Camera Memory Cards
Camera memory cards have grown incredibly large incredibly fast, allowing you to store thousands of images on one tiny piece of plastic. They’re one of the few technologies that have gone embarrassingly cheap for the amount of work they actually do, which is great. Now picking a memory card is down to how many Christmases or holidays you want stored on the thing and all for a few bob. There are two main types of camera memory cards - SD and CF - with SD being the smaller type usually found in compact cameras, while CF cards are chunkier and used in high end DSLRs. Have a look below to see the best deals on camera memory around.
SD Memory Cards
SD cards, mainly used in point-and-shoot cameras, can have huge capacity while being nice and small, although be careful not to buy Micro or Mini SD which is too small to fit in most photographic gear. There are quite a few manufacturers, but you can stick to SanDisk which is a very popular card maker producing some of the most reliable storage out there. There are various types of SanDisk SD cards, for example Ultra II and Extreme III, which refer to the speed of writing to the card. However, unless you’re going mad pressing the shutter button, any card would do a brilliant job, so buy in mind with whatever you wish to spend.
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2GB | 400 | under £10 |
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4GB | 750 | under £15 |
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8GB | 1500 | under £30 |
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16GB+ | 3000+ | over £50 |
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CF Memory Cards
Most modern digital SLRs use CompactFlash memory due to its superior reliability and ruggedness. They offer large capacity, anything from a 1GB up to an insanse 64GB (and even larger ones coming out), at very reasonable prices - for example, you can bag a fast 2GB SanDisk for under £20.
Again, SanDisk are a great manufacturer who pioneered the Compact Flash card and are still leaders in the field, however other brands like Lexar, Kingston and Fuji do a great job too. Click on the retailer below to see their latest offers on CF memory:
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Card Readers
The digital equivalent of a Swiss army knife (well, almost), modern camera memory card readers are extremely versatile and can read almost any type of memory media that you plug in. Most can support up to a dozen different memory card types with the more expensive allowing faster (USB 2.0 or Firewire) connection to your computer.
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