Rechargeable lithium ion battery for use in select Canon camerasCustomer Review: gone fast
I bought this Canon NB-3L Rechargeable Battery Pack for my canon sd550. For this camera model, you need the 2nd battery pack because the power was gone very fast after charging it (not more than 3 times of taking pictures...i didn't mean shutter). Unlike, canon nb-5l that I have for sd 850 IS, I can take the pictures for more than 3 or 4 events at least.
Customer Review: Nothing beats original manufacturer's replacement parts
I'm not one to usually buy anything after market or knock-off, so buying anything but a Canon brand battery wasn't even an option for me. The battery charged quickly and has held a charge thru 50+ pictures and some video. This is the first replacement I bought since buying my camera in 2003, so I'm hoping to get about 3-4 years out of this battery as well - so far, so good.
High speed flash cards, high capacities and only three major companies have them. 300x compact flash cards are the fastest in the market but there are not many who make them. The cream of the crop can be found in this article.
The Transcend Extreme Speed 300x CompactFlash card is one of the fastest available in the market. It is designed specifically for professional photographers but the CF card can be used with anything that is compatible with it. Since it supports Ultra DMA mode operation, it can support very fast transfer speeds of up to 45MB/s. DMA stands for Direct Memory Access which allows the CPU to operate more than one function at a time during data transferring. In a sense, having Ultra DMA would speed up the flash drive because the CPU doesn't have to copy each piece of data from the source to the destination.
So far, there are only 3 major companies that have released these high speed flash cards which are Lexar, Transcend, and Sony where Transcend is the only one that offers a 16GB capacity. Supposedly, all of them can transfer as fast as 45MB/s which are why these CF cards are so expensive. Transcend's flash card sticks out mostly due to the fact that it has an advanced Error Correction Code which correct errors during data transfer automatically. With that function in place, you don't have to worry about the integrity of the pictures that you take. However, you may have to use a third party image recovery software if your card happens to stop functioning.
Lexar's compact flash card includes Lexar Image Rescue 3, which is an image recovery software, when you purchase it from them. I don't know how well it performs but to have this is a short sigh of relief for most consumers because sometimes they might forget to back up their images and lose all their data. Although it includes the software, it shouldn't mean that you should not back your files but it provides a mean of recovery just in case something does happen. Sony also provides support when it comes to image recovery; however, you have to send it back to them to recover the images for you.
Overall, the performance of the compact flash cards is very similar to each other. What make these different from each other are the services that come with the product. I still think Transcend's 300x CF card would be a great choice because of the price. Currently, Lexar is selling the 8GB for $199 but Transcend sells their 16GB for $218.99. You can find it at shop.transcendusa.com for that low price. Each of these companies have been established long enough to have credibility so, you should not worry about the quality of the product. It is entirely up to you to see which one is the best option.
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