Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 15:12:50 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] OT, SmartMedia size V speed ..
At 11:06 PM 16/03/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 06:58:55 +0000 >From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] OT, SmartMedia size V speed .. >... >>Well my point is, the fact that its CF shouldn't make any difference to the speed >... all that changes is the controller electronics move from the card to the camera. >In fact you'd expect SM to be a bit faster because you could afford to have better >controlling electronics in the camera than in the card as you're likely to have more >cards than cameras. I think the difference in speed between the 2 SM cards might well >just be the difference in the quality of chips used (2 cards from the same maker >could contain chips made by very different companies).< > > >Hmmm.... then I wonder what the heck I get out of my CF card to merit the expensive!? Umm ... the fact that there are extra electronics in the CF card?? I guess its the same as saying a roll of film (ie. the SM card without control electronics) costs less than a disposable camera (ie. the CF card with control electronics) because the disposable camera needs a lot more 'bits' to it (ie. the control electronics) ... but you put that roll of film into a decent camera (ie. a SM camera with better control electronics than those built into a CF card) and you get better quality (ie. better speed) than a disposable (ie. something with the electronics built in). Of course, the downside is the SM card seems a lot more flimsy ... I suspect my 8 meg card failed because it spent a few months travelling in my wallet which might have cracked something inside it ... which is strange since I've read in at least one piece of promotional material for SM cards that they're small enough to carry in your wallet ... - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net | | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
