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1 00:00:03:09 00:00:08:06 Digital cameras use memory cards to store
photos and videos, 2 00:00:08:07 00:00:14:10 imagine thousands
of your memories stored on one tiny piece of electronics!
3 00:00:14:11 00:00:23:01 All memory cards use a type of storage called ‘flash memory’,
but they have different shapes, or formats. 4 00:00:23:02 00:00:26:20 The data stored
in a memory card is measured in ‘bytes’. 5 00:00:26:21 00:00:34:06 A modern card normally
holds billions of ‘bytes’, and each billion is called a ‘gigabyte’ (GB).
6 00:00:34:07 00:00:39:03 It’s this number that will tell you how much memory
a card holds. 7 00:00:39:04 00:00:44:18 The most common
format is SD – which stands for 'Secure Digital' –
8 00:00:44:18 00:00:47:22 and almost every camera today supports it.
9 00:00:47:22 00:00:55:18 It's relatively small, comes in sizes up to 32GB, and SD cards
are now fairly inexpensive. 10 00:00:55:19 00:01:00:20 Other formats you
might find used with other devices are the larger
11 00:01:00:21 00:01:07:14 Compact Flash card, or a Memory Stick – that's Sony's proprietary
memory card format, 12 00:01:07:14 00:01:09:12 which is compatible
with Sony gadgets. 13 00:01:09:12 00:01:15:02 One more memory
card type that you might see is called 'microSD'.
14 00:01:15:03 00:01:23:05 It's just like SD memory, only it’s been squeezed into
a smaller package so it can fit into 15 00:01:23:06 00:01:29:00 compact devices
like very small digital cameras and your mobile phone.
16 00:01:29:01 00:01:32:04 Size does matter when it comes to storage.
17 00:01:32:04 00:01:40:00 For example a four gigabyte card like this one will
hold around two thousand 8 x 10 inch photo images.
18 00:01:40:00 00:01:46:01 As a general rule, the fancier your camera, the bigger the memory
card you’ll need. 19 00:01:46:02 00:01:52:14 Four gigabytes
is fine for most compact digital cameras, but if you have a higher-end camera,
20 00:01:52:15 00:01:58:03 like a digital SLR, an 8GB card is much safer.
21 00:01:58:04 00:02:04:08 For video, especially if you shoot in high definition,
16GB is best. 22 00:02:04:09 00:02:15:03 Cards do go up
to 64GB, but these are pretty expensive – it's actually cheaper to buy two 32GB cards instead.
23 00:02:15:04 00:02:20:17 Normally, only video cameras require memory cards larger
than 16GB, 24 00:02:20:18 00:02:25:14 as videos contain
much more information than photos do. 25 00:02:25:15 00:02:29:19 You should think
of the card as a virtual roll of film, 26 00:02:29:20 00:02:36:06 rather than a permanent
storage place for your photos and videos, so remember to transfer them to a PC.
27 00:02:36:07 00:02:40:21 And then make sure that you backup your PC
regulary as well. 28 00:02:40:22 00:02:46:03 The easiest way
to copy photos to a computer is via a USB cord,
29 00:02:46:04 00:02:51:23 but you can also remove the memory card and put it in a slot
in the side of the computer. 30 00:02:51:24 00:02:56:18 If your computer
doesn't have the right slot, card readers are available,
31 00:02:56:19 00:03:03:01 but since they connect via USB, you might as well just connect
the camera in the first place! 32 00:03:03:02 00:03:07:07 For the most part,
SD cards are the most popular - format these days.
33 00:03:07:08 00:03:11:05 You’ll find that there are different brands of memory cards.
34 00:03:11:06 00:03:17:06 Some are more expensive because they can transfer the information
stored on them faster than others. 35 00:03:17:07 00:03:21:19 A good rule of
thumb is to buy something in the middle of the price range.
36 00:03:21:20 00:03:28:15 Remember, digital photos are your memories. It's important to
make sure that you store them correctly, 37 00:03:28:16 00:03:33:10 so they can be
enjoyed by family and friends well into the future.
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