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Title: lexar sdhc class 4 recording
Post by: bonghitwillie on November 16, 2011, 05:54:40 PM

i just bought 16gb for $20 but realized it is class 4.  can i use this with a zoom h2 or edirol r9?  thank you in advance

Title: Re: lexar sdhc class 4 recording
Post by: rastasean on November 16, 2011, 07:38:55 PM

try it out. Most likely it will work unless you're recording at very high bit rate like 96+.

Title: Re: lexar sdhc class 4 recording
Post by: vanark on November 16, 2011, 07:40:22 PM

I've had no issues recording to a class 4 card at 24/48 on an Edirol R-09

Title: Re: lexar sdhc class 4 recording
Post by: kirk97132 on November 16, 2011, 08:05:17 PM

RTFM...the R-44's listed what class cards wold work

Title: Re: lexar sdhc class 4 recording
Post by: morst on November 17, 2011, 02:11:37 PM

I tested a class 2 card on my old H2 and it worked fine at 24/96. You should be fine.

The only times I've had card speed problems are in my camera, shooting 720HD video. Class 4 is not sufficient if there's a lot of action. But indoors, without much panning or zooming, picture compression can let you shoot some good stuff on class 4. You just risk cutting it off if you get too nutty. Class 6 is adequate for HD720, in my experience. I would assume that class 6 or 10 would be necessary for 1080HD.