Tag: photography

Fake Micro SD Card!

Recently, bought a suspected fake SanDisk Micro SD Card on Qoo10 (Singapore online retailer).

Apparently, fake Micro SD cards (used for cameras as storage) are very common, even on Amazon and eBay. A popular estimate is that 1/3 of all micro SD cards on the market are fake!

The one I bought was a 16 GB SanDisk microSD card. Basically, according to this website, “The 16GB SanDisk branded item is a fake. There is no 16GB micro SD product in the SanDisk product line — it is a fake.”

What made me quite angry is that not only it is fake, it couldn’t work as well! (If it were fake but worked well, I could close one eye…) Both my Xiaomi Camera and also the card reader I got could not even detect it. The card reader with the fake microSD card could not be detected by either PC or Mac.

I think the main visible difference between the real SanDisk Micro SD and the fake is that:

  • The real microSD card has a imprinted rectangle box on its flip side (see the 1st video below for more details, the real one is on the right).
  • If you shine a light on the front face, it should say “Made in China” for the real Sandisk microSD card (see the 2nd video below).

Other differences include:

  • The fake microSD card has lower speed and volume (for example it could be rated 64GB but only has 2GB space!)
  • Lower printing quality on the fake microSD card

The authorities should really crack down on these fake SD cards. It is getting harder and harder to distinguish between the real and the fakes, some of the fakes replicate 99% of the real product up to the design of the packaging.

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Canon Camera and Camera Case Singapore

Canon Camera Review

Canon sells excellent midrange compact digital cameras that are good for those who are interested in photography, but yet not professionals (professionals need to use DSLRs which are heavy and hard to use).


Canon PowerShot SX740 Digital Camera w/40x Optical Zoom & 3 Inch Tilt LCD – 4K VIdeo, Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth Enabled (Black)

The Canon PowerShot series (latest version is SX740 HS, which stands for ‘High Speed’) is the best in its price range, for instance it beats Nikon Coolpix A900 in several key metrics. Megapixel wise it is 20 megapixels which trumps all iPhone models (best is iPhone XS with 12 megapixels). The key thing is 40x optical zoom, which no phone can do. The phone zoom is called “digital zoom”, you lose resolution when you zoom in.

Canon Camera Case

The best camera case for Canon is by MegaGear. “Ever Ready” means that you don’t have to fully take out the Canon camera when you take photos. You just have to open the flap. Hence it saves time and increases the chance that you can capture the photo. (Imagine you are photographing a butterfly, by the time you take out the camera from your bag it would have flown away!)

The bad news is that no local stores, including online stores like Qoo10, Lazada carry MegaGear stock. The good news is that the Amazon stock ships to Singapore (and possibly other Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, do check)!

MegaGear do make camera cases for many other brands, including Sony, Nikon, Fujifilm, Panasonic etc. (Hmm… I just noticed that almost all are Japanese brands?)


MegaGear MG1174 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS, SX730 HS Ever Ready Leather Camera Case with Strap – Dark Brown

The Canon camera I bought will be used in my food blog https://foodrecipe33.com/, do check it out in the near future for nice food photos!