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The Fastest SD & CF Cards for the Canon 5D Mark III
This is a part of our SD/CF/XQD Database. The data in the table below tracks the time (in seconds) it took to write 20 RAW and 20 Fine Large JPG to...
This is a part of our SD/CF/XQD Database.
The data in the table below tracks the time (in seconds) it took to write 20 RAW and 20 Fine Large JPG to the memory card. Timing commenced when the camera’s card status light illuminated, and stopped when the light went out. Each test cycle was performed three times, and the average is presented. Lower numbers are better.
The figure in the Burst column represents how many RAW photos the camera and card take in 30 seconds. Higher numbers are better.
Prior to each test, all cards were formatted within the camera. The same scene was photographed under the same illumination for all tests. The identical camera settings and lens were used throughout.
|
Compact Flash |
Type |
RAW |
JPG |
Burst |
|
CF |
8.63 |
4.30 |
69 |
|
|
CF |
6.67 |
4.14 |
78 |
|
|
CF |
6.01 |
4.13 |
83 |
|
|
CF |
6.16 |
4.22 |
83 |
|
|
CF |
13.31 |
4.48 |
43 |
|
|
CF |
10.31 |
4.19 |
59 |
|
|
CF |
8.03 |
4.03 |
70 |
|
|
CF |
6.88 |
4.10 |
72 |
|
|
CF |
6.34 |
4.03 |
82 |
|
|
CF |
6.03 |
4.06 |
82 |
|
| SD | Type | RAW | JPG | Burst |
|
SD |
26.21 |
5.72 |
26 |
|
|
SD |
26.47 |
5.85 |
26 |
|
|
SD |
26.05 |
5.72 |
26 |
|
|
SD |
26.00 |
5.64 |
26 |
|
|
SD |
25.94 |
5.77 |
26 |
|
|
SD |
29.34 |
6.63 |
24 |
|
|
SD |
27.31 |
6.22 |
25 |
|
|
SD |
27.86 |
6.27 |
25 |
|
|
SD |
29.18 |
6.39 |
24 |
|
|
SD |
27.06 |
6.12 |
25 |
|
|
SD |
29.49 |
6.88 |
24 |
|
|
SD |
29.41 |
6.91 |
23 |
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