Which removable storage is better — CompactFlash, SmartMedia or Memory Stick?
This is really a tough question to answer. I think you should look at the camera rather than the storage method, but consider this: CompactFlash cards come in larger sizes than SmartMedia cards. CompactFlash cards currently come in sizes up to 4 Gb per card, while SmartMedia tops out at 128MB. On the other hand, SmartMedia cards are a bit smaller (thus making them easier to lose) than the CF cards. I can’t really tell that the manufacturers are going to choose one type of memory to use, though they seem to be leaning towards CompactFlash for right now. SD and Memory Stick cards are becoming fairly popular too with capacities of 512Mb. It really is difficult to say that one memory card type is better … so we say, don’t worry about it!
