Originally Posted by
agp423
Is there any reason not to use a microSD + adapter in a camera that only accepts SD cards? I have a camera and a GoPro, it would be convenient if they all have the same type of cards so I can swap them around.
Given cards with the same specs and cost, and if you're not the sort to lose microSD cards, no particular reason not to.
There are still advantages to regular SD, but they don't apply to most people:
* They're available in really huge sizes (up to 512gb) albeit at a huge price
* The largest microSD (128gb) are still a bit pricier than the comparably sized SD cards; at more normal sizes (32-64gb seems to be the sweet spot for both) there's pretty much no price difference anymore.
* The very fastest cards (95mbps, UHS-I/U3) were until recently only available in SD; there are now some microSD cards that fast. OTOH, unless you're doing high bit-rate video (if you are, you know already) the difference between that and a 45mbps UHS-I/U1 card (tons available) is unlikely to matter, and for both SD and microSD there is a non-trivial price premium between the U1 and U3 cards.