How Do You Choose Compact Flash Cards?
Digital cameras require memory cards to hold the images from when you take them to when you upload them to your computer. Cameras use either an SD memory card or a compact flash (CF) card. The card that comes with your camera can get you started, but you’ll need to upgrade to a larger card if you want really use your camera’s full capacity. Getting a new compact flash card is a matter of personal preference and comes down your preferred combination of card size and speed. Check how many megapixels your digital camera has, since resolution matters in choosing a compact flash card. In general, the more megapixels you have, the higher-capacity CF card you’ll need to get. Cnet advises those with 5-megapixel cameras get at least 256 MB, those with 8 megapixels get 512 MB and those with over 10 megapixels get the largest capacity available. These are minimum suggestions; there’s no disadvantage to using a larger CF card than you need. Plan to get a large card if you want to take one CF card
