High speed memory card or regular for Sony DSC-R1

[CyberStorm]

Hello all,

Since this thread got no response in the memory card section, I thought I'd post it in here.

I just picked up a Sony DSC-R1 for $699 brand new in box (I really wanted to the D80, but decided to go with this for now, and then upgrade down the road since my budget only allowed me $700).

Just wondering if the camera benefits from the SanDisk ultra II compactflash or should I just save my money and stick with the standard speed (seeing that since its burst mode is limited to 3 shots per burst operation).
Thank you!

[Sintares]

Well a high speed memory stick would be faster ...

Have a read at this

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1009&thread=20320292

[CyberStorm]

Thanks for the link. It was helpful, but did you know, that I was getting ahead of myself and ordered the 2GB High speed (80 MB/s) MS Pro Duo w/ adapter any way? and in the manual it says "upto 80 MB/s speeds not supported by DSC-R1, but supported with MSAC-US40"

So all those tests with the Extreme III cards are not accurate/representative. But i do believe that since it's a Sony cam, they might make the MStick perform better than CF....

[Sintares]

Well the MSAC-US40 is an external adapter to transfer data from the card to the computer.

Thus the R1 manual says it cannot transfer data from the camera to a pc (external transfer) as fast as the adapter can.

I assumed you where wishing to know how fast the R1 can process data and write internally to a card.

Internal writing speed and external transfer speed are not always the same.

[CyberStorm]

ah ok, yes of course, i was thinking of internal processing speeds, and yes the transfer rate from camera to PC are not the same...i feel much better now that the high speed card will pay off and not a waste of the extra $10 :)

I took a few indoor shots with the flash, and by God they were sharp. Much much sharper than other P&S (I'm an experienced user of Nikon Coolpix 4300 92 years), and Canon PS S2 (1.5 years)) and with incredible clarity in facial shots...

it is a bit slow to focus in low light, and without image stabilization pics tend to be on the blurry side (without flash) at shutter speeds lower than 1/60, but I have no other qualms other than that...