Ultra fast secure digital seems no faster...

Well the subject line says it all really.
I've upgraded to fast secure digital (as opposed to the sandisk
standard stuff) but don't really notice any difference.
Am i expecting too much?
TIA.

 

What hardware are you using it with?

 

If you are expecting any response without stating anything specific
about the card or camera, I would say so.

 

In general transfer rates are dictated by the apparatus that the card is in.
A card reader will probably give faster transfer rates than a camera will

bagal

ps - if the apparatus supports the faster transfer rates you should get
close

 

Probably. The card may be very fast, but if your camera can't write
faster, then you will see little change. You might try the card on a
card reader (USB 2.0 or Firewire) and see if that shows it is faster.
Most cameras can't take full advantage of the write speed of the latest
cards.

 

Sorry, I didn't give specifics as it was kind of a "generalised"
question.

The camera is a Samsung Digimax V4, the card is a Lexar 32X with
quoted write speeds of 5 Mb/s. The old SD card was a Sandisk with
quoted write speeds of 1.2 Mb/s.

A friend with a Minolta Dimage F100 similarly sees no discernable
improvement.

Thanks for the comments all.