Storage-Mediums for Digital Cameras

The larger the resolution of your camera, the more storage you will need - you don't always have a computer at hand to upload your pictures immediately after taking them.

The cards delivered with your camera usually are not sufficient - you will need some additional storage cards soon.

SmartMedia Cards

Olympus 128MB SmartMedia Card

SmartMedia Cards are small, quite durable, easy-to-use and compatible with a lot of cameras.

CompactFlash Cards

Viking 128 MB CompactFlash Card

CompactFlash Cards are a bit larger than SmartMedia Cards, more robust, easy-to-use and also compatible with many cameras

Sony MemorySticks

Sony MSA-128 Memory Stick

Similar to CompactFlash and SmartMedia Cards, this is Sony's own standard for removable storage media.

Canon IBM 340MB Microdrive Travel Kit...

340 MB Microdrive fits in Type II CompactFlash card slots

Be sure to check out compatibility of your camera with any storage medium you are buying in advance!

Many cameras connect with your PC through USB or serial cable, but it's tiresome and slow to fiddle with your camera every time you want to upload pictures. A card reader is something you really should consider to buy!

Viking IntelliFlash USB Flash Memory Reader

High-speed, bidirectional USB image and data transfer for digital cameras and MP3 devices
Transfer rate of 1.5 MBps
Reads SmartMedia, PCMCIA Types I and II, ATA cards, and CompactFlash
Supports Windows 95, 98, 2000, and Macintosh OS 8.6 or later
Active LED indicates usage

When you have transferred your pictures to your computer, you will need some software to enhance your photos, print them, or just a viewer to look at them.