28Feb PRETEC 64GB SDXC card reader issues
The Pretec 64GB SDXC cards I ordered last week showed up today. Packaging looks pretty standard, though the card itself feels a little bit thicker then a standard SDHC card. I plan to put this through some speed tests and stack it up against the Sandisk Extreme 32GB 45m/s cards I have. The problem I’m having right now is that I haven’t found a memory card reader in my collection that supports the card.
It seems to work fine in my camera and I’ve been able to use the camera as a card reader, but no luck so far with my built in card reader or the older portable card reader I have in my camera bag. I have 5 more to try out so hopefully at least one of them will support the card.
I hadn’t considered the fact that the SDXC format would be unsupported by a card reader. It’s defiantly something to keep in mind if you decide to make the jump to these higher capacity cards. I’ll have speed tests posted once I find the proper card reader for this guy.
February 28th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Perhaps try the Pretec USB 3.0 card reader. It’s $20 at newegg. I have the reader, but I don’t have a SDXC card to test with
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0KV05M1753
February 28th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
What kind of bitrates are you able to record with using Magic Lantern? I ordered one of these, and am curious as to what it can really do in the camera.
February 28th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
I should have speed test up soon.
February 28th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
Hi DJ
It’s not the card reader! You need a spcial “codec” to read SDXC cards on either the MAc or PC. See the info on this site: https://www.sdcard.org/consumers/sdxc_capabilities/using_sdxc/
Cheers
Ernie
February 28th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Thanks Ernie! I’ll check it out.
February 28th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
I figured out what the problem was. The built in card reader was destroyed by a static shock (from my girl friend) and the first external card reader I tried no longer seems to like any memory cards. The very next card reader I tried worked perfectly. Looks like its time to order a new built in card reader.