Advantages: Small, handy size, good for a few photos, or important data Disadvantages: Low capacity for modern cameras
...CF cards have to be one of the most boring things to write about, and they are all much of a muchness in terms of manufacturing quality and durability, so I'll be brief.
Altec have a good reputation, as far as I am aware, for products like these - and of the dozen or so of the memory cards I have, none have had any problems.
An 8MB card will hold approx 8 hi-res photos from a decent digital camera. This is obviously not a lot, but if you were doing portraits of people, or a few quick shots of certain places, keeping them on distinct cards could have its advantages.
Furthermore, just because you mostly see these being used by cameras, doesn't mean you can't use them for other things. I carry some important data - encryption keys, email address books, and important documents on one. You can use readily available (and cheap) adapters...
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Advantages: Plenty including Price and Functions Disadvantages: Eats batteries
...pixels at 10 fps
320 x 240 pixels at 24 fps
160 x 120 pixels at 30 fps
• Internal Memory: 128Mbits SDRAM
• Optional Memory: CompactFlash (CF) Memory Cards up to 512 MB (Type 1)
• Still Image file format: 24-bit JPEG
• Video image file format with sound: AVI
• Image Control: Auto Exposure, Auto White Balance
• Capacities:
Movie Mode:
approximately 2 minutes with no CF Card
approximately 4 minutes with a 16 MBCF Card
approcimately 6 - 9 minutes with a 32MBCF Card
approximately 20 - 30 minutes with a 64 MBCF Card
approximately 30 - 50 minutes with 128 MBCF Card
approximately 50 - 70 minutes with 256 MBCF Card
approximately 80 - 120 minutes with 512 MBCF Card
Still Images Mode:
High Resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels:
approximately 20 images with no CF Card
approximately 80 images with 32MBCF Card
approximately 160 images with 64 MB...
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Advantages: Fast, Large, Effective Disadvantages: None so far
...I've been into digital photography for a while now (around 6 years) and have seen in grow from the high end being 1.2 MP to what is is today (some in excess of 32 MP). Back in the day (a Wednesday in fact), my trusty 64 MB card got me by soundly. This is not the case anymore as I am the proud owner and operator of a Canon EOS XT Digital Rebel 6.0MP. I recently bought one of Kingston's 2GB flash cards and have been incredibly pleased with my results and experience overall. It is a very fast card and the extra space is a must. I would highly recommend this card....
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Having bought this card to be used in Canon EOS 20D & 40D digital cameras they are extremely rapid and much better than the lower speed Sandisk Compact Flashes or other makes. The cameras have not as yet had to stop shooting to allow the card to catch up more
I bought this card along with my Olympus e-500 camera as it was recommended by the seller from whom I bought it. The recommendation was quite good as the card was relatively inexpensive and is very quick writing to the card, there is little if any... more