Panasonic 4GB SDHC Memory Card with SD Speed Class 2 performance

Great Card - But Cautious (Pramod Panasa, Hermitage, TN United States, 2007-03-17)

This is a Great class-2 SDHC card. This card was included with my Panasonic SD1 camcorder. I used this card in my Panasonic SD1 camcorder and the video recording and playback is perfect. No Pauses, breaks .. etc

A Word of Caution: Not all digital cameras and camcorders use SDHC cards, be sure to check the compatibility before ordering the card.

Excellent, Approved by Nikon for use in my D80 (Dr. Steven C. Eggleston, Newport Beach, California, USA, 2007-02-17)

There are currently only two 4GB SD cards approved by Nikon for use in my D80 (the other is Sandisk). The place I bought my D80 from (Express Camera in New Jersey) sold me an off-brand SD card which, after I had taken about 200 pictures on it, seized up (failed) in my camera. It cost me $450 to have a computer expert get the pictures off that card. After this fiasco, I consulted Nikon, got a list of their approved cards, and bought this Panasonic card. It has worked flawlessly.

Note that SD cards larger than 2GB such as this one are "SDHC" which have some drawbacks.

First, it is not readable by your normal SD reader (the ones in your printer, on the front of your computer, or the separate ones that plug into a USB port.) It can be downloaded from the camera by plugging the camera into a USB port, but this can be more hassle than popping the card out of your camera and plugging it into your computer. It requires a NEW card reader, which plugs into a USB port in order to read it other than from the camera. The Nikon recommended Sandisk 4GB card is often packaged with a very small SDHC card reader (free in the package). I eventually bought one of those just to get the reader. For this reason, I would recommend the Sandisk over the Panasonic unless you already have the special card reader for SDHC cards.

Second, not all digital cameras and devices are compatible with the SDHC cards. Older cameras are not. Be careful to check your device before buying the new 4GB cards to make sure it will work. The Sandisk card I bought with the free reader was from a guy this happened to and he had to sell it very cheaply (bad for him, good for me) on eBay because it was used.

I recommend this Panasonic Card with the reservations indicated above.

I do not recommend using ExpressCameras because they sold me a card not approved by Nikon at the same time I bought the camera from them. Thus, they knew I would be using the off-brand card in the Nikon camera I bought from them at the same time. Their action cost me $[...] to recover my pictures off the defective card.