Minolta Dimage S304

I need to buy a flash card for this camera and was wondering of the
"biggest" card I can use. Can I use a 512mb or 1gb with this camera
and is there a restriction on the spped capability?

"sdr" wrote in message
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I need to buy a flash card for this camera and was wondering of the
"biggest" card I can use. Can I use a 512mb or 1gb with this camera
and is there a restriction on the spped capability?

I have a Minolta S404, so take my thoughts for what they are worth.

1. The S304 is a Compact Flash Camera. Compact Flash has the controler
built
into the card, not in the camera. The size of the card is not
constrained by any
controler in the camera.
2. The S304 uses a FAT16 file system. FAT16 normally cannot be used with
more
than 2.1GB. This implies an absolute limit of a 2GB card.
3. I've used a 512MB card with no problems (as would be expected) in my
S404.
4. The S304 and S404 write to CF relatively slowly by today's standards.
Today's
CF cards have relatively high write/read rates compared to yesterday's
standards.
So I'd expect that the S304 can't make use of any more speed than that
provided
by today's run-of-the-mill CF cards.

With all that in mind, I'd say you can buy any inexpensive 512MB or 1GB CF
card
and it will work just fine.


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Let her talk about the things you can't explain
To touch is to heal / To hurt is to steal
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"sdr" wrote in message
...

I need to buy a flash card for this camera and was wondering of the
"biggest" card I can use. Can I use a 512mb or 1gb with this camera
and is there a restriction on the spped capability?

I have a Minolta S404, so take my thoughts for what they are worth.

1. The S304 is a Compact Flash Camera. Compact Flash has the controler
built
into the card, not in the camera. The size of the card is not
constrained by any
controler in the camera.
2. The S304 uses a FAT16 file system. FAT16 normally cannot be used with
more
than 2.1GB. This implies an absolute limit of a 2GB card.
3. I've used a 512MB card with no problems (as would be expected) in my
S404.
4. The S304 and S404 write to CF relatively slowly by today's standards.
Today's
CF cards have relatively high write/read rates compared to yesterday's
standards.
So I'd expect that the S304 can't make use of any more speed than that
provided
by today's run-of-the-mill CF cards.

With all that in mind, I'd say you can buy any inexpensive 512MB or 1GB CF
card
and it will work just fine.


--
Dan (Woj...) [dmaster](no space)[at](no space)[lucent](no space)[dot](no
space)[com]
===============================
"Johnny take a dive with your sister in the rain
Let her talk about the things you can't explain
To touch is to heal / To hurt is to steal
If you want to kiss the sky / Better learn how to kneel"