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 used for accumulating processed content prior to writing to the memory card;
• 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 a 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;
• and
• generate an alert when the memory card metadata fails to match the image capture device processing requirement.