HG20 + using a SD card

[squid267]

I have a HG20 and noticed it has SD card slot. What are the advantages of recording to a SD card against the Hard drive? Disadvantages? Thanks for reading!

[Rumpelgeist]

You just noticed it? Is it like driving a car for a year and then to notice that it has air conditioning?

[net]

I have a HG20 and noticed it has SD card slot. What are the advantages of recording to a SD card against the Hard drive? Disadvantages? Thanks for reading!

You can use a card in the event you need more memory.
One clear advantage of recording videos to an SDHC card is that, once you are done filming, you would turn off the HG20, take out the card..and then place the card into a card reader that can read "SDHC"...a card reader is either built-into your pc/laptop..or an SDHC card reader can be purchased and left connected to your desktop or most laptops have them already.

You wouldn't have to use the camcorder connected via USB at all/or even the Pixela software..
..at this point, the camcorder would be off and put aside.

Then you copy the contents of the "Stream" folder from the file structure on the SDHC card, which contain the video files:".mts"..and paste them onto your pc hard drive..
..remove the card and then import the mts files from your pc hard drive into your editor like Sony Vegas/Pinnacle..
..or convert them to another format if need be with conversion software.

You can also copy scenes from the HG20 hard drive to the card within the camera.


If you need to buy an SDHC card, make sure you get one that is "class 4 or higher".

Like this one (class 6):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/534908-REG/Kingston_SD6_8GB_8GB_Class_6_SDHC/BI/2685/KBID/3590


or this one (class 4):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/544769-REG/Kingston_SD4_16GB_16GB_Class_4_SDHC/BI/2685/KBID/3590

[net]

You can use a card in the event you need more memory.


I meant more storage.

[squid267]

You just noticed it? Is it like driving a car for a year and then to notice that it has air conditioning?

I mean like I noticed, I just realized thats SD card have capacity upto 32 GB and if I get two of those cards Id have 4 more gbs than my hd. SD doesn't have moving parts too ...it was more of a revelation of how useful to me this could be since id be moving a lot.


You can use a card in the event you need more memory.
One clear advantage of recording videos to an SDHC card is that, once you are done filming, you would turn off the HG20, take out the card..and then place the card into a card reader that can read "SDHC"...a card reader is either built-into your pc/laptop..or an SDHC card reader can be purchased and left connected to your desktop or most laptops have them already.

You wouldn't have to use the camcorder connected via USB at all/or even the Pixela software..
..at this point, the camcorder would be off and put aside.

Then you copy the contents of the "Stream" folder from the file structure on the SDHC card, which contain the video files:".mts"..and paste them onto your pc hard drive..
..remove the card and then import the mts files from your pc hard drive into your editor like Sony Vegas/Pinnacle..
..or convert them to another format if need be with conversion software.

You can also copy scenes from the HG20 hard drive to the card within the camera.


If you need to buy an SDHC card, make sure you get one that is "class 4 or higher".

Like this one (class 6):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/534908-REG/Kingston_SD6_8GB_8GB_Class_6_SDHC/BI/2685/KBID/3590


or this one (class 4):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/544769-REG/Kingston_SD4_16GB_16GB_Class_4_SDHC/BI/2685/KBID/3590

Thanks I'm going to check up that site for 16 gigs. Also I did some research my self and on the canon is says the max shutter speed is 1/500.

[Rumpelgeist]

I mean like I noticed, I just realized thats SD card have capacity upto 32 GB and if I get two of those cards Id have 4 more gbs than my hd. SD doesn't have moving parts too ...it was more of a revelation of how useful to me this could be since id be moving a lot.
This is exactly the reason why I don't care about HDD-based camcorders. They are mutants, the dead end of tapeless video.

[politikill]

I have to agree, I was all set to try out the hfs 10, or 100, Then i decided not too due to all the cons im reading about. Im gonna stick with tape for a while longer, then see what the Scarlet has to offer if it ever gets released. We'll see.