11/12/2022 0 Comments Compact flash memory card reader![]() ![]() Have you ever hooked up your 32GB card to your computer when the card was 3/4 full and sat there wondering when in the world all the photos would load so you can pick the ones you want to transfer to your computer? I have, that very day I decided I’d never shoot on anything larger than a 16GB SD card, you’ll normally find me with an 8GB card (mainly b/c I prefer not to load a ton of pictures on one card in case I lose it and they are super cheap). Anything over 16GB tends to take forever to get to the photographs towards the back of the bunch. There are plenty of 64GB cards out there but why you’d use one I’ll never know. A lot of CF vs SD card comparisons will tell you if you need more than 32GB of storage then your only option is a CF card but that is no longer true. CF cards are expensive (about $72 for the 16GB Toshiba discussed above). ![]() I certainly wouldn’t let that be a factor in your next camera purchase either. The Good, the bad, and the CF Card.įirstly, most of you probably don’t have the option for the CF card in your camera. The speed difference was negligible until now, the Toshiba Exceria Pro CF is said to be considerably faster than current SD cards. ![]() SD cards helped manufacturers make smaller cameras because of their smaller size. Then the SD card evolved and become just as fast as CF cards. 26th, 2015) When I say SD card I’m referring to SD HC cards, the old SD cards with 2GB or less memory aren’t really relevant anymore.Ĭompact Flash cards are a little larger than the SD cards and were the first to the scene with digital photography, SD cards didn’t come into play until down the road and they were considerably slower at first. Now if you are a pro then you have already got a pretty good idea what a CF card is because there is a good chance there is a slot for it right next to your SD card slot. At some point in your photography endeavors you’ll do a little research on which SD card is the best for your camera and you’ll come across CF cards and wonder this exact same thing. Recently Toshiba made the news with their new Toshiba Exceria Pro Compact Flash cards claiming to be the fastest read/write speeds in the world and that got me thinking about how far we’ve come since CF (Compact Flash) cards were relevant. ![]()
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