Topic: SD 722/744 (Compact Flash Question) >>

[terrapinj]

on the 722 its menu item 5 -

Rec: Media Select

options are:
IN HDD Only
CF Only
IN HDD and CF

AWESOME, thanks!

+T

did you not select to write to the CF card before? that would explain why the card was blank.

if you check the manual there is a way to easily copy over either selected files, files from past 24 hours, or files from last 48hours to CF Card

[todd e]

on the 722 its menu item 5 -

Rec: Media Select

options are:
IN HDD Only
CF Only
IN HDD and CF

AWESOME, thanks!

+T

did you not select to write to the CF card before? that would explain why the card was blank.

if you check the manual there is a way to easily copy over either selected files, files from past 24 hours, or files from last 48hours to CF Card

nope, i just threw the card in and it appeared to work.  none of us had any experience in using the CF card, so lesson learned!
upon checking at home, it was blank.

[ianstone]

on the 722 its menu item 5 -

Rec: Media Select

options are:
IN HDD Only
CF Only
IN HDD and CF

AWESOME, thanks!

+T

i wonder if you keep it on  IN HDD and CF
if you have no card in, will it affect anything? could you hypothetically just keep it on this setting and if someone shows up with a card you can just pop it in?
or does there need to be a card present when you switch to this setting?
ian

[terrapinj]

does the hd keep heating things up if you record to flash only?

thats a really good question. i have been thinking about grabbing a CF card for lowpro/stealth gigs when the 722 is packed in my bag tight. that fucker gets HOT and I would think that using the CF card and not writing to the HDD would reduce the heat quite a bit but don't know for sure

[F.O.Bean]

does the hd keep heating things up if you record to flash only?

thats a really good question. i have been thinking about grabbing a CF card for lowpro/stealth gigs when the 722 is packed in my bag tight. that fucker gets HOT and I would think that using the CF card and not writing to the HDD would reduce the heat quite a bit but don't know for sure

and also reduce battery power, im gonna grab an 8GB card soon actually

[kgreener]

does the hd keep heating things up if you record to flash only?

found some discussion on this here:

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=47541.0
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=61938.0

[terrapinj]

i couldn't find specifications in the 722 Manual, does anyone know if the 722 will work with Type I CF cards? all i could find was that they recommended at least 24x speed

[F.O.Bean]

prolly both I and II

[kgreener]

I'm still working on figuring out that search feature thing, and the mark-as-read dealie, thanks!
+ to ya

no worries Moke, +t back atcha!

[CQBert]

I just ordered a 702... CF is so cheap now you can own more memory than the HD for approx the same as the HD Cost, keep things solid state and eliminate the HD and any possible heat related issues... 

To be fair, outside of a Cochella Festival shut down with a very early Firmware 1.34 or something like that - I have never had any thermal issues and have run in 100+ Degree heat at ACL twice. 

I really like the CF Media for simplicity and reliability, my HD-P2 was nice but I just did not like the machine, the R-1 / 9's seem to be pretty good choices... I just like CF and with prices falling so rapidly and 32 Gig cards coming in the (hopefully) near future it has become my choice....

My Two Cents..

CQBert

[Brian Skalinder]

CF is so cheap now you can own more memory than the HD for approx the same as the HD Cost

This new math fascinates me!  Lessee...I just recently paid $90 for a 320 GB HD.  So that's $0.28 / GB.  In order to achieve the same storage / $, CF would have to be $1.12 per 4 GB card.  Maybe I'm not clued into the latest CF prices (been a while since I bought one new), but AFAIK I don't think we're anywhere close to that pricing for CF cards.  Not saying we won't get there, necessarily, just that it's a good ways off.

[CQBert]

Sorry...  wrong math issue...

SD charges approx $500 more for a 30/40 gig drive 722 version...  8Gig cards are approx $100...  that is where I was headed..  Nothing to do with raw Hard Drive Prices.

CQBert

[Brian Skalinder]

Sorry...  wrong math issue...

SD charges approx $500 more for a 30/40 gig drive 722 version...  8Gig cards are approx $100...  that is where I was headed..  Nothing to do with raw Hard Drive Prices.

Ahhhhh...I get it, now.  Thanks CQ.

[ianstone]

Sorry...  wrong math issue...

SD charges approx $500 more for a 30/40 gig drive 722 version...  8Gig cards are approx $100...  that is where I was headed..  Nothing to do with raw Hard Drive Prices.

CQBert

where can i get an 8 gig card for $100?

Best deals i've seen lately have been around 130 for a 4gig

[CQBert]

Just a quick check....  New Egg has 4 different 8 gig cards between $127 and $140... 

Did not do anything special in the search..

I also remember a couple of posts in the Retail Section recently..

CQBert