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Randy Johnson · December 14th, 2008, 09:41 PM

I shoot weddings and I use the GZ-7s for cover shots. I use the hard drives now but id like to start shooting to SD cards (for conveniance sake) Does the quality of the card matter? Do I shoot straight to the card? How much video will I get on a 8 gig card?

Thanks
Randy

Bruno Donnet · December 15th, 2008, 08:02 AM

A remark or a reminder: on the GZ-HD7, the video recording on a SD card can only be done in SP mode (1440x1080i VBR 19mb/s average), neither in FHD (1920x1080i VBR 26,6mb/s average) nor in HDV compatible mode (1440x1080i CBR 27mb/s).

If you are fine with this limitation, you can record around 52 minutes on a 8GB card in SP mode.

Randy Johnson · December 15th, 2008, 02:28 PM

Thats not a problem although can I shoot HDV compatable to the hard drive then copy it to the SD card within the camera?

Bruno Donnet · December 15th, 2008, 02:43 PM

Yes,
You can transfer in both sides (from HDD to SD , or from SD to HDD). See page 52 of your User Manual... ;)

Bruno Donnet · December 17th, 2008, 03:46 AM

I forget to say that, if you decide to transfer a FHD or a HDV compatible video from the HDD on the SD card, the max time is around only 37 minutes for a 8GB card (it's because the video rate is higher for these 2 recording modes).

Kaushik Parmar · December 20th, 2008, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy Johnson

I shoot weddings and I use the GZ-7s for cover shots. I use the hard drives now but id like to start shooting to SD cards (for conveniance sake) Does the quality of the card matter? Do I shoot straight to the card? How much video will I get on a 8 gig card?

Thanks
Randy

I tried to record on SD card and quality was as good as Full HD, but I prefer to record video in HDD and snapshot in SD card! You may try 16GB/ 32GB card as well, those might will run!

Kaushik

Mark Cinense · December 29th, 2008, 09:38 AM

I thought 4GB SDHC Class 6 was the max this DVC will do.

December 14th, 2008, 09:41 PM	#1
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	SD Cards and GZ-7 I shoot weddings and I use the GZ-7s for cover shots. I use the hard drives now but id like to start shooting to SD cards (for conveniance sake) Does the quality of the card matter? Do I shoot straight to the card? How much video will I get on a 8 gig card? Thanks Randy

December 15th, 2008, 08:02 AM	#2
Bruno Donnet Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paris, France Posts: 91	A remark or a reminder: on the GZ-HD7, the video recording on a SD card can only be done in SP mode (1440x1080i VBR 19mb/s average), neither in FHD (1920x1080i VBR 26,6mb/s average) nor in HDV compatible mode (1440x1080i CBR 27mb/s). If you are fine with this limitation, you can record around 52 minutes on a 8GB card in SP mode. __________________ Bruno (alias Koala)

December 15th, 2008, 02:43 PM	#4
Bruno Donnet Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paris, France Posts: 91	Yes, You can transfer in both sides (from HDD to SD , or from SD to HDD). See page 52 of your User Manual... ;) __________________ Bruno (alias Koala)

December 17th, 2008, 03:46 AM	#5
Bruno Donnet Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paris, France Posts: 91	I forget to say that, if you decide to transfer a FHD or a HDV compatible video from the HDD on the SD card, the max time is around only 37 minutes for a 8GB card (it's because the video rate is higher for these 2 recording modes). __________________ Bruno (alias Koala)

December 15th, 2008, 02:28 PM	#3
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	Thats not a problem although can I shoot HDV compatable to the hard drive then copy it to the SD card within the camera?

December 29th, 2008, 09:38 AM	#7
Mark Cinense Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Duke City, USA Posts: 53	I thought 4GB SDHC Class 6 was the max this DVC will do.