Lexar Media has always supplied the fastest speed rated CompactFlash (CF) cards to professional photographers meeting their most demanding needs for performance and reliability. With the introduction of Write Acceleration (WA) technology, Lexar Media continues to innovate in high-performance digital media. Write Acceleration technology is unique in that it is enabled by two components one resides in the camera firmware and the other in the CF card firmware. When a WA enabled camera detectsa WA enabled card the two are able to transfer data with less overhead.