EP Memory Mobile Mini 256MB Compact Flash Card - EPCF/256

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Summary: Had card error once after 3 weeks
Review: Bought one card 3 weeks ago and used it in a Canon A75. Took over a thousand pictures. Everything looked fine until today when the camera showed a card error message. There were only 21 shots stored at the time. Had to re-format the card to make it usable again, but lost all stored shots. Who knows when it'll do it again!

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Summary: How many pictures will it store?
Review: How many pictures will it store? It is the most commonly asked question from digital camera enthusiast but usually the question that is the most difficult to get a straight answer about. Well, considering I worked in the memory industry for over 7 years I can help clarify this perplexing question and do so unbiased as I have since changed industries.

The EP Memory Mobile Storage 256MB Compact Flash CF Card, like most 256MB cards, will store on average 284 pictures when used with a 2 megapixel camera, 213 images when used with a 3 megapixel camera, 128 pictures when used with a 4 megapixel camera, 102 images when used with a 5 megapixel camera, and 80 pictures when used with a 6 megapixel camera. These numbers are based off the assumption that you are going to shoot your images at the highest quality JPEG setting available for the camera and understand that they are estimates and may be off by as much as 10 percent due to numerous factors including the complexity of the scene being shot and the compression algorithm used by your specific camera.

I truly hope this review was helpful to you in determining whether this card is the right capacity for your specific needs.

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Summary: don't even try it!
Review: I have tried two of these cards and both of them failed within a week. I am using a Nikon D100 and have good results other brands of memory cards. If you're using this card in a professional setting don't even try it! I've been burned twice with this brand.

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Summary: Good Inexpensive Card
Review: Never heard of the brand before but it turns out to be a nice card. It is just as fast as my Lexar 12x 256 meg cards any my Sandisk Ultra II 512 card and definitely faster than my regular Sandisk cards. It works fine in all of my cameras - Canon S45, Olympus 5060, and my Nikon 4500. I've only had it for a month, but I haven't had any issues. I've taken approx 300+ pics on it. Note - I only see the speed difference in the Canon and the Oly when I use RAW or have the camera set on high-speed continuous shooting mode (It actually saves me 9 seconds vs a regular Sandisk card on my Canon). Anyhow, the price is right and I haven't had any issues. I would buy this again.