21Apr 128GB Lexar SDXC in Canon 60D
If you’re wondering about what the 128GB Lexar SDXC card is good for, there’s a number of things. Besides throwing it into bitrate hungry high end cameras, another good purpose is doubling the disk space on my MacBook Air. The new Macbook Air can’t be upgraded internally, so by using a very generic SDHC card reader, i’m able to double my storage with a solid state drive that can transfer 100MB files in less than 7 seconds. There’s no limit to individual 4GB file sizes with exFAT format and the card works both on Mac and PC. It’s the smallest and lightest storage media I can carry in my backpack. If you’re looking at 128GB USB thumb drives with equivalent speeds and you’ll find yourself coughing up about twice the price of this single Lexar.
SDHC Card Reader Used as Thumb Drive
So, since the Lexar 128GB card is based on exFAT file system with no 4GB limit, what happens if you place it into a Canon 60D? Will the video stop automatically? The answer is yes it will stop at just around a 4GB file size – so DSLRs won’t be taking advantage of SDXC and larger file sizes (for now). The Canon 60D and Panasonic GH2 can see the entire 128GB and can record video without any buffering issues, but for now the card is a bit overkill. For other things like being able to dump files to the editor, run backups in Time Machine, or use it for additional storage it’s pretty quick and has a feather weight footprint in the bag…
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April 21st, 2011 at 5:53 pm
Very good thing to have in the field. Could replace Lacie Rugged drives for backing up files.
April 21st, 2011 at 6:20 pm
@Joseph – For sure! I carry the Macbook 11″ Air because it weighs nothing. I don’t want to lug around another drive just to share files and do backups.
April 21st, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Do you think a firmware update from Canon could allow DSLR videos to record longer? I don’t see why not.
April 21st, 2011 at 10:06 pm
@Matthew Carr – That would be awesome…
April 22nd, 2011 at 3:05 am
Or you could just install Magic Lantern on the 60D it auto restarts recordings with +/- a second delay between start/stop.
April 22nd, 2011 at 5:55 am
What the name of the timer you use on the cumputer monitor.
Merci
April 22nd, 2011 at 6:38 am
@Eric – I’d have to double check. It’s just the first iPad app I found for ’stop watch’.
April 24th, 2011 at 10:28 am
@Nicholas
I was wondering If Magic Lantern really helps as I’ve told that DSLR cameras overheat when recording too long?? Is that true? I come from the video camera community and its mainly what has scared me the most from DSLR.
August 15th, 2011 at 8:54 am
Does the MBA have an SDHC or SDXC slot? Have you had the opportunity to try it in a MBP with an SDXC slot? Would love to know if they can read it natively without the need for a card reader
August 15th, 2011 at 9:20 am
@Dave – The smaller version of the MBA does not have a slot.
February 17th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
dont get this…its not worth it (for 60d)
It constantly says movie has stopped recording even when formatted .
February 17th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
@cbuddee – Thanks, I have a test here on the website that shows this. The cameras are not capable of recording of seeing a different format, or recording over 29 minutes (camera firmware).
April 2nd, 2012 at 8:21 am
I bought an SDXC card for canon 60d. The card is in exFAT. The camera does not accept. No resolution to this problem??
Al staff help, please.
April 2nd, 2012 at 8:31 am
@John – No resolution.
August 27th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Hey all, the reason Canon Cameras can’t shoot files larger than 4gb is due to the camera only supporting FAT32.
@John – This is likely why the 60d can’t read the card, as it’s exFAT, not FAT32.