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How To Change The Memory Card Slots
Memory cards are inexpensive, portable electronic storage devices used for storing audio and video files, including movies and photographs. In photography, memory cards have been widely used in electronic cameras, differing in kind, type, speed, class, size and capability, although the most popular memory card types today are SD, miniSD, micro SD and CF Express. As of today, the majority of memory cards are either memory Stick or plug & play, using standard sized USB connectors. Some older memory cards, including CF and micro SD memory cards, require special drives to function.
A Memory card is a removable device, usually flash based, used to store data. They are commonly used on a digital camera, camcorders, laptop and portable computers. Memory cards are available in different types and capacities for various purposes. There are cards that can store more than a thousand pictures, which can easily store your entire photo album on one card. There are also cards that can store only the contents of a certain folder, such as text, images and small movies.
As you may have guessed, there are two different kinds of Memory Cards. There are “reader/writer” cards and “pluggable” cards. ” Readers” are usually available in class 6 or class 10 format, while “writers” are available in both classes 6 and 10. “Reader” cards can be plugged into any USB port while “writers” are only compatible with the serial port, with the exception of the older “mini” type cards that can also be used with USB ports.
There are some simple guidelines, which will help you choose and select the right kind of Memory Card. Always buy from a reliable manufacturer. Always buy a card from a reputable brand. You can easily find out that the card manufacturer is by reading the back label of the card. In case, if you do not know which brand to buy, then always go for one that has already established itself in the market.
When buying your Memory Cards, make sure that you get a card, which has the highest write speeds. If you are planning to transfer your pictures from your digital camera or your camcorder, then it is recommended that you select the “class 10” type. If you are planning to use your SD cards to capture video footage, then you should select the “class 6”. It is always recommended that you switch the SD cards between different slots on your computer or your laptop so that you can save the images to your PC or your external storage space.
Another important factor, which affects the functionality of the Memory Cards, is their bitrate. The higher the bitrate, the faster your videos will be played. However, the downside is that your videos will lose their quality if the Memory Cards are formatted too much. Apart from that, the slower the speed of your device, the lower the data fee that you will have to pay. You can check out the information about the Memory Card slots on the site.
