Non-Sony Memory Card in a Sony Digital??

[v15ben]

I am just looking for a bigger 512MB memory card to put into my new sony P120DSC Digital, but do I have to buy the official Sony item?

Best price I can get for the Sony Memory Stick Pro is £48 whereas there are other non-Sony items that are cheaper.

Is it possible to put non-Sony items in there and has anyone tried it?

Thanks

[luca brazzi]

Are you talking the DSCP-120 black cybershot? If so, I've got one too

I use Sandisk Memory Stick Pro, with warehouseexpress.com currently charging 49.99 for a 512Mb card. Have you found it cheaper elsewhere?

And no, you don't have to use Sony branded memory.

LB

[LongQ]

v15ben said:

I am just looking for a bigger 512MB memory card to put into my new sony P120DSC Digital, but do I have to buy the official Sony item? Best price I can get for the Sony Memory Stick Pro is £48 whereas there are other non-Sony items that are cheaper. Is it possible to put non-Sony items in there and has anyone tried it? Thanks

I have a 256Mb (2x128Mb) normal size Lexar Memory Stick in my DSC-U30 and it works fine whether used for photos or data files.

[v15ben]

Managed to sort the problem out the long way round!
I am getting a 128 with the camera and my dad has the same in his which he is now selling!
So I have 256 combined from those two, plus a new 256 I have just bought at £24.50 from Amazon.

Should be better also if I lose the photos, fewer to lose from a 128 or 256 than I would were I using a single 512!!

[AJLintern]

I got a Sandisk Ultra 2 Pro 512 for my DSC-W12. Only about £15 more than the standard Sandisk Pro

>> Edited by AJLintern on Monday 21st February 15:47

[jellison]

Have found somewhere that I can get a 1 gig card for my p10 for £183 - less than half the price of 6 months a go - was 500 from Sony when new 14 months back!

[AJLintern]

That's rather expensive - I've seen them for under £100 (£140 for Ultra2)

[simpo two]

I would be wary of 'Happy Shopper' memory but you won't go wrong with SanDisk or Lexar.