Performance Data Recorder - SD Card Size
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Racer
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Performance Data Recorder - SD Card Size
Hello, everyone. My car finally hit 3000 status, so I wanted to order an SD card for the Performance Data Recorder feature since I'd like to use it as a dash cam.
The user guide says at least 16GB and class 10, but I wanted to see what people saw in real life use. Should I purchase a 64GB card or greater to prevent footage from being overwritten too often? 16GB feels small and I'm not sure how much footage I would get.
Anything I should know about or keep in mind when buying an SD card for this purpose?
Thanks for your help!
The user guide says at least 16GB and class 10, but I wanted to see what people saw in real life use. Should I purchase a 64GB card or greater to prevent footage from being overwritten too often? 16GB feels small and I'm not sure how much footage I would get.
Anything I should know about or keep in mind when buying an SD card for this purpose?
Thanks for your help!
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2020
Posts: 181
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From: Prosper, TX
I figured I'm spending almost 100K with sales tax on a 3LT HTC, why get cheap with other things the car requires.
$150 for a SanDisk Extreme Pro 512GB SDXC UHS-I/U3 V30 Memory Card, Speed Up to 170MB/s (SDSDXXY-512G-GN4IN) at newegg.
Then $75 for a Patriot Supersonic Rage Elite 512GB USB 3.1, Gen. 1 (USB 3.0) Flash Drive Model PEF512GSRE3USB to hold all your music
Radiator Grills - $300
Torque wrench - $100
Lug nut socket - $15
etc, etc, etc - another $400
$150 for a SanDisk Extreme Pro 512GB SDXC UHS-I/U3 V30 Memory Card, Speed Up to 170MB/s (SDSDXXY-512G-GN4IN) at newegg.
Then $75 for a Patriot Supersonic Rage Elite 512GB USB 3.1, Gen. 1 (USB 3.0) Flash Drive Model PEF512GSRE3USB to hold all your music
Radiator Grills - $300
Torque wrench - $100
Lug nut socket - $15
etc, etc, etc - another $400
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,047
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From: Hanover MA.
Hello, everyone. My car finally hit 3000 status, so I wanted to order an SD card for the Performance Data Recorder feature since I'd like to use it as a dash cam.
The user guide says at least 16GB and class 10, but I wanted to see what people saw in real life use. Should I purchase a 64GB card or greater to prevent footage from being overwritten too often? 16GB feels small and I'm not sure how much footage I would get.
Anything I should know about or keep in mind when buying an SD card for this purpose?
Thanks for your help!
The user guide says at least 16GB and class 10, but I wanted to see what people saw in real life use. Should I purchase a 64GB card or greater to prevent footage from being overwritten too often? 16GB feels small and I'm not sure how much footage I would get.
Anything I should know about or keep in mind when buying an SD card for this purpose?
Thanks for your help!
Pro
Joined: Sep 2019
Posts: 707
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From: Seattle, WA
Since the PDR can do 1080p video, I'd recommend setting it recording at its highest resolution, and then getting the UHS class 3 (U3) SD card, for a throughput of up to 170 MB/s speed for the smoothest recording, instead using U1 class card that limits at 100 MB/s. I used
, 256GB U3 card, double the capacity of the 128GB card, for merely $66 bucks. Highly recommended.
