Memory Cards

Advantages: Huge capacity, tiny format
Disadvantages: Olympus own-brand are sold at a premium

...with this in mind, that Olympus and Fuji got together to produce a joint standard , known as xD-Picture Card. The primary purpose of an xD memory card is to provide removable storage for digital cameras, but that doesn't mean it's restricted entirely to that task. Aimed as a direct competitor to existing formats (Compact Flash, Smart Media, MicroDrive, SD, Sony's Memory Stick etc) the xD card was designed to offer high transfer speed access, large ...
...although not all xD enabled Olympus cameras (mainly the older ones) support up to this amount of storage! The main difference between Olympus cards, and Fuji ones is that the former offers 'panorama' picture mode to be used on their cameras. This comes at a slight premium, so if yours is a Fuji - there's precious little point in buying them! Why would you want as much as a gigabyte of storage? - well - at the highest resolution, my 1Gb card in ... Read review

Advantages: Small in Size,Great Brand
Disadvantages: Perhaps too small and easy to lose

...I have had the Sandisk Extreme III 2GB compact flash card for about two six months and have taken about 150 hi-resolution pictures during this perios. It will take you a while to use up this 2GB card that should hold nearly 1000 quality photographs with your average 5 megapixel camera nowadays. If your not to bothered about high resolution images then generally you should be able to store three or four times as many lower quality photos than you ...
...a good idea Specifications: Storage Capacity: 2 GB Dimensions: 36.4mm x 42.8mm x 3.3mm At present the price for this Sandisk compact flash card can vary considerably in price so it is best shopping around as there may be a bargain out there that is waiting for you!. ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, Fast and Reliable
Disadvantages: So small it is easily lost

...money. Package: The SanDisk Micro SD card comes in a clear hard platic case to protect the card when not in use and comes complete with an adapter which converts it into a full sized SD card for use in digital cameras, PC card readers and handheld PCs. Specifications: Size: 15 x 11 x 1 mm Weight: 1.41g Storage Capacity: 1 GB Read Speed: 10 MB/s Write Speed: 9 MB/s Operating Temperature : 0o to 60o C Storage Temperature : 20o to ... Read review

Advantages: Good for photos and Music
Disadvantages: Bad for Video minutes

The Scandisk Micro SD 2GB is a memory card which fits with, Mobile phones, Cameras and Video cameras and is used for Transport documents, Videos, Pictures, Music etc. It normally comes with a adapter for your PC which is a SD card where your Micro SD fits into the bottom so you can use the micro SD on any cameras or phones, that has a compatability with normal SD cards! It has a 2GB memory size which is around 2000 megabites, So you wont have any ...
...around £50 and most camera shops sell them. A list below shows you the amount of Photos etc it holds. Photos 1MP Camera-1808 3MP Camera-952 6MP Camera-603 Video minutes Normal-60 HD-30 Music MP3-380 WMA-760 I would advise anyone to buy this memory card only if they want it for Music or photos! ... Read review

Advantages: One of the faster cards avaliable to day.
Disadvantages: Not as fast as the slightly more expensive Ultra II

...the other was the faster SanDisk Ultra II brother. Here I will compare the two. ---Use with a Camera ---- One of the most annoying things about digital cameras is the fact that you press the button to take the photo, and the photo is taken approximately 1 second after you have pressed the button. Sometimes you forget about the delay and you end up with smudged photos, or photos of your feet. You also get a delay after the photo has been taken. ...
...I decided to purchase the SanDisk Ultra II card, why? Because it is a faster card and is one of the cheapest of the fast card brands. The Ultra II chip did make my cameras take pictures faster, it let the camera take the photo then take another near enough immediately, however there is still the delay between taking the picture and taking the photo, however this to was a little faster. This is probably due to the cameras. However the time taken ... Read review