I have a 10mp Sony R1 digital camera. I am a semi-pro photographer who takes posed shots...ie: portraits, weddings, etc. I currently use a compact flash and I need more memory.
Which is better...a compact flash or a micro drive. I have been directed both ways but no one can satisfactorily explain why the device they recommend is better.
2006-08-21 16:39:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Compact flash is faster and less prone to physical damage from jarring/dropping and the like. Micro Drives,however,tend to be a lot larger in data capacity,but are extremely small mechanican devices with an inherent tendancy for failure(treat them VERY carefully)! :-)=
2006-08-21 16:48:43 · answer #1 · answered by Jcontrols 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I concur on all of the previous answers. My boss was in the same position about a year ago. He bought a micro drive and shot a few frames with it. When he was preparing to slip the drive into his card reader he dropped it a distance of about 6 inches onto the table top. Say Good Bye to the micro drive. A co-worker of mine dropped a CF card on the ground and then drove over it in his truck. He found it went he returned and slipped it into a reader and it still worked fine. That was enough for me. The cost is dropping to the point where 4 gig cards and raw NEF files are a possibility for me on a daily basis. As far as I'm concerned CF is THE way to go.
2006-08-22 09:18:59 · answer #2 · answered by John S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go with CF for the same capacity. The main reason is Microdrive has moving parts and is more susceptible to data corruption since it is like carrying around a tiny hard drive. Compact Flash uses solid state flash memory and is more reliable. If you drop it, it's more secure than a Microdrive.
2006-08-21 16:47:55 · answer #3 · answered by anonfuture 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compact Flash uses solid state memory (faster, no moving parts, uses less energy, doesn't hold as much), micro drive uses a tiny hard drive (slower, moving parts, uses more energy, holds more per $ spent).
2006-08-21 16:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by Nerdly Stud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no pro, but if you need to take lots n lots of photos and write-read speed isn't important, such as your posed pics, then a micro drive is probably a good bet. if you are shooting wildlife, or sports, and you need fast write times, then fast compact flash is probably what you need.
...jj
2006-08-28 08:02:42 · answer #5 · answered by johnny j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