Did you get a digital camera for Christmas? If so, you might be wondering how many pictures your memory card will hold. Most digital cameras ship with a very small memory card (if they have one at all), so you’ll almost certainly want to pick up a larger memory card, which will allow you to shoot more between downloads.
When deciding how big of a memory card to buy, you’ll likely want to know how many pictures it will hold. What follows is a breakdown of how many pictures you can fit on memory cards of various sizes depending on your camera’s resolution (i.e., the megapixel rating).
| Megapixels | 2GB Card | 4GB Card | 8GB Card | 16GB Card |
| 6 megapixels | 953 photos | 1907 photos | 3814 photos | 7629 photos |
| 8 megapixels | 715 photos | 1430 photos | 2861 photos | 5722 photos |
| 10 megapixels | 572 photos | 1144 photos | 2288 photos | 4577 photos |
| 12 megapixels | 476 photos | 953 photos | 1907 photos | 3814 photos |
Unless you shoot a huge number of pictures, and assuming that you download your pics relatively frequently, you can probably get away with a 2GB memory card. I am, however, partial to larger memory cards, such as 4GB or 8GB cards. The price difference isn’t that great, and the extra space gives you way more flexibility.
A larger memory card is especially important if your digital camera is capable of shooting video (most are), and you intend to use it for this.
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Memory sure is becoming cheaper and cheaper and cheaper. I’m curious as to when we will eventually hit the rate of 1 cent to 1 GB. I’m still waiting for the day when I will finally be able to afford a 20 terabyte hard disk, lol.