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Thread ID: 32312 2003-04-15 05:56:00 Compact Flash Card Compatibility TerryW (2183) Press F1
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135957 2003-04-15 05:56:00 For all you digital media buffs out there, here is a question I want to clarify. Are compact flash cards all compatible? I have a canon powershot s45 and I want to get a 256mb flash card for it, however looking at the canon branded one I am looking at $340> whereas if I go with a Kingston Genereic CF card then its only $130. Any thoughts? I am aware that speed can differ between them, but that shouldn't have much affect to taking photo's should it? TerryW (2183)
135958 2003-04-15 07:42:00 My experience is that they are compatable. I use a 256 Mb and a 1 GB CF, different brands, but both work fine in my Toshiba handheld and my digital camera. godfather (25)
135959 2003-04-16 01:55:00 I saw a US PC World test for "better" compact flash cards. These were 512 MB ones, costing US$200 more than standard ones. They gave faster saving of pictures on cameras which could use the extra speed. Some cameras couldn't. ;-)

Kingston have made a lot of money by selling totally compatible versioins of memory at lower prices.
Graham L (2)
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