Memory cards for a Fujifilm s9600 - CF or XD better?

lab-dab

I'm about to buy a fujifilm s9600 in the next do or so once i find the best deal/guarantee etc..

It says they can use Compact Flash or XD cards..is there a better one to look out for?

I already have some XD cards off an old camera that still have pics on but i'm not sure if these will work or need to be reformatted?

fwor

IMO there isn't a simple answer as to which is better. CF is older technology and much bulkier, but typically cheaper for a given size as it's more "generic".

XD is less versatile, in that it can only normally be used in Fuji or Olympus products, but I ~think~ that read and write data rates are faster than normal CF cards.

One more thing to check - some Fuji cameras will only accept cards up to 2Gb and are fussy about which type of XD card you use (type M or H, IIRC), but there's a table on the Fuji website which clearly defines what the limits are for each camera - and the s9600 is recent so you should be Ok.

The s9600 should read your old XD cards fine without needing to reformat them.

lab-dab

Thats great info thanks fwor. I didnt realise about the different types of XD cards so off to have a look at that