All the CompactFlash media cards performed within a few
percentage points of each other here, so it's safe to say that the FujiFilm S2 Pro has a maximum write speed of approximately 6x when storing image
file data in the JPG format. As you'll soon see, write speeds are very dependent on
the image format used.
The TIFF format is often used by imaging professionals to preserve the full quality of
an image when transferring it to digital media. It produces much larger sized files than JPG.
The camera was set to continuously shoot at
a static target until its internal frame buffer was filled. We timed how long the writing
indicator light was on and calculated the bandwidth of the CF media by the size
of all the transferred pictures divided by the time it took to store the data.
|
Fuji S2 Pro - TIFF |
|
Manufacturer and model |
Number of Pictures |
Total File Size |
CF Write Time |
Bandwidth |
Ranking |
Speed Rating |
|
Centon C1GBCF |
8 |
83456 KB |
54.45s |
1532 KB/s |
  
|
10x |
|
Crucial CT1GBC1 |
8 |
83456 KB |
53.38s |
1563 KB/s |
  
|
10x |
|
Kingston Elite Pro CF/1024-S |
8 |
83456 KB |
51.64s |
1616 KB/s |
  
|
11x |
|
IBM 1GB Microdrive |
8 |
83456 KB |
52.93s |
1577 KB/s |
  
|
11x |
|
Sandisk 1GB Extreme |
8 |
83456 KB |
52.03s |
1604 KB/s |
  
|
11x |
|
Corsair CMFCF80-1GB |
8 |
83456 KB |
51.88s |
1608 KB/s |
   |
11x |
Again all
CompactFlash cards performed almost identically, well
within the margin of error. In this test, the FujiFilm S2 Pro has a maximum
write speed of approximately 11x when storing image data in the TIFF
format. It looks like even the high end FujiFilm S2 Pro has its storage
speed
limits! The high speed Corsair CMFCF80-1GB, Kingston Elite Pro and Sandisk
Extreme CF cards performed the test quickest, along with the IBM Microdrive which was rather
surprising.
 FujiFilm S2 Pro RAW File Testing |
Source: PCStats |
| |
The
RAW image format uses almost no compression, enabling
photographers to preserve as much of the detail captured by a camera's CCD sensor as
possible. It creates the largest file sizes of any image format used in these tests.
The camera was set to continuously shoot at
a static target until its internal frame buffer was filled. We timed how long the writing
indicator light was on and calculated the bandwidth of the CF media by the size
of all the transferred pictures divided by the time it took to store the data.
|
Fuji S2 Pro - RAW |
|
Manufacturer and model |
Number of Pictures |
Total File Size |
CF Write Time |
Bandwidth |
Ranking |
Speed Rating |
|
Centon C1GBCF |
7 |
90083 KB |
57.81s |
1558 KB/s |
|
10x |
|
Crucial CT1GBC1 |
7 |
90129 KB |
48.99s |
1839 KB/s |
|
12x |
|
Kingston Elite Pro CF/1024-S |
7 |
90085 KB |
51.23s |
1758 KB/s |
|
12x |
|
IBM 1GB Microdrive |
7 |
90099 KB |
46.88s |
1921 KB/s |
|
13x |
|
Sandisk 1GB Extreme |
7 |
90087 KB |
48.89s |
1842 KB/s |
|
12x |
|
Corsair CMFCF80-1GB |
7 |
90113 KB |
45.23s |
1992 KB/s |
|
13x |
The
Corsair CMFCF80-1GB is surprisingly followed closely by
the IBM 1GB Microdrive which performed fastest in the RAW picture tests. The
Crucial, Kingston and Sandisk CF cards all take third place with a 12x speed.
Write speeds for the RAW image format were 12x on average. The Centon 1GB CF
card comes in last, which may indicate that it is technically capped at the 10x
writing speed.
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