CompactFlash
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Key facts
- Media.name
- CompactFlash (CF)
- Media.image
- CompactFlash Memory Card.svg
- Media.type
- Mass storage device format
- Media.caption
- A 2 GB CompactFlash card
- Media.encoding
- Various file systems
- Media.owner
- SanDisk
- Media.use
- Digital cameras and other mass storage devices
- Media.weight
- 10 grams (typical)
- Media.extended from
- PCMCIA / PC Card
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- Image
- CompactFlash SanDisk Ultra II 4 GB-2726.jpg
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26 sectionsContents
- Description
- Technical details
- Speed
- Solid state
- Magnetic media
- Capacities and compatibility
- Solid state capacities
- Magnetic media capacities
- Use in place of a hard disk drive
- Reliability
- Power consumption and data transfer rate
- File systems
- CF+ and CompactFlash specification revisions
- Video Performance Guarantee
- CE-ATA
- CFast
- CFexpress
- Type I and Type II
- Microdrives
- Compared to other portable storage
- Counterfeiting
- Other devices in the CF form factor
- Pinout
- See also
- References
- External links
CompactFlash (CF) is a flash memory mass storage device used mainly in portable electronic devices. The format was specified and the devices were first manufactured by SanDisk in 1994.
CompactFlash became one of the most successful of the early memory card formats, surpassing Miniature Card and SmartMedia. Subsequent formats, such as MMC/SD, various Memory Stick formats, and xD-Picture Card offered stiff competition. Most of these cards are smaller than CompactFlash while offering comparable capacity and speed. Proprietary memory card formats for use in professional audio and video, such as P2 and SxS, are faster, but physically larger and more costly.