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Guide to Digital Camera Memory

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First, let's start by stating the obvious: All digital cameras work a whole lot better with more memory, because they can take more high-resolution photos

The trouble is, there are different types of camera memory, AND how much memory is enough memory (we don't all have David Beckham's fat wallet, do we!).

Well, read on to find answers...

How Much Memory is Enough?

As much as possible (!), but, this is an approximate guide to storage and number of photos (shots) you can take:


	2 MegaPixel	4 MegaPixel	6 MegaPixel
16MB	17 shots	8 shots	5 shots
32MB	35 shots	16 shots	10 shots
64MB	71 shots	32 shots	20 shots
128MB	142 shots	64 shots	40 shots
256MB	283 shots	122 shots	80 shots
512MB	565 shots	243 shots	160 shots

This is just an approximation -and it doesn't take into account image compression (so you should be able to get even more shots for your memory) - but you get the idea.

Digital Camera Memory Types

The digital camera you buy will need a certain type of memory (check your camera first, or check on the camera you intend to buy!). All formats are available in capacities (storage) of up to 128MB, and some card storage now goes up to 1GB.

Downloading your images to your computer can take a while, and that's where card readers become useful: much faster transfers (and you can transfer from the computer to the card, too!).

CompactFlash Cards	Secure Digital Cards	SmartMedia Cards	XD Cards
Storage up to 1GB CompactFlash Cards...	Storage up to 1GB Secure Digital Cards...	Storage up to 128MB SmartMedia Cards...	Storage up to 1GB XD Cards...

Flash Drives	Memory stick cards	Memory Card Readers	PC Memory
Storage not known More Flash Drives...	Storage up to 1GB Memory stick cards	Storage not known Memory Card Readers...	Storage not known PC Memory...

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