Digital cameras have become an essential part of our life like cell phones. It is the memory card which is responsible for storing images and videos which can further be transferred to ones computer. The most common file format is JPEG. A digital camera may come equipped with 16 MB, 32 MB to even 64 MB memory card. Though the recommended is about 512 MB to 1 GB.
There are a variety of memory cards for digital camera available in the market..
Compact Flash (CF): used in high-end cameras, operate at high speed, slightly costly, come in Type I and Type II;
Memory Stick (MS): meant for particular brand, widely available;
Secure Digital (SD): smallest cards, capacity of upto 4GB ememory ;
SmartMedia (SM): resemble floppy drives, out-dated technology;
xD-Picture Card (xD): can be used in place of compact flash, come in small cameras;
Secure Digital High Capacity Card (SDHC): Successor and latest of SD.
This variety offers choice to the average user of a digital camera. It is where the memory cards come into the picture so know the type and go shop for it.
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