CF
Short for CompactFlash, CF is a 50-pin connection storage standard device. CompactFlash is a storage medium commonly found in PDAs,
Digital Cameras, and other portable devices.
The CF card had a pretty large range of sizes, in terms of storage capacity,
ranging from 2MB to 128GB. In the picture to the right, is the SanDisk 4.0GB CompactFlash card and an example of what a CompactFlash may look like.
The 2 two types of CF cards, along with their physical dimensions, as shown below.
- Type I - 43mm x 36mm x 3.3mm.
- Type II - 43mm x 36mm x 5mm.
Also see: Card reader, Memory cards, Memory definitions, Microdrive