SDXC cards are flash memory cards and are optimized for digital camcorders and digital cameras that offer less than 4K video quality.

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The Difference between SD, SDHC, and SDXC

SDXC cards are a higher-capacity version of the SDHC card, which is a higher-capacity version of the original SD card. SDXC cards hold at least 64 GB of files and may hold up to 2 TB. By contrast, SDHC cards store up to 32 GB of data, and the SD card handles up to 2 GB.

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For camcorder owners, SDXC cards store many more hours of high-definition video footage than SDHC cards.

SDXC Card Speed

In addition to offering higher capacities, SDXC cards are also capable of faster data transfer speeds, with a maximum speed of 300 megabytes per second (MB/s). In contrast, SDHC cards achieve up to 10 MB/s. These cards are grouped into four classes: Class 2, Class 4, Class 6, and Class 10.

Class 2 cards offer a minimum sustained data rate of 2 MB/s, Class 4 of 4 MB/s, Class 6 of 6 MB/s, and Class 10 of 10 MB/s. Depending on which manufacturer made the card, the speed class is prominently displayed or buried in the specs. Either way, keep an eye out for it.

For standard-definition camcorders, an SD or SDHC card with a Class 2 speed is all that is needed. It’s fast enough to record the highest quality standard definition video available with these camcorders.

Cards with a Class 4 or Class 6 speed rating are fast enough to handle the data transfer rates of high-end high definition camcorders. While you may be tempted to spring for a Class 10 card, you'll be paying for performance you don't need in a digital camcorder.

In many cases, SDXC cards offer faster speeds than you need for a digital camcorder. These faster speeds offered by SDXC cards are useful for digital cameras — it supports ultra-fast burst modes — but they're not necessary for digital camcorders.

SDXC Card Cost

SDXC cards began to filter onto the market in late 2010 and early 2011. As with any new memory format offering high capacities and faster speeds, early products cost more than the lower capacity and slower SDHC cards. However, as more flash memory card makers offered SDXC cards, the costs dropped sharply over the next two years.

SDXC Card Compatibility

An SDXC card may work in an older device that doesn't specifically support it, but it won't have the larger capacity or faster speed it is capable of providing. Most cameras and camcorders introduced in 2011 support SDXC. Support is more limited in cameras and camcorders introduced in 2010. If a camera takes an SDXC card, it will also work with SDHC and SD cards.

Do You Need an SDXC Card?

If your device supports it, buying an SDXC card makes the most sense.

What Comes After SDXC?

In the last few years, the technology underlying flash memory cards changed. A different bus (a method of interfacing with the hardware) allowed for a new class of cards with a write speed of up to 30 MB/s. This type of card is optimized for 4K video.

SD (Secure Digital) cards are a special brand of data storage that have two main purposes, to store data and to transfer data between devices. SD cards are popular in devices that are too small to have dedicated hard drive storage space, such as mobile phones, GPS units, digital cameras and many other electronic devices. Data that is stored on SD cards can be read by all these electronic devices, and can also be read by PCs and laptops that have card adapters. This makes transferring data between mobile devices or digital cameras and laptops/PC simple and convenient, and users won't have to worry about losing their data.

1. Basic Variations

SD cards started out simply as SD cards, but as the technology has expanded so has the range and choice of SD cards. Some SD cards may not be compatible with certain devices, both in terms of size and the format of data storage used on the SD card. Knowing which card to buy can be intimidating, but in general there are only three considerations that should be kept in mind when looking for an SD card: the physical size of the card, the storage space and format of the card and the class rating of the card.

2. SD Card Sizes

SD cards come in three physical sizes: SD, miniSD and microSD. Normal SD cards are the largest, miniSD cards are smaller and finally, microSD cards are the smallest, being the approximate size of a fingernail. The physical size of the card doesn't affect the capacity and storage space of the SD card, with microSD cards being able to store up to 32GB or even 64GB of data. SD cards are larger than microSD cards.

