While I await delivery of my new camera, i was just thinking if there is any merit in going for CF over xD for memory cards. Ive ordered a 1GB xD card to get me started, but as the camera also accepts CF is it a better option? As for the connectivity, either CF or xD is fine for the transfer of images as I have media readers for both.
Andy
Hi Michael,1. I have not followed this thread so this may have already been mentioned.2. Neither am I aware of your camera or computer3. I am not even aware of your picture taking habits.4. Thus, I am fully prepared to give valuable advice.5. A 1 GByte memory sounds very skimpy to me. On my Panasonic FZ50 camera, I can only get 200 RAW pictures on an eight GByte card. If it were only 1 GByte, I could only get 25 pictures on one memory card.6. I also have to carry a spare battery for the camera. An average of 175 pictures per battery charge seems to be typical.Phil
Hi Phil,
Thanks for your comment.I couldn't find the memory card capacity table in the user manual, so I don't have an idea on the maximum number of shots capable for 1GB in RAW format.
At the moment, I'm not taking in RAW format since I'm yet to learn how to do the processing.All my previous photos were taken in the highest JPEG format. I would like to try to take in RAW format as I know it's always the best for processing, but I'm yet to be able to do so given the weather condition here.Perhaps when I start taking in RAW, I may find 1GB is not enough
As for the battery, I have three of them, so no problem for me
Edit: I've checked with my friend, a raw picture is about 4 MB in size, so a 1GB card can take up to 200 over shots. Normally for one object, he takes about 20 x 3 mins, so in one night, 1GB is more than enough.
P/S: Could it be that you are actually saving in TIFF rather than RAW? Just a wild guess...