Any plan to support SD (secure Digital)?

[sro]

Most new laptops come with the EC slot replacing the PCMCIA. The new slot is smaller and will not accept internal CF reader. Furthermore, most new laptop have an integrated SD reader. Finally, SD cards are taking over the market, both in terms of cost, data size and popularity.
Competing products like the VIO.POV
http://www.ogracing.com/catalog/2-Car/43-Timing/299-Video-Recorders/item-1727-VIO-POV1-DIGITAL-VIDEO-RECORDING-SYSTEM
are using an SD card.
Do you know if the chase cam can support CF-SD adaptors like this one:
http://www.mittoni.com.au/secure-digital-sd-to-cf-compactflash-card-adapter-type-i-p-1183.html

[Mark]

The problems with the CF to SD adapter you link to is that the SD card sticks out by 16mm and it doesn't state that it supports SDHC for greater than 2GB cards, so I would assume not.

The nice thing is that you don't need to close the battery door on the PDR (but it would be nice), so having it stick out isn't that bad, and it's easy to pull out just the SD card without removing the adapter. Also it is the thinner Type I card- not that it matters since the PDR can take the thicker Type II.

Me, I use some other generic one (http://www.amazon.com/SD-CF-Type-Adapter-SD-CF/dp/B000YZGCIU) and it works fine with both a Corsair 8GB SDHC and a SanDisk 8GB microSDHC (with adaptor, of course). It is the thicker Type II and the SD goes into the side of the adaptor, so I need to pull the adaptor out of my PDR if I want to get to the SD(HC) card. Also, you need fingernails if you want to pull out the micro SD(HC) adpater. Actually, there is no lip on the edge of the adapter like Type I CF cards, so pulling it out might be hearder, but I don't have a problem.

But it works great in both my PRD and camera. In fact I bought another adaptor so I'd have one for each device.

But when did I ever need 8GB for a 5 megapixel camera? That's over 1500 photos even in RAW mode. Ah, overkill is fun.

[sro]

Thanks Mark, that's the answer I was looking for. I don't really care which adapter it is, I pointed to this one as an example but I would get the same one that you know works well.

[Mark]

Thanks Mark, that's the answer I was looking for. I don't really care which adapter it is, I pointed to this one as an example but I would get the same one that you know works well.And you can get it for only $20 (plus $5 shipping) if you follow the "used & new" link. Who needs a retail package anyway? Then again, maybe there was something really useful in the retail package.

Ignorance is bliss. I got the bare adapter and that that's all I needed: insert SD card and put adapter into PDR. It just works.

Oh wait, I did have an old CF-USB1.1 adapter/reader that it didn't work in, but it has been fine in the three newer CF-USB2.0 card readers I tried. Ugh- can you imagine trying to transfer at USB1.1 speeds?

One thing that doesn't really matter- I think the adapter is limited to class 4 SDHC throughput (4 megaBYTES/sec minimum write speed) even if you use a faster card, but the PDR doesn't record that fast anyway (8megabits/sec=1megaBYTE/sec for the highest quality and highest resolution).

So, even the slowest SDHC (class-2: 2MB/s) is plenty fast enough for the PDR. No need to worry about SDHC speeds, unlike with CF.

[ProCoach]

Also, you need fingernails if you want to pull out the micro SD(HC) adpater. Actually, there is no lip on the edge of the adapter like Type I CF cards, so pulling it out might be hearder, but I don't have a problem.



Mark, thanks for the great tip!

I've successfully used a duct tape "tab" on the corner of the CF card to pull it out easily from the PDR.

-Peter