We aren't speaking human memory here - although that kind of memory is important too. We are talking electronic camera memory. Digicam memory is where your image information or pictures are stored in your digital camera.
Most of the newer digital cameras have quite small amounts of "on-board" memory. Nearly all electronic cameras depend on media or memory devices for storage. A memory card is like re-useable film. Fill it with your images, download the images, and then fill the card again and again. Media cards don't wear out simply.
To utilize a memory card, it must be inserted into the corresponding slot on your digital camera. When you snap, the machine saves the picture info to the memory card. When your memory card is full, it has to be downloaded to your PC's drive. There are several strategies to do that. One way is to insert the card into the matching slot on the computer. Software does the rest. An alternative way is to connect the camera to the computer using USB or Firewire technology. The most recent system is wireless or Wi-Fi technology-no removing the card from the camera or hooking up cables. At that point in time, only the latest camera models use Wi-Fi.
There are several types of media cards available. Your camera will determine which type you must use. Compact Flash, SmartMedia, SecureDigital, Multi-media, Memory Stick and xD Picture cards are the most common. Media cards are available with capacities ranging up to 2 gigabytes (GB).
When your pictures are transferred to you computer's hard drive, do not forget to back up your images to a new storage gizmo. As trusty 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 photographs for a tiny charge.
Most of the newer digital cameras have quite small amounts of "on-board" memory. Nearly all electronic cameras depend on media or memory devices for storage. A memory card is like re-useable film. Fill it with your images, download the images, and then fill the card again and again. Media cards don't wear out simply.
To utilize a memory card, it must be inserted into the corresponding slot on your digital camera. When you snap, the machine saves the picture info to the memory card. When your memory card is full, it has to be downloaded to your PC's drive. There are several strategies to do that. One way is to insert the card into the matching slot on the computer. Software does the rest. An alternative way is to connect the camera to the computer using USB or Firewire technology. The most recent system is wireless or Wi-Fi technology-no removing the card from the camera or hooking up cables. At that point in time, only the latest camera models use Wi-Fi.
There are several types of media cards available. Your camera will determine which type you must use. Compact Flash, SmartMedia, SecureDigital, Multi-media, Memory Stick and xD Picture cards are the most common. Media cards are available with capacities ranging up to 2 gigabytes (GB).
When your pictures are transferred to you computer's hard drive, do not forget to back up your images to a new storage gizmo. As trusty 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 photographs for a tiny charge.
About the Author:
Geoffrey Bond is a professional photographer. He writes extensively on all things camera related and specifically on memory cards for digital cameras.
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