How to Select Best Memory Card for Digital Cameras

Memory Card for Digital Cameras

Thousands of memory cards are being manufactured in the market by various companies. Memory cards are used in computers, laptops, mobile phones, digital cameras and many other electronic devices.

Memory cards come in variety of options and there are different speed classes and storage capacities. It is important to use the right memory card for your digital camera and choose the right capacity. For the cameras on should consider the quality of picture resolution of the pictures.

Memory cards come in various physical sizes. There are SD(Secure Digital), miniSD and microSD cards. Micro and Mini SD cards and Micro SDHC and Mini SDHC are usually compatible with smaller devices like media players, satellite navigation system and mobile phones.

SD memory cards are the most popular memory cards and are mostly used for point and shoot cameras. The superior version which is SDHC(High Capacity) provide capacity and higher memory. These memory card usually accommodate capacities from 4GB to 32GB. Another version called SDXS cards provide maximum capacity of 32GB and 64GB.

CF(Compact Flash) Memory cards are usually used in high end DSLRs. There are more superior and stronger than SD cards and are compatible with extreme temperatures. They are good for landscape photography. There is another superior version called CFast in this category. CFast are known for quick transfer speeds and increasing storage capacity.

SD memory cards are produced according to the memory capacity depending on what suits you and your budget. Here are the storage capacities offered by  standards.

2GB
Movies(HD movie recording MPEG 4, H.264)
Fine Mode(13Mbps/CBR): 20 min
Normal Mode(9Mbps/VBR): 30 min
Economy Mode(6Mbps/VBR): 45min
Photos
10 Megapixels, 3648*2736, fine mode: 770 photos
Music
ACC, MP3 HQ mode, 128Kbps: 34hr, 7 min

4GB
Movies(HD movie recording MPEG 4, H.264)
Fine Mode(13Mbps/CBR): 40 min
Normal Mode(9Mbps/VBR): 60 min
Economy Mode(6Mbps/VBR): 60 min
Photos
10 Megapixels, 3648*2736, fine mode: 1540 photos
Music
ACC, MP3 HQ mode, 128Kbps: 68 hr, 14 min

8GB
Movies(HD movie recording MPEG 4, H.264)
Fine Mode(13Mbps/CBR): 80 min
Normal Mode(9Mbps/VBR): 120 min
Economy Mode(6Mbps/VBR): 180 min
Photos
10 Megapixels, 3648*2736, fine mode: 3080 photos
Music
ACC, MP3 HQ mode, 128Kbps: 136 hr, 27 min

16GB
Movies(HD movie recording MPEG 4, H.264)
Fine Mode(13Mbps/CBR): 160 min
Normal Mode(9Mbps/VBR): 240 min
Economy Mode(6Mbps/VBR): 360 min
Photos
10 Megapixels, 3648*2736, fine mode: 6160 photos
Music
ACC, MP3 HQ mode, 128Kbps: 272hr, 54 min

32GB
Movies(HD movie recording MPEG 4, H.264)
Fine Mode(13Mbps/CBR): 320 min
Normal Mode(9Mbps/VBR): 480 min
Economy Mode(6Mbps/VBR): 720 min
Photos
10 Megapixels, 3648*2736, fine mode: 12320 photos
Music
ACC, MP3 HQ mode, 128Kbps: 545 hr, 48 min

The read/write speed of the digital camera also affects the overall quality and the shooting experience of the camera. A faster card can also boost the speed of the photos to the PC and even browsing.

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