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Subject: Re: CP5k memory cards
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:30:33 -0600
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Richard Prentiss wrote:
> Thanks! Your reply arrived just before my trip to the
> Big Box Emporium, got a 256MB, reader, the
> camera assures me that this card will hold 105
> shots at full size/fine. That's a fairly long roll 8^)

And that is the least it will hold. The max depends upon the subject matter.
Some Fine shots compress quite dramatically. I recall getting upwards of 130
shots in fact. I would suggest that you try a few test shots on Normal as well.
I would never consider using it when I suspect that I will be making large
prints, but use it quite frequently when shooting for the web or for small
prints. It is "lossy" and artifacts would probably be apparent in
a 13"x19"
print. However, it does double the number of shots on the card.

larry!
ICQ 76620504
http://www.larry-bolch.com/


> From: "Larry N. Bolch" 
>> Richard Prentiss wrote:
>>> The new camera is here, and I'm starting to
>>> get it figured out. I do have some questions
>>> that are not covered in the manual tho.
>>> Can I use memory cards larger than
>>> 128MB? Is there a size limit? And
>>> can this camera take advantage of
>>> write-accelerated cards?
>>
>> It can use 1GB cards and *possibly* 2GB cards. 1MB for sure. A Nikon
>> tech was quoted saying that the camera has a write speed of about
>> 12X, so anything faster is wasted on location. Of course, if you
>> have a FireWire or USB2.0 card reader, transfers to the computer
>> will be much faster.
>>
>> I use a 256MB card and rarely fill it. If I were doing a lot of
>> traveling, I would get one of the newish battery powered
>> card-reader/CD-burner devices, along with a 512MB card or Delkin's
>> 650MB card that is designed to be the size of a CD.


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