March 18, 2004: The DCS Pro 14n section of the database is no longer being updated, as we no longer have access to this camera.

CompactFlash Write Speed - Kodak DCS Pro 14n (Firmware Version 4.4.3)

The data in the table below was derived by timing how long it took the Kodak DCS Pro 14n to write out 6 RAW .DCR photos to the card. Timing commenced when the camera's card status light illuminated, and stopped when the light went out. Each test cycle was performed 3 times (if the card's capacity allowed for that) to ensure accurate results.

Card-to-card speed variation within the same brand and model, photographing scenes of varying detail and at different ISO settings - these and other factors may slightly alter write speed performance. As a result, write speed differences of 5% or less from card to card in the table below should be considered insignificant. If one card's write speed is within 5% of another's, the two cards are likely to offer effectively the same performance in the real world. Similarly, it's unlikely that most photographers would notice a difference between the fastest card and one that was up to 10% slower.

Note: The DCS Pro 14n includes its own write speed tester. It uses a different method of testing write speed that results in the 14n's throughput numbers being on the order of 20-35% higher than the numbers reported here. As a result, it's not possible to directly compare the throughput numbers generated by the camera with the data in the table below, though there is a rough correlation between the two in our testing.

The results are arranged in the table from fastest to slowest. The top 10% are marked in blue.