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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 SanDisk SDCFH-1024-901 1GB Ultra II CompactFlash Card, like most 1000MB cards, will store on average 1137 pictures when used with a 2 megapixel camera, 853 images when used with a 3 megapixel camera, 512 pictures when used with a 4 megapixel camera, 409 images when used with a 5 megapixel camera, and 320 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.
One last thing to consider when buying a 1000MB card. Do not necessarily choose the least expensive card available. A 1000MB card should be an investment. You need to consider quality, reliability, and speed with a card of this capacity. Worse case scenario would be you taking this card (and only this card) on vacation with you overseas and for some reason it gets corrupted. Then what do you do? Purchasing a high capacity card changes the game a little, just be mindful of that before you hit the buy button.
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: Fast card. Big storage
Review: For a digital Rebel user...it provides ample large jpeg space. It is a fast card. I use Lexar X40 and this one is a touch faster it seems when i download it by card reader on USB 2.0 on desktop.
I have never had any problems with this card yet. i've heard some horror stories....but i've been lucky with these cards. i have the 512K also. I'll be buying the 2 gig soon as my new 20D sucks memory up so fast in RAW mode...
I do wedding photography as a part-time job (full time job as an investment firm owner)....yeah...weird combo :-)
As with most memory...you usually get what you pay for. I can't have ANY card crapping out or going out of whack so I'm willing to pay the extra $ for the best card. So far...this and their Extreme model are pretty good, and affordable. I tried microdrives, but they're slower and they suck power...
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Summary: Great for the Nikon D70
Review: I got one of these for my new Nikon D70 and it works like a dream. I previously had a Canon G2 point-and-shoot with a slow 256 Mb card and it would take 3-4 seconds to grab and save the picture. With the fast 1Gb SanDisk and my Nikon D70 there is a barely noticeable lag between pressing the shutter and seeing the image on the viewfinder. You will be able to store about 96 high-res, uncompressed NEF images on the D70 with this card.
I highly recommend this card and the price is right at under $100.
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Summary: Fast and reliable - and now less expensive!
Review: I have two of these as well as several other smaller cards from other companies. I use them in Nikon D-SLR's, a D100 and a D2H. In the D100 the difference in write speed is not at all perceivable over the standard cards. However, in the D2H, the write speed from the buffer is significantly faster than standard cards and even faster than the LEXAR 80X Pro 1gb card that I have. Keep in mind that your camera must be able to take advantage of the write speed to warrant the extra expense for a fast card, but then all "fast" cards are not equal.
These two cards are the primary cards in both of my bodies, and therefore see the brunt of the use. I have had a couple of other smaller cards fail, but so far, no failures from a SanDisk card of any size or series.
Now that the prices are coming down with the release of the larger cards, I could have bought two of these for what I paid for each of mine.
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Summary: Fantastic addition for digital photography
Review: I just purchased this to compliment my canon D10. This is a great little flash card. It is very fast and holds hundreds of photos. I use it on a large format (6.3) and can get over 700 photos. I got mine from newegg.com and was very satisfied with the service and price. I have not taken any raw images yet so I can not comment on how many it holds.
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Summary: Workhorse of a Compact Flash Card
Review: I own two of these 1 GB Ultra II compact flash cards and have been very impressed. They are FAST, reliable, FAST, sturdy, FAST, and they hold probably the perfect amount for a single flash card.
While 512 MB cards are great for archiving on CD-R, todays larger file sizes put a squeeze on your shot volume. If you are a JPEG shooter, 512MB cards are acceptable. If you are a RAW file format shooter (I shoot NEF) then a larger card size is almost manditory. The 1 gig size gives you enough room for a RAW shooting style, and yet allows you to avoid storing all your images on a single card. Why? Having a single point of failure in a shoot is a bad idea, and if all your images from an important shoot reside on a single flash card, you're betting everything on one small electronic media chip.
