All about digital camera memory cards

Many computers use different removable storage media for laptops and OCs. But the computer components can not be used for digital cameras. In many cases the digital cameras have low capacity storage because the manufacturers want to reduce the production costs. Instead, the digital cameras use small flash drives with a high storage capacity. Just like the USB flash drives, the digital memory cards store a lot of photos and they are very reliable. But there are many different types of digital memory cards, depending on the manufacturer, the capacity, the quality and the performance. It is important to understand each type so that you know what to buy the next time you need one.

The Different Types of Digital Camera Memory Cards

The most common ones are the memory cards for point-and-shoot and their capacity varies from 4 MB to 4 GB. The most popular are the ones with 256 MB and up to 2 GB. The SDHC cards have pretty much the same dimensions as the SD cards and their capacity reaches up to 32 GB. It is said that in the future the SDXC cards will be launched with higher storage capacity and transfer rates. They are also perfect for those cameras that do not support the Memory Stick PRO Duo format.

xD-Picture Cards are not as common as the first ones but you can find them in Olympus and Fujifilm digital cameras and they have faster speeds than the other formats. Their lower storage capacity makes them less popular.

CompactFlash cards are relatively new on the market and they are too big for the point-and-shoot cameras. Some DSLR cameras still use them because of their durability.

When you need to buy a memory card, the model of the digital camera is very important to know. This is why, when you go shopping, you need to take the digital camera with you.