This SanDisk Ultra II Secure Digital 2 Gigabyte memory card has a minimum sustained write speed of 9 megabytes (MB) per second and a read speed of 10MB per second.

The SanDisk Ultra II SD card is ideal for the most demanding photo shoots, including photojournalism and event, sports, nature and fashion photography. It has low battery consumption, and is backed by a manufacturer's Lifetime Warranty.

Used in a 6 mega-pixel camera, shooting uncompressed images at the highest resolution, this card will hold approximately 256 images; in an 8 mega-pixel camera, approximately 205 images. Actual results will depend on the camera model, resolution and compression mode setting.

Faster write speed means less time between shots.

High-density flash memory and optimized controller technology lets you save large image files faster.

Based on 150KB/Sec. = 1 X speed, SanDisk rates this card at 60 X.