CF Card Speed at DVinfo.net

Colin McAuliffe · February 2nd, 2012, 04:21 PM

So, how fast of cards do we need?

Will the Lexar Professional 400x work?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/824191-REG/Lexar_LCF32GCTBNA4002_32GB_Professional_400x_Compact.html
This is what i've been using with my 5d for years.

Graham King · February 2nd, 2012, 06:30 PM

I'm getting 4 of these. First of all, I only shoot SanDisk. And with redundant recording, 64 and 128gb cards are now an option. With 4x 64GB that's 340 minutes of redundant recording.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/646880-REG/SanDisk_SDCFXP_064G_A91_64GB_Extreme_Pro_CompactFlash.html

Mathias Haecki · February 3rd, 2012, 01:46 AM

Bellow is a chart with supported cards.
But I guess any UDMA CF card with more then 45MB/Sec should work.

I'm going to use

1x Transcend CompactFlash Ultimate Card 600x, 32GB
4x SanDisk Extreme Compact Flash, 400x, 60MB/s, 32GB

Thierry Humeau · February 3rd, 2012, 07:24 AM

I think it is best to refer directly to Canon's EOS C300 FAQ.

Canon DLC: Cinema EOS Frequently Asked Questions

Clearly, the Sandisk CF cards are the only ones that have been thoroughly tested and support overcranking.

Cheers,

Phil Goetz · March 24th, 2015, 09:15 AM

This thread hasn't been updated in a while and I was just second guessing myself so I thought I'd craft a post here about it.

This is my main question:
Does this work for all frame rates on the C300: SanDisk 64 GB Extreme MFR # SDCFXS-064G-A46?

Not recommended for all frame rates on C300:
Delkin Devices 64GB CompactFlash Memory Card 700x UDMA: about $75
MFR # DDCF700-64GB
64GB Data Storage Capacity 700x Speed Rating
Read Speed: 105MB/s
Write Speed: 67MB/s
UDMA 6 Compliant Made in the U.S.A. Lifetime Warranty

Recommended for all frame rates on C300:
Delkin Devices 64GB CompactFlash 1000x UDMA Memory Card: about $99
MFR # DDCFCOMBAT1000-64GB
64GB Data Storage Capacity 1000x Speed Rating
Read Speed: 150MB/s
Write Speed: 80MB/s
UDMA 7 Compliant Supports Rapid-Fire RAW Shooting

Recommended for all frame rates on C300, but pricey, there is an offload speed benefit to these cards though…
SanDisk 64GB Extreme Pro CompactFlash Memory Card (160MB/s): about $150
SDCFXPS-064G-A46
64GB Storage Capacity Optimized for 4K Video Recording
Up to 160MB/s Read Speed
Up to 150MB/s Write Speed

Does this work for all frame rates on the C300?
SanDisk 64 GB Extreme CompactFlash Memory Card: about $90
MFR # SDCFXS-064G-A46
64GB Storage Capacity
Read Speed up to 120 MB/s
Write Speed up to 85 MB/s
UDMA 7 Compliant

Additional options (Toshiba / Transcend)

Toshiba EXCERIA Flash memory card - 64 GB CompactFlash
MFR# PFC064U-1EXS
1000X / 120MB/s write

Transcend 1000 X look good at 32GB and above, that 16GB is slower.
MFR # TS64GCF1000
Read 160 MB/s, Write 120 MB/s (32~128GB);
Read 160 MB/s, Write 70 MB/s (16GB)

February 2nd, 2012, 04:21 PM	#1
Colin McAuliffe Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 71	CF Card Speed So, how fast of cards do we need? Will the Lexar Professional 400x work? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/824191-REG/Lexar_LCF32GCTBNA4002_32GB_Professional_400x_Compact.html This is what i've been using with my 5d for years.

February 2nd, 2012, 06:30 PM	#2
Graham King Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 112	Re: CF Card Speed I'm getting 4 of these. First of all, I only shoot SanDisk. And with redundant recording, 64 and 128gb cards are now an option. With 4x 64GB that's 340 minutes of redundant recording. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/646880-REG/SanDisk_SDCFXP_064G_A91_64GB_Extreme_Pro_CompactFlash.html

February 3rd, 2012, 01:46 AM	#3
Mathias Haecki New Boot Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Switzerland Posts: 11	Re: CF Card Speed Bellow is a chart with supported cards. But I guess any UDMA CF card with more then 45MB/Sec should work. I'm going to use 1x Transcend CompactFlash Ultimate Card 600x, 32GB 4x SanDisk Extreme Compact Flash, 400x, 60MB/s, 32GB Attached Thumbnails

February 3rd, 2012, 07:24 AM	#4
Thierry Humeau Telecam Films Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington DC Posts: 723	Re: CF Card Speed I think it is best to refer directly to Canon's EOS C300 FAQ. Canon DLC: Cinema EOS Frequently Asked Questions Clearly, the Sandisk CF cards are the only ones that have been thoroughly tested and support overcranking. Cheers, __________________ Thierry Humeau, DoP Télécam Films www.telecamfilms.com

March 24th, 2015, 09:15 AM	#5
Phil Goetz Austinite Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Austin Posts: 550	Re: CF Card Speed This thread hasn't been updated in a while and I was just second guessing myself so I thought I'd craft a post here about it. This is my main question: Does this work for all frame rates on the C300: SanDisk 64 GB Extreme MFR # SDCFXS-064G-A46? Not recommended for all frame rates on C300: Delkin Devices 64GB CompactFlash Memory Card 700x UDMA: about $75 MFR # DDCF700-64GB 64GB Data Storage Capacity 700x Speed Rating Read Speed: 105MB/s Write Speed: 67MB/s UDMA 6 Compliant Made in the U.S.A. Lifetime Warranty Recommended for all frame rates on C300: Delkin Devices 64GB CompactFlash 1000x UDMA Memory Card: about $99 MFR # DDCFCOMBAT1000-64GB 64GB Data Storage Capacity 1000x Speed Rating Read Speed: 150MB/s Write Speed: 80MB/s UDMA 7 Compliant Supports Rapid-Fire RAW Shooting Recommended for all frame rates on C300, but pricey, there is an offload speed benefit to these cards though… SanDisk 64GB Extreme Pro CompactFlash Memory Card (160MB/s): about $150 SDCFXPS-064G-A46 64GB Storage Capacity Optimized for 4K Video Recording Up to 160MB/s Read Speed Up to 150MB/s Write Speed Does this work for all frame rates on the C300? SanDisk 64 GB Extreme CompactFlash Memory Card: about $90 MFR # SDCFXS-064G-A46 64GB Storage Capacity Read Speed up to 120 MB/s Write Speed up to 85 MB/s UDMA 7 Compliant Additional options (Toshiba / Transcend) Toshiba EXCERIA Flash memory card - 64 GB CompactFlash MFR# PFC064U-1EXS 1000X / 120MB/s write Transcend 1000 X look good at 32GB and above, that 16GB is slower. MFR # TS64GCF1000 Read 160 MB/s, Write 120 MB/s (32~128GB); Read 160 MB/s, Write 70 MB/s (16GB)