CompactFlash performance

[Guest]

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I'm in the process of purchasing a Nikon Coolpix 5400 (a $200 rebate
is in effect so the camera can be purchased for about $200 after
rebate) and am researching CompactFlash cards. What I haven't been
able to find out is whether a faster memory card would actually
improve the speed at which data is written enough to warrant the
higher cost. The report at
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/16-cflash-roundup.html
indicates that in many cases any performance increase is marginal.

Thoughts?

deg

 

[Daniel]

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Funny that they did not seem to test the Lexar brand. I have always been
pleased with their cards and use the 12X speed ones. I think the real test
comes on speed when you have a real high $$$ end SLR digital camera.. then
it is worth the extra money for higher speed cards.

Dan


"Dewitt" <dewittwebno@spamearthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I'm in the process of purchasing a Nikon Coolpix 5400 (a $200 rebate
> is in effect so the camera can be purchased for about $200 after
> rebate) and am researching CompactFlash cards. What I haven't been
> able to find out is whether a faster memory card would actually
> improve the speed at which data is written enough to warrant the
> higher cost. The report at
> http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/16-cflash-roundup.html
> indicates that in many cases any performance increase is marginal.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> deg

 

[Guest]

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You need a fast card for burst pictures or if the camera has a small
buffer. I don't know the specs either. I can read ~50MB per minute
when dl to my 1Gig system through usb 1.0 card reader.