| A digital camera accessory you should
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| | camera's fastest transfer speed (see your
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| purchase is a spare memory card. Most
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| | camera's manual) and the memory card's
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| cameras are sold with a 'starter' memory
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| | speed. If your camera can transfer at 40X
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| card that is usually a low capacity card
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| | speed, but your memory card can only
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| that's enough to take a few sample photos
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| | handle 12X, 12X will be the actual
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| on, but not enough for day-to-day
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| | transfer speed. Note that some cameras
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| use.What is a memory card?A memory card
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| | ignore the card's speed and write as fast
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| is the little removable piece of plastic
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| | as possible all the time.How many memory
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| that your camera uses to store your
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| | cards do I need?I recommend you have at
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| photos. Memory cards come in different
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| | least two memory cards for your camera.
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| sizes and names such as Compact Flash
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| | The professionals usually carry 4-6
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| (CF), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick
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| | memory cards and when they run out of
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| (MS), Smart Media (SM) and xD.Running out
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| | memory on one they swap to the next, but
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| of memory on your card is a little like
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| | unless you're taking LOTS of photos,
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| running out of film in a traditional
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| | that's overkill. With two cards, you can
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| camera. Rather than purchasing a new film
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| | normally work with one but you have a
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| to take more shots though, you move your
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| | spare just in case you run out of the
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| images to your computer or a CD and
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| | first, or you go on a long vacation and
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| re-use the same memory card.Purchasing
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| | need to store more images than you
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| extra memory cards is a good idea is
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| | normally would.MicrodrivesA recent
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| you're on a vacation and want to ensure
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| | invention that's gaining a lot of
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| you can store all your photos.
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| | popularity is the Microdrive. These are
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| Fortunately, prices of memory cards have
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| | for the Type II Compact Flash cards, and
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| come down dramatically in recent
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| | instead of memory inside the card,
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| times.Purchasing - what do I need to
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| | there's a tiny hard drive. Their
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| know?There are two pieces of information
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| | advantage is they can store an enormous
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| you need to know when purchasing a new
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| | amount of data (over 6 Gigabytes), but
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| memory card. What type of card your
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| | the problem is they are a little more
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| camera takes, and how large a memory card
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| | expensive than a traditional memory card,
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| you wish to buy.What memory card type
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| | and can take longer to save your image.
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| does my camera use?The simplest way to
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| | They also aren't as shock resistant as
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| find out the type of memory card your
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| | standard cards.Care of cardsMemory cards,
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| camera uses, is to take your existing
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| | although they seem to be small and
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| card out of the camera and look on it for
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| | flimsy, can be quite robust. I've dropped
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| one of the types listed above. If you're
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| | one of my cards in a glass of coke and it
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| still not sure, take your existing card
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| | has survived - although I don't recommend
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| into the camera store and ask the staff
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| | you do this! It will also depend on the
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| for a new card with the same type as what
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| | brand of card you purchase. More
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| you have.The size of memory card you
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| | expensive cards tend to withstand more
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| purchase will depend on your photography
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| | pounding. Most memory cards will
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| needs as well as your budget. Memory
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| | withstand a small amount of misuse, but
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| cards come in sizes between 16 Megabytes
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| | like any electronic components, take good
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| (and will fit between 4 and 32 images
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| | care of them and they will serve you
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| depending on your camera capabilities and
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| | well.Other Memory Card Tips- If you
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| image quality) and 4 Gigabytes (4,000
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| | transfer lots of images to your computer,
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| megabytes - store thousands of images on
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| | purchase a card reader. These will allow
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| one of these cards).My advice is to
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| | you to transfer the images to your
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| purchase the largest sized card you can
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| | computer at a much faster rate than using
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| afford. This will allow you to take as
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| | your camera's connection.- Contrary to
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| many pictures as possible before needing
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| | popular opinion, airport x-ray machines
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| to transfer to a computer or CD. On my
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| | will not damage your camera's memory
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| last holiday, I took along 1 Gigabyte of
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| | cards. If you're really worried, remove
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| memory card storage allowing me to take
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| | them from your bag and ask the screeners
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| about 500 images without needing to take
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| | to inspect manually.- Turn off your
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| my computer along with me to download the
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| | camera when inserting or removing memory
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| images to.Memory Card SpeedAnother
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| | cards. Taking the memory card out while
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| feature to keep in the back of your mind
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| | the camera is writing to the card could
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| when purchasing a new memory card is the
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| | wreck both your card and camera.David
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| card's speed. The faster your memory card
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| | Peterson has a great love of photography
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| speed, the faster your camera can write
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| | and has created a series of free tips at
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| it's image to the card, and the quicker
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| | to help digital photography users
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| you can take another photo. The actual
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| | everywhere take better photos.
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| speed will be the LOWEST of either your
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