Powershot S10 CF Card

PBest78 · 3rd of November 2008 (Mon)

Hi guys

Does anyone know what the maximum size CF card is for a Powershot S10.

My father-in-law got given a second hand one and he thinks its wonderful but only has a 256mb card for it.

Was hoping to get him a 2 or 4 gb for xmas

Thanks

Peter

Jon · 3rd of November 2008 (Mon)

Almost certainly not a 4 GB card; I'd be dubious about it taking a 2 GB card unless that was formatted in FAT16 first. The S10's a 2 MP camera; JPEGs from it will be around 1.5 MB, so why not give him one or two 512 MB or 1 GB cards, which it should have no trouble with. Even his 256 MB card will typically handle over 150 shots at best quality and resolution, and there isn't a video mode that I can see.

PBest78 · 3rd of November 2008 (Mon)

Thanks for the reply, I didnt really think it would take a 4Gb.

Will get a few 1Gb's for him

PhotoFranz · 3rd of November 2008 (Mon)

I am not absolutly sure it is correct, but here is a memory website selling cards for the Powershot S10. They list max memory size as 4 gig.

http://www.memory-up.com/Memory/CanonPowerShot159.html

Jon · 3rd of November 2008 (Mon)

The S10 was introduced in 1999; my EOS D60, introduced in 2002, only accepts FAT16 cards; if you wanted to use a card larger than 2 GB (the point at which format routines default to FAT32), you'd need to use the command line "FORMAT" command with appropriate switches to get it FAT16. Your cluster size would be about 64 KB between 2-8GB card sizes that way, and forgetting and reformatting in the camera would partition the card as a 2 GB max (based on others' experience with in-camera formatting and unsupported card sizes), which you'd have to jump through hoops to recover from. So generally, not a great idea.

PBest78 · 4th of November 2008 (Tue)

Ye have decided to stick with 1Gb cards, they should be here tomorrow

Thanks again for all the help

Peter

3rd of November 2008 (Mon)	#1
PBest78 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 143 IMAGE EDITING OK	Powershot S10 CF Card Hi guys Does anyone know what the maximum size CF card is for a Powershot S10. My father-in-law got given a second hand one and he thinks its wonderful but only has a 256mb card for it. Was hoping to get him a 2 or 4 gb for xmas Thanks Peter __________________ Peter Best Flickr My Gear

3rd of November 2008 (Mon)	#2
Jon Moderator Cocker Spaniel Mod Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA Posts: 65,313	Re: Powershot S10 CF Card Almost certainly not a 4 GB card; I'd be dubious about it taking a 2 GB card unless that was formatted in FAT16 first. The S10's a 2 MP camera; JPEGs from it will be around 1.5 MB, so why not give him one or two 512 MB or 1 GB cards, which it should have no trouble with. Even his 256 MB card will typically handle over 150 shots at best quality and resolution, and there isn't a video mode that I can see. __________________ Jon ---------- EOS, Powershot and Domke - it doesn't get any better than this! T90 and stuff \| F-1n, New F-1, FTb and more stuff out on loan Cocker Spaniels Maryland and Virginia activities *DC Cherry Blossoms* Image Posting Rules and Image Posting FAQ Report SPAM, Don't Answer It! (link) PERSONAL MESSAGING REGARDING SELLING OR BUYING ITEMS WITH MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO POSTS IN FORUMS AND/OR WHO YOU DO NOT KNOW FROM FORUMS IS HEREBY DECLARED STRICTLY STUPID AND YOU WILL GET BURNED.

3rd of November 2008 (Mon)	#3
PBest78 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 143 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Powershot S10 CF Card Thanks for the reply, I didnt really think it would take a 4Gb. Will get a few 1Gb's for him __________________ Peter Best Flickr My Gear

3rd of November 2008 (Mon)	#4
PhotoFranz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 1,622 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Powershot S10 CF Card I am not absolutly sure it is correct, but here is a memory website selling cards for the Powershot S10. They list max memory size as 4 gig. http://www.memory-up.com/Memory/CanonPowerShot159.html __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/photofranz/ Camera: Fujifilm HS 50 EXR 42X zoom, Sigma Electronic Flash EF 500 DG ST, Vegas Movie Studio 9.0, Noiseware Standard Edition, Photoshop Elements-11, Photomatix Essentials. I am here to learn from the experts.

3rd of November 2008 (Mon)	#5
Jon Moderator Cocker Spaniel Mod Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA Posts: 65,313	Re: Powershot S10 CF Card The S10 was introduced in 1999; my EOS D60, introduced in 2002, only accepts FAT16 cards; if you wanted to use a card larger than 2 GB (the point at which format routines default to FAT32), you'd need to use the command line "FORMAT" command with appropriate switches to get it FAT16. Your cluster size would be about 64 KB between 2-8GB card sizes that way, and forgetting and reformatting in the camera would partition the card as a 2 GB max (based on others' experience with in-camera formatting and unsupported card sizes), which you'd have to jump through hoops to recover from. So generally, not a great idea. __________________ Jon ---------- EOS, Powershot and Domke - it doesn't get any better than this! T90 and stuff \| F-1n, New F-1, FTb and more stuff out on loan Cocker Spaniels Maryland and Virginia activities *DC Cherry Blossoms* Image Posting Rules and Image Posting FAQ Report SPAM, Don't Answer It! (link) PERSONAL MESSAGING REGARDING SELLING OR BUYING ITEMS WITH MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO POSTS IN FORUMS AND/OR WHO YOU DO NOT KNOW FROM FORUMS IS HEREBY DECLARED STRICTLY STUPID AND YOU WILL GET BURNED.

4th of November 2008 (Tue)	#6
PBest78 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 143 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Powershot S10 CF Card Ye have decided to stick with 1Gb cards, they should be here tomorrow Thanks again for all the help Peter __________________ Peter Best Flickr My Gear

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