Memory speed - how much of a difference?

Pat Traynor · Sep 29, 2004

I've got a CP990. My first memory purchase was a Lexar 12X 64Meg card. The next card was a Mr. Flash 128Meg (no speed indicated). That's when I found out how much of a difference a slow card could make.

My 12X Lexar is ok, but I'd really like something much faster. Seems I'm waiting a lot to take the next photo.

I see what seems like a pretty good sale on a Lexar 512Meg 40X card for $40 after rebate.
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product_Id=3995274
This is WAY more space that I need, but it's the high speed that interests me.

My question is: Will I really see a tripling of speed vs. my 12X card?

Greg Gebhardt · Sep 29, 2004

Pat Traynor said:
I've got a CP990. My first memory purchase was a Lexar 12X 64Meg
card. The next card was a Mr. Flash 128Meg (no speed indicated).
That's when I found out how much of a difference a slow card could
make.

My 12X Lexar is ok, but I'd really like something much faster.
Seems I'm waiting a lot to take the next photo.

I see what seems like a pretty good sale on a Lexar 512Meg 40X card
for $40 after rebate.
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product_Id=3995274
This is WAY more space that I need, but it's the high speed that
interests me.

My question is: Will I really see a tripling of speed vs. my 12X
card?

You will reach a point where you CP990 will be limited by it's own processor. I am not sure if 12x is the max but 40x is way over what the CP990 can use. I am not saying that it might be a little faster but 40x is way faster than your camera can use.

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Jacksonville, Florida
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tyoung · Sep 29, 2004

Pat Traynor said:
I've got a CP990. My first memory purchase was a Lexar 12X 64Meg
card. The next card was a Mr. Flash 128Meg (no speed indicated).
That's when I found out how much of a difference a slow card could
make.

My 12X Lexar is ok, but I'd really like something much faster.
Seems I'm waiting a lot to take the next photo.

Unfortunately that 12x card is about as fast as anything else available inside the camera. Most Coolpix cameras (I'm not sure about the newer FAT32 models) top out at about 10x. Still, faster cards will work in the camera and if you have a fast card reader or any other devices that can take advantage of faster speeds, choosing one could still be worthwhile.

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Tom Young FCAS member
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Pat Traynor · Sep 29, 2004

Thanks, Greg & Tom. Not what I wanted to hear, but you've saved me a few bucks and I appreciate the info.

Al Dugan · Sep 29, 2004

Al Dugan wrote:

Faster cards are getting cheap. I got a couple of Lexar 12X 256Meg for $49 CDN each and I got a 64Meg SD card for my GPS for $20 CDN. That would be less than $40 and $15 US respectively.

I havn't noticed a difference in my 4500. Maybe I will conduct a test on a burst in continuous mode. I think it is ready a bit quicker.

Al Dugan

Thomas Bauer · Sep 29, 2004

Al Dugan said:
My question is: Will I really see a tripling of speed vs. my 12X card?

I do notice a difference...

I find the 40X is faster than anything with a lower speed rating.

And is much faster than any other brand in the Nikon cameras (.)

So...
I would say why buy/settle for anything slower?

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