| FAQ-Technical Support |
| What are the different types of digital
film today? |
| Digital film uses non-volatile flash memory, meaning it does
not require power to hold and retain the pictures taken. Flash memory technology |
| is ideal for applications that require portability
and ruggedness. There are five types of flash memory (digital
film) used for digital cameras today: |
| CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick,
MultiMediaCard, and Secure Digital |
| What is the CompactFlash Association? |
| The CompactFlash Association (CFA) was established in 1995,
as a non-profit, mutually beneficial industry association.
The CFA抯 premise is that |
| CompactFlash technology will result
in the intro-duction of a new class of advanced, small, lightweight, low-powered mobile products that will |
| significantly increase
the productivity and enhance the lifestyle of millions of
people. CompactFlash provides the capability to easily transfe all |
| types of digital information and software between a large
variety of digital systems. The goals of the CFA are to promote
and encourage the |
| worldwide adoption of CompactFlash technology as an open-industry standard. |
| Information on the CompactFlash Association can be found at
hyperlink http://www.compactflash.org |
| What does 4X, 12X, 16X, 32X,and40X (1X=150KB/sec.)
performance mean? |
| Because digital film WRITE performance is so important in
capturing the right picture at the right moment, Lexar has implemented an easy-to- |
| understand system to indicate the speed
at which the card is capable of storing data. The system is
adopted from the CD-ROM industry,in which |
| the performance
of CD-ROM drives are rated in "X" increments, where
1X is equal to a minimum sustained write speed of 150 kilobytes
(KB) per |
| second. Lexar will continue to introduce faster products
with greater "X" ratings, giving consumers an easy
way to recognize the latest in high- |
| performance digital film. |
| 4X = Capable of 600KB/sec. Minimum Sustained Write Speed; fffffffffffffff12X = Capable of 1.8MB/sec. Minimum Sustained Write Speed |
| 16X = Capable of 2.4MB/sec. Minimum Sustained Write Speed; gtrhjuykiukiklikiki32X = Capable of 4.8MB/sec. Minimum Sustained Write Speed |
| 40X = Capable of 6.0MB/sec. Minimum Sustained Write Speed |
| |
| What does the symbol
CF+ represent? |
| This symbol means the CompactFlash card meets the CompactFlash
specifications, contains additional USB functionality, and is guaranteed to |
| work in all digital cameras. CF+ is a symbol
established by the CompactFlash Association. |
