Canon Powershot Compact Flash Cards
CompactFlash cards are expensive. You can’t even save money by buying used.
There are CompactFlash adapters allow SD and MicroSD cards to be used. Even if you don’t have an SD or MicroSD card, this can still be a cheaper option. For storage capacities of 32GB or larger, this will be the cheapest option.
Transfer speed is not an issue as cards in adapters will still be faster than what the camera is capable of.
CompactFlash Models
- Canon PowerShot S100 / DIGITAL IXUS
- Canon PowerShot S110 / DIGITAL IXUS v
- Canon PowerShot S200 / DIGITAL IXUS v2
- Canon PowerShot S230 / DIGITAL IXUS v3
- Canon PowerShot S300 / DIGITAL IXUS 300
- Canon PowerShot S330 / DIGITAL IXUS 330
- Canon PowerShot S400 / DIGITAL IXUS 400
- Canon PowerShot S410 / DIGITAL IXUS 430
- Canon PowerShot S500 / DIGITAL IXUS 500
- Canon PowerShot 350
- Canon PowerShot 600 / 600N
- Canon PowerShot A5
- Canon PowerShot A5 Zoom
- Canon PowerShot A50
- Canon PowerShot G1
- Canon PowerShot G2
- Canon PowerShot G3
- Canon PowerShot G5
- Canon PowerShot G6
- Canon PowerShot Pro1
- Canon PowerShot Pro70
- Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS
- Canon PowerShot S1 IS
- Canon PowerShot S10
- Canon PowerShot S20
- Canon PowerShot S30
- Canon PowerShot S40
- Canon PowerShot S45
- Canon PowerShot S50
- Canon PowerShot S60
- Canon PowerShot S70
CompactFlash to SD and microSD Card Adapters
CompactFlash cards are more expensive than SD cards. For higher capacities, the difference is large.
I haven’t noticed any issues using the adapters or CF card in my Canon 5D Mark II. I have used SanDisk, Lexar, and PNY 128GB SD cards in the SD adapter with no issues.
I have used a 128GB SanDisk Ultra microSD card and it has been fine. I had issues using it with a modded iPod video, so I would recommend it.
CompactFlash Card Readers
USB-C card readers are expensive.
USB 2.0 multi-card readers are slow. They also use USB mini ports, which are annoying.