Effect of Low Write Speed Card on DC800 performance?

[FrankPro1]

So I just purchased a Sandisk 4GB SDHC Memory Card with a speed performance rating of two for use on my future Dc800 camera.
I then read on a post here on SB that the write speed of the Dc800 is 12mb/s per second. The max write speed quoted for this card is only a mere 2mb/s. How much will this effect the performance of the camera? Should I expect a huge delay after taking a picture/video? Or will I only experience a second or two of delay before being able to take a follow up shot? I am currently using a prehistoric 3mp Olympus camera for my underwater shots and am used to it taking a few seconds to cycle. Should I expect similar results with this card and the Dc800? Also just to clarify what I already think I know.... The shutter speed and actual taking of the image won't be effected by the write speed of the card, only the actual saving of the image/video will be delayed. Right?

 

[SeaLife Joe]

You should not notice any slowdown in between taking images. Except for when you are using no flash, you will always have to wait for recycling of the inner flash anyway. I too am using standard cards right now and am not experiencing any annoying delays.

 

[SeaLife Joe]

Sorry, and no the card write speed has no affect on shutter and aperature of the camera.

 

[scotto007]

Hmmm, I'm a bit confused. What arre the recommended cards to use in these cameras? I thought the "HC" ones were the fastest?

 

[drrich2]

The original poster mentioned video; how much will the slow card impact the camera's ability to take videos?

Richard.