August 29, 2011
All Things Memory Related
We're not talking human memory here - though that sort of memory is important too. We are speaking electronic camera memory. Digicam memory is where your image info or pictures are kept in your digital camera.
Most of the newer cameras have limited amounts of internal memory. Nearly all digicams rely on media or memory sticks for storage. A memory card is like re-useable film. Fill it with your photographs, download the photographs, and then fill the card repeatedly. Media cards don’t wear out simply.
To utilize a memory card, insert it into the equivalent slot on your camera. When you snap, the camera saves the image data to the memory card. When your memory card is full, it must be emptied or downloaded to your PC’s hard drive. There are a few strategies to do that. One way is to insert the card into the correspondent slot on the PC. Software does the rest. Another way is to connect the camera to the PC using USB or Firewire technology. The latest system is wireless or Wi-Fi technology-no removing the card from the camera or hooking up wires. At that point in time, only the most recent camera models use Wi-Fi.
There are several kinds of memory card on the market. Your camera will determine which type you must use. Compact Flash, SmartMedia, SecureDigital, Multi media, Memory Stick and xD Picture cards are the most typical. Media cards are available with capacities ranging up to 2 gbs. (GB).
After your photographs are moved to you computer’s hard drive, do not forget to back up your pictures to another storage gizmo. As trustworthy as hard drives are, disasters do happen. A second internal drive, an external hard drive, a Zip disk, a CD or DVD is common back up devices. Internet sites are available to store back up images for a little fee.
Geoffrey Bond is a professional photographer. He writes extensively on all things camera related and specifically on memory cards for digital cameras.