Viking CF512M 512 MB CompactFlash Card

Rating:
Summary: Failed after a few uses.
Review: I'm very disappointed at its quality. I give it 2 stars because I think if it doesn't fail, it's the cheapest one on the market.
I used it in my Canon G2 digital camera. I only have the chance to fill it up about 5 times. Yesterday, when I was in a garden to shoot pictures, it started to have CF error on the screen. And it consistantly failed at the location of 128M of 487M even I formatted it. With this experience, I don't have confidence to bring it with me on the trips. I'm buying other brand's cards even they're more expensive.

Rating:
Summary: DON"T BUY NO CUSTOMER SERVICE
Review: There are better cards and the customer service sucks with viking. So get something anything else!!!!

Rating:
Summary: Good product.
Review: I bought this card for a vacation and it's been great. I can get loads of pictures without having to stop and dump them onto my laptop, or without having to bother with other cards. I've had zero issues with the card not working properly - it's been smooth sailing. I'm very pleased.

Rating:
Summary: Viking CF512M 512 MB CompactFlash Card
Review: I used this on a Canon S1 IS and it performed flawlessly. Even the video mode at Super Fine 640 x 480 recording didn't skip a beat. I suspect most people don't format the Compact Flash to their camera, DO IT and you shouldn't have any difficulty. As fast a compact flash as I need.

Rating:
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 Viking CF512M 512MB CompactFlash Card, like most 512MB cards, will store on average 568 pictures when used with a 2 megapixel camera, 426 images when used with a 3 megapixel camera, 256 pictures when used with a 4 megapixel camera, 204 images when used with a 5 megapixel camera, and 160 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 512MB card is the right capacity for your specific needs.

Rating:
Summary: Some Devices Don't Support Large Capacity Cards
Review: Check what size cards your device supports before you buy a large CF card.

We have a camera, an MP3 player, and an eBook that support CF. Not all devices support the larger cards. A large card must be formatted with the FAT32 filesystem, which not all devices support.

Other devices have other limitations. Our camera, for instance, works well with a 256MB, freshly formatted card, until it takes a certain number of pictures, after which it cannot access the card and displays an error. There is nothing wrong with the card, and the pictures are still on it. The manufacture publishes only a list of tested cards. They will not say what the card size or picture count limts are.

Again, check what size cards your device supports before you buy one of the large CF cards.

Rating:
Summary: worked two weeks then died
Review: Just like the title says: It worked two weeks then died. Since this was within Amazon's return period, Amazon handled the return without hassle. I recommend getting the better (albeit more expensive) cards such a Simpletech.


Rating:
Summary: Good CF card
Review: I bought this card for my new digital camera and I have had it for a month or so. I have not had any problems with it, it was fairly cheap, and the speed seems to be fine. I reccomend it for anything except recording full 640x480 video at 30 FPS, because since this isn't a high speed card, when I tried to record at that quality and resolution, I only got about 15 or 20 seconds of movie recording time before the card got too slow. Other than that, I like this card and reccomend it

Rating:
Summary: Works
Review: I have had this card for several months and have used it to transfer thousand of pictures and movies without any problems.

Rating:
Summary: Failed after a few uses.
Review: I'm very disappointed at its quality. I give it 2 stars because I think if it doesn't fail, it's the cheapest one on the market.
I used it in my Canon G2 digital camera. I only have the chance to fill it up about 5 times. Yesterday, when I was in a garden to shoot pictures, it started to have CF error on the screen. And it consistantly failed at the location of 128M of 487M even I formatted it. With this experience, I don't have confidence to bring it with me on the trips. I'm buying other brand's cards even they're more expensive.