| It's a well worn joke that our memory gets poorer as | | | | has become a popular solution to store images on |
| we get older, but in photography terms things are | | | | flash key drives in order to free up computer memory |
| actually getting better every day. | | | | capacity. |
| One of the initial downsides to digital photography - | | | | One particular memory card manufacturer with an |
| certainly a negative point for professional | | | | excellent reputation is Kingston. Their memory cards |
| photographers - was the limit to memory. Storage isn't | | | | and USB flash memory drives are available in a wide |
| the only issue; many photographers use fast mode to | | | | range of formats and capacities. Whether you need |
| take rapid shots in succession, requiring high speed | | | | instant storage whilst out on a shoot, or somewhere to |
| transfer of image to file. | | | | download images for storage, Kingston offer reliable, |
| Thankfully industry has kept pace with demand and | | | | convenient storage for all types of purposes. |
| now it's possible to buy not only a camera memory | | | | Kingston's Elite Pro range of CompactFlash memory |
| card with incredible memory capacity, but also able to | | | | cards are highly recommended for taking fast action |
| keep up with the demands of fast action photography. | | | | shots, such as fast action sporting events. Whilst not all |
| For professional and amateur photographers alike, the | | | | photographers shoot this genre, those that do using |
| problems of storing images - particular high resolution | | | | Kingston's Elite Pro cards find their limitations are purely |
| pictures - is a constant problem. For those on a | | | | physical: how long can you hold down the shutter |
| location shoot, running out of memory is as disastrous | | | | button! |
| as running out of film was in the old days. Images need | | | | The problem of being 'locked out' of functionality by |
| to be stored somewhere until they can be download | | | | your camera as it struggles to transfer images from |
| on to a computer for analysis and optimisation. | | | | buffer to memory is never an issue with these |
| Many photographers keep their images stored on | | | | excellent memory cards. With memory capacity |
| memory cards, buying more cards when they run out | | | | currently extending to 16GB, there's no reason to hold |
| of space. Others store their pictures on their computer. | | | | back on shooting fast high resolution pictures to your |
| However, images use a lot of computer memory, so it | | | | heart's content. |