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Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide
Chapter 2: Making the Most of Your Camera
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find, even if you’re traveling abroad. Floppy disks, however, have very limited
storage capacity.
Memory cards are small, durable, and reusable. And storage technology has
been steadily improving, so you can now find cards that store as much as 1
gigabyte (GB). Memory cards can be reused over and over, which, over time,
makes them less expensive than film.
Buying additional storage media, like these CompactFlash cards, allows you to take many
more photos in a single session.
Storage media size dictates how many photos you can store. The media that is
included with some cameras can only hold a few high-resolution photos. This
type of low-capacity card can be impractical for situations such as traveling. To
give yourself more flexibility, you may want to purchase additional removable
storage media.
Battery Life
Compared to film cameras, many digital cameras use batteries at a surprising
rate. The LCD preview screen and the flash on the camera both put a heavy
drain on the batteries. And unlike some manual film cameras, digital cameras
cannot function without batteries or an AC power adapter.
The best recharge-
able batteries
Lithium-ion batteries
and nickel metal
hydride (NiMH)
batteries both work
very well with cameras,
providing power and
convenience.