Why Ultra II?
The sustained minimum write speed of Ultra II cards is 9MB/second and the minimum read speed is 10MB/second. These cards write three times faster than standard cards. This reduces the time the camera takes to write the picture to the card, decreasing the time between pictures tremendously. This is especially helpful when photographing children, pets, or sports. I’ve also found it to be very helpful when using any kind of burst mode (continuous shooting). Often people complain about lag between pictures on their camera. This lag can be caused by standard speed memory cards. The higher write speed of this card is very important when buying a 2 gigabyte card. Because of the high capacity, it takes your camera a great deal of time to search for the end of the memory card and record the picture on a standard speed card. Think of it like a relay race where every time you complete one lap, someone moves the finish line away 3 or 4 feet. After a few hundred laps it may be taking you ten or twe
