Fastest CF that alpha 350 is able to handle

[jovineo]

Hi,

May I know what is the fastest and largest CF that the alpha 350 is able to handle? Thanks.

[Rashkae]

Depends on what's the fastest on the market.

I know a 16GB Ultra III and an 8GB Ducati IV work just fine.

[jovineo]

Thanks, I am asking so that I do not have to over spend and buy a card that is faster than the speed which the camera is able to write. May I know if you find the Ducati faster than the Ultra?

[Rashkae]

Originally Posted by jovineo Thanks, I am asking so that I do not have to over spend and buy a card that is faster than the speed which the camera is able to write. May I know if you find the Ducati faster than the Ultra?

The Ducati is essentially a bit faster than Ultra IV, so yes, it is faster than Ultra III. However, unless you shoot RAW, you won't notice a difference. The Ultra III should be more than fast enough for continuous shooting in JPEG on the A350.

I shoot RAW, so the extra speed helps me.

[simranjits]

The beautiful thing about this camera and perhaps the alpha line , is how good the battery is , for the first time i have the memory card filling up before the battery , i had 200+ shots and my battery life went from just 100% -60%. I was doing a mixture of view finder and live view.
I remember back in the old days when i used an olympus e-10 , with 4 aa batteries, this is amazing in comparison.

[jovineo]

Originally Posted by Rashkae The Ducati is essentially a bit faster than Ultra IV, so yes, it is faster than Ultra III. However, unless you shoot RAW, you won't notice a difference. The Ultra III should be more than fast enough for continuous shooting in JPEG on the A350. I shoot RAW, so the extra speed helps me.

May I confirm that you are talking baout A350 and not A900 because I just noticed that your signature shows that you own a A900. And I am pretty sure A900 is write much faster than the A350.

[simranjits]

Originally Posted by jovineo May I confirm that you are talking baout A350 and not A900 because I just noticed that your signature shows that you own a A900. And I am pretty sure A900 is write much faster than the A350.

if I'm not wrong , the a350 write speed was tested at 5mb/sec or so , so 133x would be fine and cheap . No point getting anything cheaper.

[Rashkae]

Originally Posted by jovineo May I confirm that you are talking baout A350 and not A900 because I just noticed that your signature shows that you own a A900. And I am pretty sure A900 is write much faster than the A350.

i used to use an A700, so I'm still familiar with write speeds. and i've tested the A350 with quite a few cards.

[Rashkae]

Originally Posted by simranjits if I'm not wrong , the a350 write speed was tested at 5mb/sec or so , so 133x would be fine and cheap . No point getting anything cheaper.

Actually, it can read in mass storage mode up to 7MB/sec, but there is a performance advantage to using a card faster than 133x:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydslra350/page12.asp