Is the speed of the compact flash card important when taking digital pictures?

[JackBurton]

I'm planning on getting a Canon S400 and a 512MB CF card. However, I saw Lexar's 512MB 40X CF card. Is there a big difference in the speed of CF when taking pictures? I want quick response when I take my pictures, and if it the CF that is holding the camera back, I'd like to get the fastest CF memory. Any recommendations on CF for digital cameras?

 

[Sid59]

don't let them lie. nothing noticable. it MIGHT make a difference when you are using a card reader with USB2.0 or something. But in my experience the claims are not very noticable.

 

[Amorphus]

the picture is stored in a temporary cache as the image is written to the CF.

doh, that's not what you're asking. well, listen to Sid.

 

[dartworth]

I'd get the fastest you can buy. Check out the Transcend CF cards. NewEgg has a 45X 512MB CF card for about $123.

I've been using one of these in a DRebel and it works great.

 

[brigden]

It depends on the camera.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: jfano
I'd get the fastest you can buy. Check out the Transcend CF cards. NewEgg has a 45X 512MB CF card for about $123.

I've been using one of these in a DRebel and it works great.

Ok, $123 is not bad at all for 512MB of fast memory. The one at Amazon was like $170 and that is getting a little steep. Like I said, I'm buying a Canon S400 and this should go nicely with it.

Thanks everyone for your insight.

 

[RanDum72]

Your camera has to support the faster speeds ( I think they call it WA or 'write-accelerated' enabled). If it doesn't, it will just function at th elower speeds. But IMO, I'll just get the faster memory if the price difference isn't that great.

 

[hagbard]

Digital film