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SD cards are getting cheaper and cheaper
by Lilian ·
SD cards used to cost a lot more several months ago. I bought one 512MB 66X Ridata brand about one year plus and it costs RM175. One does feel the pinch if one has just bought a camera that costs RM1K-RM2K.
However, the good news is the SD cards (and CF too) are getting so much cheaper now. My son accidentally bended the Ridata SD card and we went out and bought another one. A 1GB Sandisk costs less than RM100 only. We did not get the SDHC because our camera can only go that ‘fast’ (not compatible maybe) and I have all the time in the world to wait for slower downloads. Moreover, I won’t invest in a 4GB memory card because I never know when my kid is going to lost (we lost one 256MB card before) or spoil another memory card.
The Ridata SD card actually has a lifetime warranty for its circuit (or whatever you call that :P) but not the outer plastic casing. Anyway, my hubby had bended back the SD card and it seems to be working fine. However, I wouldn’t risk using it for any important photos. I don’t want the SD card to die on me.
Next item to purchase is a 1GB or bigger CF card for my DSLR. Any idea what is the price now? Then, I can safely take pictures in RAW and JPEG.
August 18th, 2006 at 12:14 am
“Then, I can safely take pictures in RAW and JPEG.” — at the moment you are not taking pictures in JPEG? Perhaps you mean the RAW part only
August 18th, 2006 at 1:24 am
Neo - In my DSLR got this setting JPEG, RAW+JPEG and RAW and TIFF. I dunno what is what also. Most times, I tembak with JPEG only because I am not good in tweaking with Adobe Photoshop when using RAW. And when using RAW, can take only 58 pics. Paiseh.
August 21st, 2006 at 2:18 pm
I see. I am lost in this area too… most of the time I just use my point and shoot’s auto mode
August 28th, 2006 at 1:30 pm
Perhaps should read this:
Jpeg vs RAW
RAW is basically best unless you can get it right everytime out of the camera.
If you shoot wrong whitebalance or exposure (up to 2-3 stops) you can correct it with RAW, it’s like a digital negative.
If you shoot jpeg, a lot less dynamic range is captured, so you better get the picture right!