Compactflash - Nikon D300 Complete Manual

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Frames Remaining indicator. Put another way, you can't put

images into the buffer that can't be saved onto the card.

CompactFlash

Nikon does not supply a CompactFlash card with the D300

(i.e. you must purchase one separately if your dealer didn't

include one with the camera).

CompactFlash cards come in two sizes, Type 1 and Type 2,

the primary difference between them being the thickness of

the card. CompactFlash storage also comes in two types:

solid-state memory, and miniature hard disk. The

specifications for CompactFlash are maintained by the

CompactFlash Association (CFA), and updated regularly

(currently at version 4.1). The organization's Web site is at

http://www.compactflash.org.

As I write this, CompactFlash cards are readily available from

a wide range of vendors in sizes ranging from 8MB to 16GB

in size (the limit keeps getting pushed up; now that cameras

like the D300 support FAT32, we're a long way from the

theoretical limit of 137GB).

The D300 can use Type 1 or Type 2 CompactFlash cards, but

holds only one card at a time (i.e. you can't stack two of the

thinner Type 1 cards in the slot). Nevertheless, most D300

users own and use multiple cards. When the card in the

camera fills up, you simply swap in an empty card, just like

you'd load in blank film after exposing a roll in a 35mm film

camera. Make sure that you turn the camera OFF before

swapping cards, and don't remove the card until the green

light on the back of the camera is no longer lit.

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The two types of CompactFlash

card vary only in thickness (the top

card is a Type 2 card; the bottom

card is a Type 1 card). The D300

can accommodate a single card of

either type.