Customer Reviews

SanDisk SDMSV-1024-A10 1.0 GB Memory Stick Pro (Retail Package)

5 star:		(20)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

We bought two of these for our honeymoon and both broke before we filled it up the first time (about 800 MB both times). It displayed the same error message and would not allow us to take any more pictures. Luckily we were able to download the photos to our iPod and used a SanDisk 256MB memory stick pro the rest of the trip. That card worked perfectly. Lucky for us we were given an iPod just days prior to the vacation. It is a much better way to store lots of pictures, although it required that I download photos and charge either the iPod or the camera nearly every night. In summary, my guess is that this 1-GB card still has bugs so I would recommend not buying this product at this point.

Stupid thing broke with memory stick error C:13:01. Completely useless after that. Had to buy the Sony version and it has worked fine.

If you want to see this error and lose all of your precious memories in an instant, then purchase this memory stick and save a few dollars. This is not recoverable error and requires 8 weeks to exhange the stick with the factory.

After having this experience once, it is far worth the few extra dollars to get a reliable name brand stick. I have used Sony sticks for many years with no problems at all.

How many pictures will it store? It is the most commonly asked question from digital camera enthusiast but usually the question that is the most difficult to get a straight answer about. Well, considering I worked in the memory industry for over 7 years I can help clarify this perplexing question and do so unbiased as I have since changed industries.

The SanDisk SDMSV-1024-A10 1GB Memory Stick Pro, like most 1000MB cards, will store on average 1137 pictures when used with a 2 megapixel camera, 853 images when used with a 3 megapixel camera, 512 pictures when used with a 4 megapixel camera, 409 images when used with a 5 megapixel camera, and 320 pictures when used with a 6 megapixel camera. These numbers are based off the assumption that you are going to shoot your images at the highest quality JPEG setting available for the camera and understand that they are estimates and may be off by as much as 10 percent due to numerous factors including the complexity of the scene being shot and the compression algorithm used by your specific camera.

One last thing to consider when buying a 1000MB card. Do not necessarily choose the least expensive card available. A 1000MB card should be an investment. You need to consider quality, reliability, and speed with a card of this capacity. Worse case scenario would be you taking this card (and only this card) on vacation with you overseas and for some reason it gets corrupted. Then what do you do? Purchasing a high capacity card changes the game a little, just be mindful of that before you hit the buy button.

I truly hope this review was helpful to you in determining whether this card is the right capacity for your specific needs.

I should have paid attention to the reviewers who gave this product a low rating. I purchased the SDMSV-1024-A10 for my Sony DSC-P8 digital camera based on Sandisk's compatibility chart on their website. It did not work right from the start. A call to Sandisk tech support reported no known issues. They directed me to call Sony. The tech rep at Sony stated that there were issues with Sandisk and Sony so the only way to find out was to follow the Sony procedure for formatting. The tech stepped me through the procedure with no luck - her response was to send it back and buy a Sony next time. The reseller for Amazon, Antonline, was unwilling to refund the purcahse so I appealed to Amazon which gave me a full refund - a class company. I wonder why they do business with such poor customer-service based companies? SO BEWARE OF USING SONY AND SANDISK TOGETHER!! - It's hit or miss - buyer beware.

Five stars for the technology: small, high density, lightweight, durable. 1 GB of memory takes a lot of pictures. Five stars on the shipping managed by Amazon. Two stars to Sony for skimming so much. The memory stick cost about 1/4 the price of the camera -- a Cybershot DSC-P200 which I love. (...)

It took several times to get the camera to recognise the stick. Once it took, it worked fine. It worked in the card reader, but then I had trouble getting it to work again in the camera. Bending the stick finally made the contacts make contact, but this isn't something that should be necessary for an electronic product.

I own a Sony DSC-S40. I had lost my Sony Memory Stick so I thought I'd try this one. I purchased it the end of June and almost every time I take a video and try to veiw it, it will play and at any point durring a video it will stop and say file error. This also causes a problem while I download them onto my pc. Only once had it done this on a picture and I ended up having to delete the picture because it wouldn't download. Sometimes it just don't pay to save money. I will never purchase this kind of Memory Stick again.

I have already two of them, they work just fine with my sony p73

This 1GB Memory Stick gave me over 1500 pictures in my 5.1Mega Pixel Camera. It never ran out of space......and I even had more than enough room for video recording.

WONDERFUL!!!