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Storage Media
When it comes to storage media for digtial
cameras, there are a few possible choices. This all depends on what type
of DSLR you are using.
The most common storage media is the flashcard
and microdrive.
The Flashcard is about the size of a matchbox. There are no moving parts wich is more effecient on battery power and you don't lose information when you turn the power off. Personally, we use flashcards (125/256mb) exclusively with no problems.
Of course these are the card sizes we started
out with. Nowadays we use much larger cards, like the 1 GIG cards. Using
larger cards could be risky since you are putting so much data on one
single card. A little safer to "spread" out the data.
The microdrive is the same size as the flash
card, and has a physical moving drive. The microdrive offers large storage
capacity for a lower price. We do not use these at all. We had one crap
out on us the first time we used it and that was enough to scare us off
these cards.
We try to use several cards during a wedding,
that way we spread our images out among the cards, just like you would
if you were shooting film.
It is very critical to keep a close eye on
your cards. Losing them is like loosing your rolls of film (remember
that stuff??)
