Digital Photography Storage MediumsWhether you like it or not, if you are dealing with images, you will need Floppy Discs, Zip discs, memory cards, card readers, adaptors, and the like. Memory cards are handy extras. Cameras often have memory chips or cards available with the purchase. Most of the memory cards however do not offer sufficient memory to hold high-quality images on a single card. some of the cards include the 2MB, 4MB, and 8MB. One of the cameras I own only has a 64MB card attached. This is ok if you take low-resolution pictures, but if you are taking high-resolutions, the files are large. If you take loads of pictures, be sure to check your manual to see what size the camera photos overall results are. This will help you to determine the amount of memory you will need, yet don't forget compression. If you compress your files, you can clear up a little space. Flops Floppy disks are the oldest storage mediums in existence. While new technical devices are coming on the market, floppy seems to holds it own in a place of digit delight. The downside the floppy drives and floppy disks are compatible with fewer devices as the revolutionary digital comes into play. You will have to check compatibilities if you are considering floppy disks for image storage. Computer Cards The older model cameras may permit storage of images onto a PC card. You will need to refer to your manual to learn about compatibilities, formats and the like before buying PC cards. Smart Media The Smart Media Cards is dissimilar from a Compact card. The Smart Cards are more compatible with the newer cameras, yet you need to check for compatibility. These cards resemble the 5 Flops. Compact Flash Cards Compact Flash Cards are available in sizes up to 64Megabytes MB, yet you will pay a pretty penny for these cards. Of course, the price of the other cards named are not cheap either. One of the upsides is that computers today still have workable floppy drives. The disks for these drives are dirt cheap, meaning you can turn 1.5 megabytes into gigabytes at less the price you would pay for half the cards or other storage mediums on the market. If you use the floppies you need to make sure to compress your files, otherwise, a single floppy disk will not hold a large resolution image. Removable storage mediums are available also, which includes the Zips. These are fabulous storage mediums, which I seem to like personally aver all others. Lexar Media is another of the external or removable drives available, which this little gadget costs around $38 yet it will hold an entire hard drive easily. The Jump Drives are secure supposedly. I have one personally and one thing you want to make sure of is to unplug the drive if you are cleaning up files on your hard drive. I lost all my files before I realized this, and now I can share it with you. The Lexar has around 128MB, while other options may be available. Still, Zip drives and disks are my all-time favorites. The zip disks will hold around 100MB of files. According to few, the zip disks will hold around 100 full-length books and covers included. I have to second-guess this, but I do know the disks will hold a surplus of files. Other mediums for photography images storage is the SuperDisks, Super-Floppy, SyQuest SparQ, and the like. The super-floppies holds around 120MB and will work fine on a standard floppy drive. Some of the mediums costs less than many of the cards. by Readabout's Digital Photography Training Team |
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