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Almost bought a 1 GB compact flash, but then wondered about compatiblity.
I have a Nikon Coolpix 880. Can I use this size memory with this camera?

TIA
tess

>Almost bought a 1 GB compact flash, but then wondered about compatiblity.
>I have a Nikon Coolpix 880. Can I use this size memory with this camera?

Definitively not!

I cannot recall whether it even takes a 256MB. The manual mentions
that Lexar 160MB have been tested.

Fanchon

I never thought of compatibility in the past. I do have a 256 cf and
have had no problems with it. Will using this somehow damage the
camera? Or do I just risk some type of failure with the larger
memory?

TIA
tess

>I never thought of compatibility in the past. I do have a 256 cf and
>have had no problems with it. Will using this somehow damage the
>camera? Or do I just risk some type of failure with the larger
>memory?

If it is working you are doing fine!

The key is how large an address can the camera manage.

Obviously it can handle up to 256MB.

I know that it canNOT handle a 1GB card.

Fanchon

"Fanchon" <> wrote in message
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>
> >I never thought of compatibility in the past. I do have a 256 cf and
> >have had no problems with it. Will using this somehow damage the
> >camera? Or do I just risk some type of failure with the larger
> >memory?
>
> If it is working you are doing fine!
>
> The key is how large an address can the camera manage.
>
> Obviously it can handle up to 256MB.
>
> I know that it canNOT handle a 1GB card.
>
> Fanchon
>
How do you know it will not work?

CompactFlash itself is capable of addressing up to 137GB. The Microsoft
FAT16 file system used by the 880 can address up to 2.2GB. There is no
technical reason that the 880 would not work with a 1GB Type I CF card
unless Nikon firmware has a problem with the exposures available counter
having a number over 99. Most cameras just show 99 when the count is over
99.

Bill Frank
CompactFlash Association

> >
> How do you know it will not work?
>
> CompactFlash itself is capable of addressing up to 137GB. The Microsoft
> FAT16 file system used by the 880 can address up to 2.2GB. There is no
> technical reason that the 880 would not work with a 1GB Type I CF card
> unless Nikon firmware has a problem with the exposures available counter
> having a number over 99. Most cameras just show 99 when the count is over
> 99.
>
> Bill Frank
> CompactFlash Association

If I remember, my camera will show a count higher than 99. So, I am
not taking a chance getting a 1G card, if it is type 1? I read the
"approved"
cards on the Nikon site, but I think that "approved" doesn't
necessarily mean that other cards won't work.

I also thought that perhaps, as this is an older camera, there wasn't
such large memory commonly available at the time.

Thanks for your help.

tess