CompactFlash is the world's most popular removable mass storage device. The CompactFlash card is about the size of a matchbook and only weighs half an ounce. The card was designed based on the popular PC Card (PCMCIA) standard and can easily be slipped into these slots with the use of a low-cost adapter. CompactFlash technology has resulted in the introduction of a new class of advanced, small, lightweight, low-power mobile products that significantly increases the productivity and enhances the lifestyle of millions of people. These products include digital cameras, digital music players, desktop computers, handheld PCs (HPCs), personal communicators, Palm PCs, Auto PCs, digital voice recorders and photo printers. SanDisk, the inventor of this product, has led the market for CompactFlash since its inception.
1 Affordable 4GB CompactFlash Card
This is not the fastest 4GB card currently available, but it's 4GB, and it's from a well-known and reliable manufacturer. It's a Type I card (slimmer than Type II), and it has a little three-position switch on the side.
If the device(s) were you'd be using this card support FAT32, you most likely will put the switch in position 1, and have the whole card formatted as one big partition. Alternatively, switch positions 2 and 3 allow switching between two 2GB partitions that can be formatted using FAT16 supported by older devices. Effectively the card works as two different 2GB cards with a flick of the switch in this mode.
Following information is for Nikon D70 camera owners who want to use this CompactFlash card with their camera. I purchased this card to use with my D70 camera. It seems to work fine. I formatted mine as a whole 4GB in FAT32 mode. Initially the camera did not want to format the card using the "two-button" mode, but formatted all-right using the on-screen menu. You may want to check to make sure your camera has the latest firmware.
