CompactFlash card adapter issues

Eye-Fi does not support the use of SD to CF card adapters with the Eye-Fi card. Eye-Fi has not tested the Eye-Fi card in cameras designed to use CompactFlash cards and has no explicit knowledge to share about the success of these adapters when used with an Eye-Fi card. We only support the Eye-Fi card in cameras designed to use SD or SDHC cards.

We are aware that many users want the Eye-Fi card functionality in their CompactFlash-based cameras and have opted to use a CF card adapter to get the functionality offered by an Eye-Fi card. The following list of known issues with CF card adapters is a collection of information gathered directly from customer and blogger descriptions of issues they have experienced. By sharing this information Eye-Fi accepts no responsibility for problems encountered when using the Eye-Fi card and a CF card adapter.

Known CF Card Adapter Issues

  • Corrupted photo files.
  • Wireless range of the Eye-Fi card is noticeably reduced.
  • Formatting the Eye-Fi card in a CF adapter has caused the Eye-Fi card to fail.

Please feel free to voice your questions and or requests regarding CompactFlash compatibility in our Eye-Fi Forums via the feature request forum.

 

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