Customer Reviews

Viking 128 MB Secure Digital Card (SD128M)

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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 Viking 128MB Secure Digital Card, like most 128MB cards, will store on average 142 pictures when used with a 2 megapixel camera, 106 images when used with a 3 megapixel camera, 64 pictures when used with a 4 megapixel camera, 51 images when used with a 5 megapixel camera, and 40 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.

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

Viking cards always work. Heck, you can leave one in your pocket and do the laundry and they'll keep right on working most of the time. (Yes, I've done that.) What else is there to say about a memory card?

There is not really much to tell. I bought this card because it came with a five year warranty, compared to the other manufactures that only offer a two year warranty. I bought it for my Kodak DX4330 and it worked. No problems with it what so ever.

I bought this card as a spare memory for my Casio 5MP digicam.
The original memory that I got free as a bonus with the camera was
branded Edge and also has 128MB on it. The first thing I did when
I got the Viking card was of course insert in into the camera and see
if it works. It sure did, but I immediately noticed that it is quite
a bit slower than Edge. Maximum resolution pictures produce files
about 2.5MB in size and it took good 4-5 seconds to record them to
this Viking card. Add to that 2-3 seconds that camera takes for image
processing and you get whopping 7-8 seconds from shot to shot.
For comparison with the Edge card it is 4-5 seconds. Still a lot, but not
as frustrating.
The only plus - Viking is cheap from many retailers, and rebates are often
avalable.
My advice: if you need SD memory for digital photography at high resolution
get a card with guaranteed high transfer rate - at least 5MB/sec.
You'll have to pay more, but it is worth it.

I installed this into my Kodak DX4330 and it worked perfectly.

Guess what they dont mention? This product contains the hated RIAA secure digital music initiative ie it wont play all of the .mp3 that you downloaded. Read this quote from news.com

"However, not everyone considers such security a step forward. Secure Digital includes software that complies with Secure Digital Music Initiative standards protecting against unauthorized replication of copyrighted content. As a result, digital-audio files downloaded from music services,... cannot be played on devices that use Secure Digital cards"

In short you will only be able to use this with the RIAA approved songs and only as long as you pay the monthly fee. NO THANKS!

I have the Kodak DX4330 and the memory card fit perfectly and worked immediately....highly recommened....

The first card I received was defective. Even after formatting it in a camera, the image files could not be transferred to any of 3 computers with 2 different O/Ses via USB cable to the camera or card reader. I'm waiting on a replacement. Hope it works!

I was disappointed that "Viking" would not honor the rebate as they said I did not send the UPC code from the package. I felt that I sent all they needed with the Amazon bill? I sent the cut out from the wrapping with a UPC code?

The Viking 128 MB SD card was a perfect addition to the new Kodak camera. It permitted me to take over 130 pictures at a setting of 5 MP each. Both the camera and the memory chip worked just fine.