Memory card performance characteristic detection and monitoring

A method for detecting and monitoring memory card performance characteristics, the method comprising:

• obtaining at least one memory card performance characteristic from a memory card when the memory card is inserted in an image capture device;
• determining whether the at least one memory card performance characteristic meets a defined image capture device requirement;
• monitoring buffer usage levels of different buffers in the image capture device used for accumulating processed content prior to writing the processed content to the memory card, wherein each of the different buffers has a different buffer usage threshold;
• and
• providing an alert when the at least one memory card performance characteristic fails to match the defined image capture device requirement or when a buffer usage level for one of the different buffers meets an appropriate buffer usage threshold.

An image capture device, comprising:

• a memory card slot configured to receive a memory card;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• retrieve memory card metadata from an inserted memory card;
• check whether the memory card metadata meets an image capture device processing requirement;
• generate an alert when the memory card metadata fails to match the image capture device processing requirement;
• and
• store buffer usage levels of write buffers in the image capture device on the memory card when using the memory card in the image capture device.