Looking for a cheap 512 mb or 1 gb memory card for a digital cam.

Nirvanaguy777

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Topic, I hope I got the numbers right, basically I need to be able to take alot of pictures (at least 500) since Ill be attending quite a few conventions over the summer, I think scandisk makes the cards I dunno my digital cam is very under appreciated.
 
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500 pics? Depending on the size of the image I don't think you can get that many on even a 1GB card. Well, at least at 5MP. IIRC, the 512MB memory stick that I use for back up only gets about 100 5MP images. 3MP gets you 150 images.
 
It would help if you said exactly what format card your camera uses or at least listed the make and model of the camera.

The company you're thinking of is Sandisk. Scandisk is a Windows utility.
 
[quote name='SteveMcQ']500 pics? Depending on the size of the image I don't think you can get that many on even a 1GB card. Well, at least at 5MP. IIRC, the 512MB memory stick that I use for back up only gets about 100 5MP images. 3MP gets you 150 images.[/QUOTE]

Sure but 5 MP is still pretty high for a lot of people using inexpensive cameras. Depending on the media used the limit is the capacity supported. This was a big problem with the inaccurately named Smart Media. If the camera wasn't designed to handle a card above a certain size, then at best it would give an error. At worst, it could crash the camera in such a way as to require factory repair. I had this happen on an early Olympus model. We were getting ready for a trip to Germany for a job where digital photography was essential. We had 4 Megabyte cards for the camera but 8 MB cards had just dropped to a very affordable $10 per megabyte. (Ah, nostalgia.) I picked one up and tried to use it in the borrowed camera where upon it immediately went into an incurable coma. Really bad firmware design.

More recently my sister started using an obsolete Vivitar model she'd gotten for under $100. Adequate for here purposes but the 8 MB of built-in memory was limiting. This unit also take Smart Media but the manual and their customer support people had no idea what the addressing limit was for that camera. I found a 64 MB Smart Media card at Fry's for only $20 and took a chance. Fortunately it works fine and my sister can now take more shots at maximum resolution (possibly 2.5 MP) than she'd ever expect to need in a day. So she's happy at little expense.

If it was a Compact Flash based camera there wouldn't be any issue. CF has a built-in IDE controller, so there is no effective limit on card capacity until you come up on the 8 GB limit of FAT. Most older cameras don't know FAT32, so 8 GB would be the limit, even though it would require external power or many battery changes to fill it up using the best quality mode of a camera that old. My experience with the Olympus made me highly appreciative of how CF works.
 
[quote name='epobirs']It would help if you said exactly what format card your camera uses or at least listed the make and model of the camera.

The company you're thinking of is Sandisk. Scandisk is a Windows utility.[/QUOTE]

Well a scandisk memory card fits in the slot so I figure its compatable, alright forget 500 pics just whats the cheapest price for the 512mb or 1gb memory card.
 
[quote name='Nirvanaguy777']Well a scandisk memory card fits in the slot so I figure its compatable, alright forget 500 pics just whats the cheapest price for the 512mb or 1gb memory card.[/QUOTE]

Again, the brand is SANDISK. Scandisk is the drive testing and correction utility bundled with Windows.

Also, Sandisk is a brand that makes cards of all types. That could be any of several card formats that aren't interchangeable: Memory Stick, Compact Flash, Secure Digital, Smart Media.

Just giving the brand is like saying a vehicle was made by Ford and expecting the other person to automatically know if it's a Mustang or a Bronco on that information alone. Imagine if you went to an auto parts store for an engine part and couldn't identify your car enough for them to help you.

You must at least know what brand and model the camera is. That would make it possible to quickly determine what it uses. If you can't offer at least that you can't expect any help finding a product.
 
I believe my Canon EOS 300d (digital rebel) takes almost 300 pictures on a 1gb compact flash if I'm at the highest jpg setting (not RAW). So a 2gb compact flash should theoretically handle 500+ pictures..

unless you know what type of media card your camera uses, I wouldn't just start buying things.. look in the manual or on the side of the media card you have now. both should say..
 
[quote name='omegaweapon7']nikon also use memory sticks...

we gonna need more details, look at your old card.[/QUOTE]

My old card is an SD i just checked.
 
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