panasonic sd5 question

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panasonic sd5 question

i have a panasonic hdc-sd5 that works well imovie08. i do have problems findings compatible sdhc card. i was wondering if people encountered the same problems. so far i've gone through 5 cards (1 kingston 8gb class 6, 1 transcend 8 gb class 6, 1 transcend 4gb class 6 and 2 crucial 4 gb class 6) and only the 4 gb transcend has worked for me so far? Any is it bad luck with cards or is there something wrong with my camera? Sorry, that this is really not an imovie question, just think of this post s another fyi that the camera works well with imovie08.

imac g5 mbp 2.16, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Jun 7, 2008 11:19 AM

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Answer 1

Jun 7, 2008 12:14 PM in response to elalla

All those cards should work. Have you formatted the card through your camera?

In your camera, hit Menu/Setup/Format Card/Yes

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Jun 7, 2008 4:19 PM in response to AppleMan1958

i wish they did. camera shows the message: cannot format the card. i even tried making an image of the card that works and still the camera gives me the message: check card. so far i've only got one card to work (4 gb transcend) without a hitch. i'm assuming that my camera is picky with memory cards and ordered a panasonic card. if this doesn't work, i guess i'll have to send the camera back to panasonic.

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Jun 7, 2008 5:09 PM in response to elalla

Just in case...
There is a little sliding switch on an SD card that makes it read only. Make sure the switch is in the proper position on your cards.

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Jun 7, 2008 7:32 PM in response to AppleMan1958

got that covered. thanks.

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Jun 8, 2008 4:55 AM in response to elalla

For what its worth, I have an 8 GB class 4 card from PNY, and a 4GB class 4 card from PNY, and both have worked great.

However, it sounds to me like you should return it to Panasonic.

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Jun 8, 2008 7:13 AM in response to AppleMan1958

I really appreciate your help and have found a lot of your other post really helpful in the past. I think I'll try a panasonic sdhc card first, since I do have that 1 transcend 4 gb card that works well with it. I've read in other fora that many class 6 cards are of poor quality these days and I'd like to avoid sending the camera back to panasonic if I don't have to. Additionally, if the panasonic card fails me, then panasonic cannot claim that I am not using recommended card.

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Jun 9, 2008 9:00 AM in response to elalla

I use a Transcend 4Gb SDHC card with my SD5 and it works perfectly. Make sure your SD cards are HC (High Capacity) versions, not simply SD. If that fails then it certainly sounds like you have a dodgy cam.

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