What types of storage are used in digital cameras?
Two popular memory card types are CompactFlash and SmartMedia cards. Most new cameras can accept CompactFlash up to 256 or 512 MB or SmartMedia cards up to 128 MB. Both types of memory are similar in price and performance but CompactFlash cards are more widely used. Other possibilities include Sony Memory Stick (smaller and more expensive compared to memory cards), built-in hard disks (more expensive, very large capacity), CD-Rs (increase the camera size), or DVD-Rs (also big). The type of storage has no effect on picture quality.
