Canon Digital Rebel (300D) Compact Flash Sizes?
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From: Doug Mitton on 9 Jul 2010 07:18 Hello All; Is anyone still using a Canon Digital Rebel (300D)? I have a couple and am looking at getting new compact flash cards but <2 Gig are very rare. I thought I would ask for supporting information before I start experimenting. Have you tried different sized Compact Flash Cards in it ? Successfully? I remember reading about issues with OVER 2 Gig cards but I can't seem to find the references with an internet search. I seem to remember the issues being: - Some cards over 2 Gig would work - Even when the card worked there was a problem with the picture counter maxing out at some numer (999?) Would appreciate any comments regarding card sizes you've tried and issues you've noticed. Thanks in advance. -- ------------------------------------------------- http://www3.sympatico.ca/dmitton SPAM Reduction: Remove ".invalid" from my domain. -------------------------------------------------
From: MC on 9 Jul 2010 11:01 Doug Mitton wrote: > Hello All; > > Is anyone still using a Canon Digital Rebel (300D)? > > I have a couple and am looking at getting new compact flash cards but > <2 Gig are very rare. I thought I would ask for supporting > information before I start experimenting. > > Have you tried different sized Compact Flash Cards in it ? > Successfully? > > I remember reading about issues with OVER 2 Gig cards but I can't seem > to find the references with an internet search. > > I seem to remember the issues being: > - Some cards over 2 Gig would work > - Even when the card worked there was a problem with the picture > counter maxing out at some numer (999?) > > Would appreciate any comments regarding card sizes you've tried and > issues you've noticed. > > Thanks in advance. Rare??? Certainly not here in th UK. In the USA the "big is beautiful" tag also holds true for CF cards as well maybe :o). MC
From: Ray Fischer on 10 Jul 2010 20:52 Doug Mitton <doug_mitton(a)hotmail.com.invalid> wrote: >Hello All; > >Is anyone still using a Canon Digital Rebel (300D)? Have it but don't use it. >I have a couple and am looking at getting new compact flash cards but ><2 Gig are very rare. I thought I would ask for supporting >information before I start experimenting. I just popped a 16GB Lexar card into it, formatted the card, and the camera reports 14.9GB and 999 photos available. >Have you tried different sized Compact Flash Cards in it ? >Successfully? Yep. >I remember reading about issues with OVER 2 Gig cards but I can't seem >to find the references with an internet search. Doesn't seem to be an issue. -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: Fred McKenzie on 11 Jul 2010 14:41 In article <4c3915b9$0$1611$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>, rfischer(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote: > >I remember reading about issues with OVER 2 Gig cards but I can't seem > >to find the references with an internet search. > > Doesn't seem to be an issue. If it is, one of the firmware updates may have corrected it. The latest appears to be version 1.1.1 posted on 12/01/2007. <http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/eos_slr_camera_systems/eo s_digital_slr_cameras/eos_digital_rebel#DriversAndSoftware> Fred
From: Doug Mitton on 12 Jul 2010 08:07
Doug Mitton <doug_mitton(a)hotmail.com.invalid> wrote: >Hello All; > >Is anyone still using a Canon Digital Rebel (300D)? > >I have a couple and am looking at getting new compact flash cards but ><2 Gig are very rare. I thought I would ask for supporting >information before I start experimenting. > >Have you tried different sized Compact Flash Cards in it ? >Successfully? > >I remember reading about issues with OVER 2 Gig cards but I can't seem >to find the references with an internet search. > >I seem to remember the issues being: >- Some cards over 2 Gig would work >- Even when the card worked there was a problem with the picture >counter maxing out at some numer (999?) > >Would appreciate any comments regarding card sizes you've tried and >issues you've noticed. > >Thanks in advance. Thanks for all the responses. 1) I have been burned a couple of times buying "older" storage devices and batteries off of ebay. Don't get me wrong, EBay is great, its just some things don't work as you'd expect. I was looking at the Compact Flash (socket?) which will hold an SD card. That looks interesting, I may have to try one out. 2) Thanks for trying out the BIG compact flash. I'll be picking up a couple of new ones myself. It looks like the counter is limited to 999, BUT thats no problem. 3) I have the V1.1.1 factory F/W so it should work the same for me. Thanks to all who responded. -- ------------------------------------------------- http://www3.sympatico.ca/dmitton SPAM Reduction: Remove ".invalid" from my domain. ------------------------------------------------- |