With 1 GB cards you can shoot in volume, and divide your images between two cards for safety. At the current pricing, 1 GB cards are very reasonable for this additional piece of mind. I plan to add more 1 gig cards soon.
I use the Nikon D2H camera, which is speedy shooting in RAW and compressed RAW formats, so this card is the perfect size. And it's speedy, taking full advantage of the D2H's fast buffer and max throughput (8 + frames per second in RAW format!). While I rarely actually shoot at 8 fps, I do pop off a few quick frames to catch a transition moment, and oftem pause, shift angles and fire again. This card keeps up.
As far as archiving, I currently archive on hard drives and then to DVD-R.
I've used San Disk compact flash since 1999 and so far they've never let me down.
I would consider the 2 Gig and 4 gig cards for cameras with higher Megapixel counts. Since DVD-R maxs out at 4 GB currently (not including dual layer) I would hesitate to use larger cards at this time.
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Summary: What a WONDERFUL product!
Review: I received this wonderful product as a gift during the holidays. I absolutely LOVE it. If you own a digital camera, this _IS_ the card to use. Lots of room, and fast. I was shocked.
I used this card in a 5 MegaPixel camera, a 3.2 MegaPixel, and a 2.1 MegaPixel. The same results between all three cameras - fast, fast, FAST!
If you need to transfer a ton of files between two computers using a card reader, you'll be glad you've got this card.
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Summary: Easily the best I've found
Review: I recently bought a Canon Digital Rebel. When considering memory I initially figured I'd stick with the brand I used with my PowerShot S30: Viking Components. But I wanted the best, knowing that my 6.3MP photos would take longer to be recorded.I looked at the Lexar 40x first. Lexar has a good reputation and "40x" sounds like a snappy number. For some reason, though, I liked the feedback about this [Sandisk Ultra] card more. So I bought this one and am very glad I did. Little publicized is the fact that the Sandisk Ultra II blazes along at 60x (9 Mb/s) write speed. That translates to being able to record one more whole image per second than the Lexar, and two or three images more than SimpleTech or Viking Components. (Each card reads at the same speed, I believe -- 10 Mb/s.) Worried about a trade-off in reliability? It's backed with a 5-year warranty. You can't go wrong with that, folks.
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Summary: Easily the best I've found
Review: I recently bought a Canon Digital Rebel. When considering memory I initially figured I'd stick with the brand I used with my PowerShot S30: Viking Components. But I wanted the best, knowing that my 6.3MP photos would take longer to be recorded. I looked at the Lexar 40x first. Lexar has a good reputation and "40x" sounds like a snappy number. For some reason, though, I liked the feedback about this [Sandisk Ultra] card more. So I bought this one and am very glad I did. Little publicized is the fact that the Sandisk Ultra II blazes along at 60x (9 Mb/s) write speed. That translates to being able to record one more whole image per second than the Lexar, and two or three images more than SimpleTech or Viking Components. (Each card reads at the same speed, I believe -- 10 Mb/s.) Worried about a trade-off in reliability? It's backed with a 5-year warranty. You can't go wrong with that, folks.
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Summary: Great memory choice for the Sony DSP F828 camera
Review: I recently purchased a Sony DSP F828 camera, which uses 8MP per shot, so needed LOTS of memory for it. I also wanted that memory to be as fast as possible, so as not to slow down picture-taking. The SanDisk Ultra II 1 GB CompaceFlash card was my choice (faster and cheaper than the Lexar alternatives I found), and has turned out to be a very happy one. The only caution for those buying memory for use with the Sony DSP F828 is that its 640 x 480 movie mode is limited to 15 FPS with this memory card, whereas it can do 30 FPS with a MemoryStickPro or a Hitachi CompactFlash hard disk (the other two kinds of memory usable in this camera.) Personally, I don't see this as much of a problem, because if that matters to you, you'll need a lot more than 1 GB of memory. 5 minutes of 640 x 480 at 15 FPS used over 100 MB of memory, suggesting 30 FPS would use up 1 GB in under 25 minutes.
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