Kingston Digital 16 GB Class 10 Flash Memory Card SD10G2/16GB

by Kingston

• High-Speed Class Rating - Class 10: 10MB/s minimum data transfer rate
• Performance - 100x=up to 15MB/s write
• Secure - built-in write-protect switch prevents accidental data loss
• Compatible - with SDHC host devices; not compatible with standard SD-enabled devices/readers
• File Format - FAT 32

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 0.1 x 1.2 inches ; 0.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004TS1IG4
• Item model number: SD10G2/16GB
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (153 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #98 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Camera & Photo Accessories > Blank Media
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 24, 2011

Product Description

Size: 16GB | Style: Retail

Amazon.com

Make sure your SD memory card doesn't slow you down.

Take advantage of higher class rated memory cards for faster capture performance with your digital camera.

Whether you record video or shoot fast photos, get the most flexibility with a speedy Kingston SD High Capacity (SDHC) memory card that fits your camera and shooting style.

Never miss a moment with Kingston's reliable, Class 10, 6 or 4 SDHC cards. To find the right one, consider your:

• Camera — Do you own a compact point-and-shoot, SLR, and/or camcorder?
• Captures — How do you use your camera? Stills, continuous action, high-speed shooting, and/or video?
• Card — How much storage do you need? Do you take a lot of photos? Do you take higher or lower resolution photos & videos? How long are your typical videos?

Class 4 storage based on 12MP camera (3.6MB file size), video camera 12 Mbps standard mode. Class 6 storage based on 18MP camera (5.4MB file size), video camera 17 Mbps fine mode. Class 10 storage based on 21MP camera (6.3MB file size), video camera 24 Mbps super fine mode. Approximate number of JPEG (compressed file) pictures. JPEG file sizes vary based upon camera model, and internal file size and compression settings, as well as user-selected resolution and compression mode settings. Actual results may vary. In addition, JPEG compression will result in different file sizes based upon picture complexity. Some host devices may not support all of the Flash storage capacities listed. Consult your device's owner's manual for supported capacities.

Actual recording time will vary based upon camera model, selected resolution, compression settings and the content being recorded. Some host devices may not support all of the Flash storage capacities listed. Consult your device's owner's manual for supported capacities.

1 Megabyte (MB) - 1,000,000 bytes; 1 Gigabyte (GB) = 1,000,000,000 bytes; 1 Megapixel (MP) = 1,000,000 pixels

Please note: Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and this is not available for data storage.

Product Description

Kingston's SDHC Ultimate Class 10 is designed for amateur and professional photographers who need faster speeds to keep pace with their evolving equipment. It allows users to easily capture sequential shots that used to be a challenge due to the speed limitations of memory cards. With speeds up to 20MB/s read and 15MB/s write, the SDHC Ultimate Class 10 is ideal for anyone who uses their digital equipment for serious photography or video and makes it easy to capture HD video.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

302 of 316 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Kingston, we have a problem... June 11, 2011

By NLee the Engineer HALL OF FAMETOP 10 REVIEWER

Style Name:Retail|Size Name:16GB

Prior to the purchase of this item ("Kingston 16 GB Class-10 SDHC card"), I have bought several other Kingston memory cards, including the Kingston 16 GB Class 4 SDHC and Kingston 8 GB Class 4 microSDHC Card. They were all reasonably priced, and performed up to specifications. So I never had a problem with Kingston - until this time.

I benchmarked the Kingston SD10G2 card upon its arrival. The result I got was so appalling that I have to re-run the tests on two different computers to confirmed it: This so-called 'Class-10' card is actually much slower than any of the 'class-4' SDHC card I have ever tested before!

- When writing small files of 1MB each, the speed of this card is painfully slow at just 0.8MB/s
- When writing larger files of 5MB each, the speed increased to 4.9MB/s
(see the screen capture I uploaded to Customer Images section for details)
- Only when writing a huge file of 1GB size, the speed finally reached 10.7MB/s.

In contrast, the Transcend 16GB TS16GSDHC10 (which is also classified as 'class-10') delivered 9.9MB/s when writing 1MB files, and 12.8MB/s for 5MB files. In fact, even my previous Kingston 16GB class-4 card gave much better results of 3.7 and 8.0MB/s, respective.

In order for a SDHC card to be marketed as 'class-10', it must have a sequential read/write speed of at least 10 Mega Byte per second. This Kingston card barely meets the requirement under the most optimal test condition. However, when used in a digital camera (either point-and-shoot or SLR), this so-called 'class-10' card actually performs much wosre than a typical class-4 card.

As of this writing, you can buy other cards (such as the HP 16 GB Class 4 SDHC) for less but get better overall performance than this Kingston card. Also as a matter of principle, I refuse to support any company engaging in this kind of deceptive marketing techniques. This card is going back for a refund, and I will be leery of other Kingston products from now on.

[Update on Aug 8, 2011]
A Kingston representive contacted me concerning my problem with the write speed. However, I have already returned this Kingston card and purchased a PNY 16 GB Class 10 SDHC Card P-SDHC16G10-EF. The PNY card gave me a solid class-10 performance. See my Amazon review on it for details.
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3HY4QHXNJTEWP/

73 of 75 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing for a Class 10 Card June 8, 2011

By Scott Akerman

Style Name:Retail| Size Name:16GB|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this card to upgrade my Pentax k-x from the 4 GB class 4 SD card I received when I purchased it. I definitely needed more storage for shooting in RAW but I was also looking for a good speed increase for burst mode, and I was hoping this card could satisfy both of my needs at a modest price. The size is definitely there but the speed is very disappointing. Using multiple disk testers I've only been able to push out ~5 megabytes/second maximum write speed but the average remains much lower, only around 3 megabytes/second. Read speeds usually hover around 7 megabytes/second. The box claims the card is capable of up to a 20 MB/s read and 15 MB/s write but my data comes no where near those numbers and I have no idea how they arrived at them. After reading the terrible reviews of the Kingston 16 GB Class 10 Secure Digital Flash Card SD10/16GB I was hoping that this second generation would have fixed those problems, now I'm just hoping it doesn't corrupt my data.

Update: I hoped that I could still use this card on a day-to-day basis and overlook the speed issue, but the slowness of it is noticeable and a reminder that I'm not getting what I paid for. Sending it back for a refund and going to spend a bit more on a much better card.

91 of 95 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars These cards are not class 10 speed July 10, 2011

By mepster

Style Name:Retail| Size Name:32GB|Amazon Verified Purchase

These cards are not class 10 speed. My camera needs only class 6 to record video. Ordered this card, camera gives message "the recording has been stopped automatically" - this means the buffer has filled, the card cannot keep up. Returned card (Amazon does free exchange). Received second card. Same problem! This time I missed the 30 day Amazon return window because I was on vacation (taking pictures!). Feel ripped off. Have not had trouble with previous Kingston cards, just with this model (twice!). (P.S. Camera works fine with other card (at least class 6).)

Either Kingston has a problem, or Amazon is getting duped by a counterfeit supplier - Amazon you should look into it.