It is not too different from what CDs will hold - 700 MB =3D 80 minutes =
of audio (44/16).
For a rough estimate I'd be saying, allow 1 GB for every hour you
want to record, and then know that you will still have a handy surplus.
Vicki
On 22/07/2010, at 8:55 AM, Paul Willison wrote:
> Mark, etal...
> Something is wrong there. I have a zoom, and a 16 gig card, and
> set at ANY wav.
> file setting I get far, far less then that.
> I "think" I could get about 24 give or take, at 44.1/16..but not
> terribly more
> then that. I may have some setting completely messed up, but
> didn't think so.
> Mark at the very least if you have your card it should tell you
> at any time
> how much time you have left at that setting. That's what I've
> always gone by,
> and if I try to push the limit, I run out of space.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Mitch Hill <>
> To:
> Sent: Wed, July 21, 2010 5:20:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] SD cards how much will they hold
>
>
> At 01:53 PM 7/21/2010 -0700, you wrote:
>> Hi all, I have a 16 gig sd card inside a ZOOM H4N recorder using
>> telinga clip
>> ons. I am heading out for a 10 day trip to the Saguenay National
>> Park on the
>> North Shore of the St Lawrence River, Quebec this weekend. Here's my
>> question..
>> how much at 44.1/16bit wav. file, will the card hold? I am
>> thinking about
>> perhaps purchasing another card before I leave. I hope to record
>> as much as i
>> can.
>> Thoughts appreciated for those of you who have experience being in
>> the field
>> this long,
>
> Hi Mark,
> According to page 147 of the Zoom H4n manual, a 4GB card will hold
> 68 hours
> of recording at 44.1Khz/16bit... Multiply by 4 gives you 272
> hours if the
> manual is correct...
>
> One card should allow you to start recording when you leave home
> and still
> be recording when you get back...
>
> Never tried it myself, I have to come up for air long before then...
>
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> Mitch & Shadow...
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