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memory, and that??™s the subject of this chapter.
Removable memory like SD, SmartMedia, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, and xD cards are
just like film in the sense that they are where your images are stored. If you remove the memory
card from your camera and hold it in your hand, you??™re holding your pictures. If you insert that
memory card in your PC, you can transfer those pictures to your computer for editing or printing.
And, because memory cards can be erased and used again, digital imaging is much more flexible
and a heck of a lot cheaper in the long run than film photography. To learn how to get the most
out of your computer??™s digital film, read this chapter.
The ABCs of Digital Film
All digital cameras have to store their images somewhere??”it??™s the where that??™s the big question.
There??™s no single standard way of storing images in a digital camera; several different memory
???standards??? are used by cameras today, so the memory card you need to use is really determined
by the particular camera you happen to buy. Almost all cameras use one of the following
methods of storing images.
Internal Memory
Although a few low-priced digital cameras use just a few megabytes of internal, nonremovable
memory for storing images, this animal is a dying breed.
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