8MB Memory Card - Useless!

digital-telepathy is currently putting a new series together entitled dt conversations where we have local entrepreneurs, business owners and thought leaders come in and chat with us in a 10 minute video. It’s raw, unedited and anything but professionally recorded but it’s exciting and authentic and brings a face to the San Diego startup community.

In our search for the equipment to record the series we had everyone bring in their personal cameras to see if they’d do the trick. The camera that seemed to fit our needs the best was a Canon ZR65. What sealed the deal was a Mic Input that allowed us to use a directional mic to pick up better sound than the camcorder could do alone. The camera has a SD card slot so you can record to the memory card without using any tape. As I opened up the SD slot and examined the memory card it came with I saw a large “8″ on the sticker. Wow, 8GB (I thought) - that’s one large SD card! Then I realized it said 8M. Eight megabytes? Are you serious? WTF can you do with 8mbs in a digital camcorder? Absolutely nothing. What a waste of a flash memory card. It might as well have been one of those mock-cards they put into some digital cameras that are just place holders. I don’t get it, no card in this case is better than a worthless card.

- Regardless stay tuned for our new series and contact me if you are in the market for a free 8m SD card.