Spy Camera Tf Card Suggestions Please.

[trt]

I am buying the spy camera below, and it dosent come with a TF card, and I have no idea which one I need, or is suitable.

I will be putting it in the kitchen, and used daily for about half hour.

Thanks Folks.

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[Zacs-Master]

Wow, I didn't know such things existed. I have a 32gb card in my GoPro which gives about 1hr 50mins recording at 1080p.

[trt]

## in my GoPro which gives about 1hr 50mins recording at 1080p.##

Thanks ZM,
What does 1080p mean?

[bhg481]

1080P is the number of horizontal lines on the recording - HD on a large TV. 720P is often available as an option on dashcams and the like - that's HD on a small TV.
I use 720P on my dashcam as I've found it's perfectly acceptable for reading number plates etc and you get around twice as long recording on a given TF card.
ZM says he gets around 1hr 50mins on a 32GB card - I get around twice that on my dashcam at 1080P and about twice again at 720P.

[Zacs-Master]

I used the 1080p reference as that's what the spy cam you're buying says it records in.

I wuld have thought a 32gb card was more than enough but there are various 'grades' of them. I always buy SanDisk 'extreme pro' cards which, apparently, are more reliable.

[bhg481]

I'd go with Zac on the 32GB Sandisk - that should give you plenty of recording time. Incidentally, the different recording times we're getting at the same resolution are down to the format of the video file created by the device. The link you provided gives no information on the file format used but, since it is movement-activated, 32GB should give you ample time.
I find mymemory.co.uk are good for memory cards and can often beat Amazon on price.

[trt]

Thanks folks :-)

[Hymie]

An important consideration is the class (memory access speed) of the tf card.

Most of these spy cameras do not specify a minimum class, but to be on the safe side (so that write speed is not an issue) I’d go for class 10.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/32GB-High-Speed-Class10-Micro-Flash-TF-Card-Memory-Card-for-Mobile-Phone-Camera-/112434199982?epid=927852518&hash=item1a2d99bdae:g:mvQAAOSw8HBZLkDO

[bhg481]

Micro 32GB SDHC card for less than £5 - I wouldn't risk it. It's a one-off purchase and EBay are known for counterfeit cards - get a proper one.

[Tuvok]

I have a few wildlife/trail cameras.

I have a mixture of 8, 16 and 32gb cards - along with the 4gb cards that came with the camera.

When I bought the cards I went for Class 10

[Hymie]

I have a number of these generic 32gb class 10 tf cards (purchased from ebay at less than £5) that I use in dashcams, cameras etc.

They work perfectly well until you try to copy 32gb from your PC hard drive (in one go), but they are quite happy being overwritten by a dashcam or storing 10Mb each time you press the camera shutter release.