62sc Storage Card and Its Potential

[bradwwood]

Hi,

 

I installed an 8gb micro SD card in the unit, and it sees the card well enough to save photos to it. I'm curious if you can use the storage for anything else... .gpx files, maps, etc. The instructions don't really seem to go into that at all.

 

thanks

 

- B

[+iGz]

Yes, you can do that. Just keep the file structure same as it is in internal memory (e.g. *.gpx files put into GPX folder, etc...).

[bradwwood]

cool, just started playing around, and it works perfectly. thanks

[+luvvinbird]

I was surprised to see the size of SD card that Garmin says will work just fine on this and other units that accept an SD card. See the link: Garmin

[snowfleurys]

Even more interesting is 'You will be able to transfer around 3,000 mapping segments on the microSD card.'

[seldom_sn]

Even more interesting is 'You will be able to transfer around 3,000 mapping segments on the microSD card.'

And that a 62 (no barometer and compass) doesn't have expandable memory.

[bradwwood]

32gb is huge. I had an 8gb sitting around, so I dropped it in. Co-worker is supposed to bring me a 16gb, so I'll probably put that in there. With that I figure it will be a while before I have to worry about removing pictures

 

For using as photo storage, I had to set "use SD card if exist" in the menu setup. When I saved the NW Topo map to the unit, it automatically saved to the SD card without me doing anything, so that was nice.

 

I upgraded from a ten year old GPSMap 76. So far I am very impressed with all the features of the 62sc

[schweady]

Finally. Word directly from Garmin on the subject. (I see the date on the article is 1/3/12.)

 

However, their wording is vague: They recommend that "...a standard speed 32 GB SD card be used..." (or any other smaller size, I assume) What is standard speed? Class 2? Class 4? I don't think Class 10 (high-speed) would work, eh?

 

I am looking at the Kingston 16GB microSDHC Card w/Full Size SD Adapter - SDC4/16GB (Class 4, the way it looks)

 

Will this card work in my 62st?

[+luvvinbird]

Finally. Word directly from Garmin on the subject. (I see the date on the article is 1/3/12.)

 

However, their wording is vague: They recommend that "...a standard speed 32 GB SD card be used..." (or any other smaller size, I assume) What is standard speed? Class 2? Class 4? I don't think Class 10 (high-speed) would work, eh?

 

I am looking at the Kingston 16GB microSDHC Card w/Full Size SD Adapter - SDC4/16GB (Class 4, the way it looks)

 

Will this card work in my 62st?

I was also curious about what is "standard speed" so I googled it and asked around. I'm thinking a 32GB Class 2-6 micro SD card should work. Also, according to what I'm reading on the Garmin site, they have tested the SanDisk and Kingston brands.

[schweady]

So, why is it that on Kingston's site -- here -- they categorize their products as "Standard," "Class 4," and "Class 10"? And the "Standard" cards max out at 2 GB while the other two classes range from 4 GB - 32 GB ?

 

It seems that Garmin's Holy Grail -- a standard speed 32 GB SD card -- does not actually exist, according to Kingston...

[+dfx]

So, why is it that on Kingston's site -- here -- they categorize their products as "Standard," "Class 4," and "Class 10"? And the "Standard" cards max out at 2 GB while the other two classes range from 4 GB - 32 GB ?

 

The "standard" probably either refers to non-HC SD cards (which are limited to 2 GB), or to class 2 SD cards (up to 2 MB/s transfer speed - or both). Larger SDHC cards are likely to be higher class cards. Technically and theoretically, they all should work...

[+Red90]

The "standard" probably either refers to non-HC SD cards (which are limited to 2 GB), or to class 2 SD cards (up to 2 MB/s transfer speed - or both). Larger SDHC cards are likely to be higher class cards. Technically and theoretically, they all should work...

 

Or not..... Perhaps you should more carefully read where the question came from....

https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId=%7B302abc70-80e8-11e0-cbc1-000000000000%7D

It is recommended that a standard speed 32 GB SD card be used in order to get the best performance from the device.