Storage cards
The storage card in a digital camera is the alternative way of storing an image to film, ...
The only downside of all this good news is a proliferation of storage card formats, making it more difficult to use cards across different cameras, card readers, and other devices (such as PDAs, MP3 players, etc).
Storage Card
A compact memory storage device used to store data captured by a digital camera, camcorder, cell phone, PDA, etc. Storage card formats include CompactFlash (CF), Secure Digital (SD), xD, SmartMedia, and Memory Sticks.
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SmartMedia storage card
SmartMedia cards are small (45 mm x 37 mm x 0.76 mm) and light (approximately 2 g) storage media. The controller is located in the drive instead of being incorporated in the card to allow simple construction.
Some come free with storage cards, others will cost you up to about $30. These devices allow you to insert your camera's storage card into the reader, which is attached to your computer (we recommend getting one compatible with USB 2.0).
Most common type of storage card with identical contacts to PCMCIA cards (found on laptops).
Compact Cameras
Cameras where the lens is built-in to the camera body. AKA Point and shoot, digicams ...
Now there are removable storage cards (SmartMedia, CompactFlash, Flashfilm and others) that provide a potential solution. Emphasis on potential, for there remains a significant problem.
Generally, RAW files are not compressed and are written to the camera's storage card in this RAW format as 12 or 14 bit per channel files, depending on the camera.
DPOF (Digital Print Order format) is a format which allows the user of a digicam to define which captured images on the storage card are to be printed, together with information on the number of copies or other image information.
A camera or camera obscura is the image-forming device and photographic film or a digital storage card is the recording medium, although other methods are available.
Among must have digital camera accessories is the storage cards. Normally the capacity of the card delivered with a digital camera is very limited. You will certainly have to buy one or two extras.
A type of storage card used in digital cameras to store images captured by the camera. The Compact Flash can then be erased when the images have been transferred or are no longer needed, the card can be erased and reused.
The really inexpensive digital cameras do not provide an external storage card. They store the pictures in internal memory. Unfortunately, this memory usually won't hold many pictures, so you are very limited.
Compact Flash Card. A memory storage card of the Compact Flash standard. CF Type I is a 5mm high solid state card, while CF Type II is a 9mm high solid state or Microdrive card.
Chroma
The value of saturation + hue of a pixel; its colour.
Buffer
In a digital camera, the RAM that is used to temporarily hold images while they are being written to the storage card.
Burst mode
A special mode for shooting a sequence of images in rapid succession. Also known as continuous .
PCMCIA - This small card is compatible with PCs or laptops and enable the user to insert storage cards from digital cameras for easy transfer and sharing of information.
CompactFlash A type of storage card, available in a range of capacities, that's used in digital cameras to store images captured by the camera. The card can be erased when the images have been transferred or are no longer needed.
Buffer
Memory in a digital camera that stores the photos before they are written to the removable storage card.
(see Compact Flash) ...
It's best to have a digital photo frame that supports a broad range of digital storage cards, but at a minimum, make sure the digital photo frame you choose supports the same kind of memory card that's in your digital camera.
The disadvantage, of course, is that you will be using up more memory. But with the new advancements in storage card technology, this should not really be a problem. Remember: memory is cheap but memories aren't.
Sensors and storage cards have replaced films and processing. Most importantly, we now have the advantage of seeing our shots immediately after releasing the shutter. We can decide to keep or discard the image before moving on to the next shot.
 See also: Camera, Card, Image, Display, Shutter
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