14 Storage and filing
Film is unique in serving both to capture and to store pictures taken using a conventional camera. In digital cameras, the film is replaced with a sensor that captures images and a memory card that stores them. It may be that there is also some in-built memory that holds the images on a temporary basis but, beyond that, storage is the task of whichever memory card is installed in the camera. For long-term storage, however, completely different systems are normally used.
In-camera storage
New digital camera memory card types appear on a fairly regular basis, but the three best established are PCMCIA, CompactFlash (CF) and SmartMedia (SM). PCMCIA cards are compatible with the large slots found on the side of many laptop computers, ...
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