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Canon D10 SD Card?

by Marvin Bernstein
(portland, oregon)

I have decided on buying the Canon D10. I snorkel and surf. I will use the camera in warm water eg Hawaii. When I speak with salespeople they try to sell me all sorts of things. What I want to know is what would be the best SDHC or SD card for the camera. I will use the video but not as much as still photo. The camera seems reasonable for me as I do not go below 6-10 ft. Could you give me advice on the card. Thank you, Marvin Bernstein

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Aug 01, 2010
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Card Options
by: Galen & Nicole

Hi Marvin. You will enjoy the Canon D10. As for the type of memory card to purchase there are a couple of options. So far I have found that the speed of the SD card makes no difference, even for video. I tend to buy very inexpensive SD cards and they have worked perfect in every digital camera I have had. So unless you are a professional photographyer, don't let anyone talk you into a high speed card. An important consideration though is how big to get your SD card. It is nice to have lots of space so you don't need to change cards often. Do you take a ton of pictures? I would generally recommend you get at least a 2gb card, and maybe a 4 gb card. I tend to take several cards with me on trips. When you start getting bigger, into the SDHC 8gb cards and higher, you run the risk of losing a ton of pictures if the card fails. Also, many of the older SD card readers on computers will not read SDHC cards. So keep that in mind. I have bought most of my SD cards at Costco/Sam's Club/Walmart. I hope that helps.

Aug 01, 2010
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My experiences, camera and card
by: Mark Alsip

Sadly, my D10 is sitting here in the box waiting for UPS to pick up and return to Amazon, full of water from a certain lagoon in French Polynesia. A very admirable performer but I cannot stress strongly enough -- GO LIGHT ON THE BUTTON PRESSES.

I applied no more pressure than what I'd use with my Nikon DSLRs on the shutter. On the 3rd trip out, I was surprised by an eel popping out of a hole in front of me and had the presence of mind to trip the shutter. My only sin was excitement so I did press hard, but not at all abusively. Result -- camera flooded with water. I work with electronics and believe I know the type of membrane they use to isolate buttons from the actual electronics. If I'm right, there just isn't a lot there to protect you if you go beyond the lightest of touches on any of the controls. And never, ever shock the camera by striking on the bottom, your hand, etc.

OK, apologies, you asked about memory cards, not the camera. I used Fujifilm 4GB SD cards and had no problems at all until the camera itself failed. In my experience the performance was fine, and the capacity is great enough that you will always run out of battery before you run out of space on the card. Please take the advice of the great folks who run this forum and leave the access port for the USB interface cable CLOSED -- take the card out of the camera and insert into a card reader instead. The little cover over the cable connecting hole IMHO isn't as well put together as the one over the battery/card slot, and the former has been reported to pop open underwater (it's in a spot where it's easy to strike with your hand while holding the camera).

Apologies for such a long reply, just wanted to share my experiences in the hope of making your trip a successful one.

Aug 17, 2010
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canon d10 door sealing solutions
by: Marvin Bernstein

I used patches from Uglu which sealed the AV port. I took the camera down to 10' and left it there and no water leaked into port.
I used Scotch Duct Tape 'Tough' on the bottom where the SD card and battery are located. That held the door in place. I was a rough with the camera but the port did not open. Duct Tape is poros but held door shut. I did this test in Hawaii.
I found Uglu patches at JoAnns fabric store. I found them cheaper several days later at Fred Meyer which is owned by Kroeger Markets. Uglu is cheaper than Rescue Tape and it can be peeled off if one has patience. This way you don't have to seal the port forever. Rescue Tape is similar to using silicone to seal port-it is forever. Now that I have done my testing I treat the camera with kid gloves and wish one would make a camera that is really waterproof. The pictures were very good. I am satisfied with the camera. I wish it was made better.

Sep 03, 2010
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Sealing Canon d10 Ports
by: Marvin Bernstein

I bought the Canon d10. When I received the camera I read and marked the manual. After reading all the warnings about the AV Port and Battery Port I checked the ports. According to the manual one has to be very careful when closing. Since sealing the AV port with silicone would void the warranty I went to a dive shop. The sales person told me to get Scotch Tough Duct Tape and place it over the ports. First making sure the ports were closed correctly and dust free. I found the Duct Tape it comes in an orange wrapping. First I test it on a bottle and placed it in water for 3 days. Nothing leaked and the seal held. Then I placed it on the camera-pressed and sealed it-took the camera to a pool and dove down to the bottom at 10' and left the camera for an hour. Every so often I went down and turned it on and took a picture. The camera was submerged for over two hours at 10' and no water leaked it and the Duct Tape seals remained firm. On the weekend I put a wetsuit on and took the camera to the ocean. The seals held and the Duct Tape remained in place. I washed the camera-removed the tape, which left no residue and check the ports-no leakage. So now I have a camera that looks a little beaten because it has Duct Tape sealing ports but it works well.

Jan 29, 2011
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Sealing your door...
by: David KM

I've written quite a bit about this on my Flickr page.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dk_m/4649458272/

Hope this helps as I absolutely love this camera!

David...

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