2a. Size in Conjunction with Usability

SD card sizes become an issue when examining which devices they will be used in conjunction with. MiniSD cards have mostly fallen out of favour, and apart from older devices and some digital cameras, miniSD cards are not used anymore. Full-sized SD cards are usually found in use with digital cameras, laptops, and desktops. The smallest cards, microSD cards have found massive popularity as the cards of choice for mobile phones and many of the latest electronic devices. Luckily, for those concerned about incompatibility and the inability to use the same microSD card to transfer data between their mobile device and their laptop or PC, many microSD cards come with adapters which turn the tiny card into a normal-sized SD card, which can then be used in conjunction with a laptop or PC.

3. SD, SDHC, and SDXC

Apart from physical size, another consideration when choosing a SD card is the storage space of the card. SD cards have come a long way in terms of storage space, with cards that can store up to 64GB or larger being available.

SD Cards

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SD cards were the first cards on the market, and can only store up to 2GB of data. It should be noted that microSD cards that have the same format can also store only 2GB of data, as physical size doesn't have an impact on the amount of storage space.

SDHC Cards

2GB is a tiny amount of data storage, which is why the developers and manufacturers of SD cards came up with an additional storage format known as SDHC, which stands for Secure Digital High Capacity. These cards can store between 4GB and 32GB, but can only be used in devices compatible with the SDHC format. The SDHC format is also reverse compatible, meaning that devices that can read SDHC cards can also read SD cards, but devices that can only read SD formats cannot use cards that have the SDHC format.

SDXC Cards

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SDXC (Secure Digital eXtended Capacity) cards are the latest SD cards available and their storage sizes range between 64GB and 2TB. There are very few devices at the moment that can use SDXC, but these will most likely increase in popularity as data needs of users increase even more. Knowing how much space is needed can be a tricky thing, as it's difficult to predict in advance how the device will be used and the type of data that will be stored. Below is a chart showing average values that can help give an idea of how much data certain media applications can use. It should be noted that these are estimates only, as file sizes can dramatically vary depending on the settings used.

4. Class Rating

Apart from card size and storage space, there is a further important difference to take into consideration when choosing a microSD card, and that is the class rating. Simply put, some microSD cards can read and write information faster than others. Having a slow write and read speed can dramatically impact the performance of a device, as it has to spend a longer time writing or reading the data on the card. This is particularly noticeable while watching HD video on a mobile phone, where slow microSD card speeds can cause jittery playback and impact the performance of the video.

5. Class Rating and Speed

Most SD cards now come with a class rating that gives an indication of how fast the card is. The class rating represents the speed at which the card reads and writes data in MB/s. So a card with a class rating of 2 will have a minimum read/write speed of 2MB/s, while a card with a class rating of 10 will have a minimum read/write speed of 10MB/s. It should be noted that the class rating lists the minimum speed that the manufacturer can guarantee, meaning that even class 2 cards can read/write data faster in some instances, and can even give speeds of 4MB/s. However, the trend is clear and higher classed cards will perform better than lower classed cards. In general, a higher class rating is recommended, especially if one is planning on watching HD movies or writing/reading a lot of data off the card. Many cheaper cards have lower class ratings, which mean that they may be cheaper than other SD cards, but will be much slower and will most likely affect the performance of the device that the card is used in conjunction with.

Buying microSDHC cards on eBay

From the main eBay website go to the Electronics category. From there, theCamera & Photo andMobile Phones & Communication subcategories will both lead to theMemory Cards and Memory Card Readers & Adapters categories which will show all the SD cards available. The results displayed can be refined by choosing the criteria in the boxes in the left panel. Criteria for SD cards include format, brand, capacity and condition, making finding the ideal item much easier. The results for the search can also be organised in various ways, from cheapest to most expensive or by listing date. If the buyer wants a specific product, the search bar at the top of every eBay page can be used to search for that specific product, and the results displayed will be from the entire website. This search can then be refined by selecting the criteria as described above.

Conclusion

The differences between SD, SDHC, and microSDHC are dependent on size and on the type of storage format of the card in question. The most important thing to keep in mind is that physical size and storage size aren't correlated, and it is possible to get microSDHC or even microSDXC cards that can store vast amounts of data even though the card is no larger than a fingernail. Knowing which card to choose is dependent on the device that the card will be used with as this will determine whether it is SDHC compliant or not and whether the card will be a normal sized SD card, a miniSD card or a microSD card.