cards. Even if you do find a 1GB card, it's probably not going to cost any less than a 2GB card. There's no disadvantage to using 2GB cards instead of 1GB cards.
The 2GB one will be ok. When your manual was written, there probably weren't any 2GB cards around, so they only mentioned the 1GB.
However, 4GB or larger "SD" cards won't work. A card that size is actually an SDHC card. SD and SDHC cards fit the same slots, but they are slightly different. Many cameras won't work with the SDHC (high capacity) cards. SDHC is not backwards compatible.
The A520 uses SD cards. SD cards max out at 2GB in size. A microSD card in an adapter looks exactly like a SD card to the camera, and microSD cards also max out at 2GB. Anything larger is a SDHC or microSDHC card. While they will fit into the slot, they are electronically incompatible and will not work. So, the short answer is: 2GB.
The S1 uses SD cards. SD cards top out at 2GB, any larger cards are actually SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity). SDHC devices will accept SD cards, but SD devices will not accept SDHC cards. They will fit physically but not electronically.
In fact, the S1 manual does not list any cards larger than 1GB.
The specifications on page 25 of the User's Manual state that only SD cards between 8MB and 1GB in size can be used in this camera. When I tried a larger-capacity 2GB SD card in this camera it reported that the card needed to be formatted even though the SD card worked fine in my desktop PC's SD card slot. Verify that the capacity of the SD card you're trying to use is 1GB or less, I suspect the error report about formatting is due to the SD card being larger than the camera can handle.
The maximum supported size is most likely 2GB SD Card. Cards with 4GB and more are following a new (incompatible) standard called SDHC (SD High Capacity), SDHC cards work only in devices specifically supporting SDHC. The Optio S5N uses the old SD standard where 2GB are the maximum size.
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