Massive Media Card

When you're figuring out the budget for your next digital camera,
make sure you factor in the purchase of an additional memory card.
Why? Because the cards included with your new high-tech wonder toy
are about as satisfying as an airline bag of peanuts when you're
dying of hunger.

If you have a 3 megapixel camera, get at least a 256MB card, 512MBs
for 4 megapixel models, and 1GB for for 6 megapixels and up.

That way you'll never miss another shot because your memory card is
full. 

One of the most important reasons for packing a massive memory card
is to enable you to shoot at your camera's highest resolution. If
you paid a premium price for a 6 megapixel digicam, then get your
money's worth and shoot at 6 megapixels. And while you're at it,
shoot at your camera's highest quality compression setting too.

Why not squeeze more images on your memory card by shooting a lower
resolution and low quality compression settings? Because you never
know when you're going to capture the next great image of the 21st
century. And if you take a beautiful picture at the low 640 x 480
resolution, that means you can only make a print about the size of
a credit card, not exactly the right dimensions for hanging in the
museum.

On the other hand, if you recorded the image at 2272 x 1704 (4
megapixels) or larger, then you can make a lovely 8- x 10-inch
photo-quality print suitable for framing or even for gracing the
cover of Time magazine. And just in case you were able to get as
close to the action as you had liked, having those extra pixels
enables you to crop your image and still have enough resolution to
make a decent sized print.

The point is, if you have enough memory (and you know you should),
then there's no reason to shoot at lower resolution and risk
missing the opportunity to show off your work in a big way.