Anyone know if my Canon S200 can handle a 256 CF card?

[roncarter]

I was wondering if the 256 is too big?

 

[Aves]

Maybe not.

Powershot.com says: Storage Media CompactFlash (CF) Card Type I


But in their table of how many files will fit on a card it only goes up to 128MB. I have this camera but I'm at work and don't have the manual around to check.

 

[pillage2001]

Nothing is ever too big.

 

[roncarter]

Originally posted by: pillage2001
Nothing is ever too big.

sometimes accessories can only handle so much.... My last digital couldnt go over 64

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: roncarter

Originally posted by: pillage2001
Nothing is ever too big.

sometimes accessories can only handle so much.... My last digital couldnt go over 64

Really? Crap. I'm wrong then.

 

[roncarter]

Originally posted by: aves2k
Maybe not.

Powershot.com says: Storage Media CompactFlash (CF) Card Type I


But in their table of how many files will fit on a card it only goes up to 128MB. I have this camera but I'm at work and don't have the manual around to check.

YEa, I was lookin at the manual too.. and it only goes up to 128.. this is why im wondering.

I sent an email to canon.. asking them.. hopefully they get back to me

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: roncarter

Originally posted by: aves2k
Maybe not.

Powershot.com says: Storage Media CompactFlash (CF) Card Type I


But in their table of how many files will fit on a card it only goes up to 128MB. I have this camera but I'm at work and don't have the manual around to check.

YEa, I was lookin at the manual too.. and it only goes up to 128.. this is why im wondering.

I sent an email to canon.. asking them.. hopefully they get back to me

A lot of times, the biggest available size was 128 when the manual was printed, the cam may recognize larger cards, may not.

 

[fr]

Unless there is a specific incompatibility with your device, CF cards have their controller on the card instead of on the card reader so you should be able to use a 1GB CF card if you wanted to.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

With Compact Flash, the BIOS is on the card, not in the camera, so any CF device can take any Type I CF Card. An S200 can take a 256 MB card without a hiccup.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

My Fuji 2800 couldn't handle a 128mb card .

 

[PaNsyBoy8]

it does, i know cuz i have one =D

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
My Fuji 2800 couldn't handle a 128mb card .

The difference is that your Fuji uses SmartMedia. As I said above, the CF BIOS is on the card, whereas Smartmedia's BIOS is in the device (in this case the camera). This is why CF is inherently a somewhat more flexible medium - if the card will physically fit in the device, it will work.