What "Allocation Unit SIze" should I format my Compact Flash Card for Nickon Camera?

[easybullet3]

I have a Nikon D700 Camera…

       There are several options when I FORMAT my Compact Flash Memory Card:

• Default

• 4096 bytes

• 8192 bytes

• 16 kb

• 32 kb

• 64 kb

Which one should I choose to get OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE for my D700 Camera?
are smaller or larger Allocation Units better for SPEED or safety ?

Can someone explain the pros and cons of it to me?

my memory card is Compact Flash SAN DISK EXTREME, 16GB, 60MB/s UDMA

[cacho]

   Hi Easybullet3,

Dear member of SanDisk Community, welcome.

Friend, for your CF card 16GB, try with:

• Compact Flash up to 128GB  ->  format FAT32

• Default cluster sizes for FAT32: 8GB to 16GB  ->  8KB

• See links: http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/312/kw/

                     http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Search/result.aspx?q=cluster%20%20fat32

- For certainty, you can also see in the guide your D700 Camera, on the official website of the same.

Luck.

Regards, Alfred.                                                           (Google translated)