January 2009
Beginner
304 pages
7h 52m
English
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Memory Card
A digital camera stores photos on a removable memory card. That's good, because even a $10 memory card holds more pictures than a roll of film ever did.
The card that came with your camera, if you got one at all, is a joke. It's a 10-cent card that holds only about six pictures. It's a cost-saving placeholder.
When you're shopping for a camera, then, it's imperative that you also factor in the cost of a bigger card.
It's impossible to overstate how glorious it is to have a huge memory card in your camera (or several smaller ones in your camera bag). You quit worrying that you're about to run out of storage, so you shoot more freely, increasing the odds that you'll get great pictures. You can go on longer trips without dragging a laptop along, too, because you don't feel the urge to run back to your hotel room every three hours to off-load your latest pictures.
Tip
More and more inexpensive pocket cameras have a little chunk (or a big chunk) of built-in memory. It's great to have when you've just opened the camera and want to try it out without bothering to buy a memory card. It's also great to have when you're out shooting somewhere and discover that your memory card is full. Now you've got enough extra storage for a few more shots.
Memory Card Types
The kind of memory card your camera uses isn't nearly as important as the amount of memory you get. But once you've narrowed down your purchase to a short list of candidates, it's worth considering the cards they use.
SD cards
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