 Jennifer |
buying a digital camera...I forgot to ask... I forgot to also ask before if someone could tell me everything that I may need to purchase along with the camera such as memory cards, batteries (that is all I really know of offhand) to go with a digital camera. And how often I may need to purchase memory cards and what is the difference between a memory card and memory stick? Thanks again!
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Mike Rubin |
Hi Jennifer,, Welcome to BP. You did not say what camera you are buying but all cameras should come with a battery. Depending on the Camera model and type of battery,along with how many shots it should last for before you need to recharge it,will determine if you should buy another one now,some can be expensive. The memory card that is included with most cameras has very low memory so you should buy one. They are very cheap now and you can get a 1 GB card for less than $50.usd. A memory stick is a memory card but it is the type for Sony Cameras. Your shooting habits will determine if you would need any additional memory cards. An interesting thing about photography is that the more experienced you get, the more you spend on Lenses,filters,and other accessories. Just be careful between "I need" and "I want" There are a lot of gadgets on the market that are not really worth anything. A good tripod is a "must have" for low light and slow shutter speeds. Enjoy the journey!
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robert G. Fately |
Jennifer, besides memory and batteries (and the battery usually needs to be specific for the camera model in question), you need to consider where you will put the digital image files in the long run. What that means is, you may want to get a new computer or upgrade what you have. Photo processing programs (like Photoshop) generally are happier with more RAM, so figure on 1GB of RAM or more. Those images can start to add up, and you might need a large hard disk drive to store them (these, happily, are getting cheaper all the time). For archiving and backup purposes, a CD or DVD burner, and archival gold blank discs would be in order (unlike the cheaper blanks, these are less likely to just fade over time thanks to their dye layer baing based in gold, an inert metal, rather than organic dye). Memory itself comes in about a dozen flavors nowadays - essentially the only difference is the physical packaging. SD, XD, CF, Memory Stick, etc., are all variations of a theme - and again you need to get the one that fits the camera you have. Again, more memory will allow you to store more images on a single card, so a 1GB might be better than a 512MB, and a 2GB even better, and so on...
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anonymous A. |
To add to the thought on memory cards: 1Gig is a good option. The larger the card, the more likely it is to accumulate images until moving them to the computer for storah-=ge and editing becomes a chore instead of a pleasure. Also, having a few smaller cards is probably wiser than one huge one: they can fail, and 8Gigs of lost images is hard to take! I carry 2x2Gig and 2x1Gig cards, though I rarely fill the 1Gig before I download. I also advise people to go for brand-name cards, although the only card that ever died on me was a 2gig Sandisk Ultra. The lifetime guarantee replaced the card, but not the day's shoot!
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