Q Reg memory card for canon powershot a480

worriedsik · 6 January 2010 at 1:02PM

Daughter bought the above camera and it only came with a small memory card and only holds about 6 pictures
i was shocked at this as it wasnt a cheap camera

does she have to buy a cannon memory card or will any do ? she is going into town now so we have argos , currys , comet etc any advice please ?

Thanks

BillScarab · 6 January 2010 at 1:09PM

Any brand will do.

Just check what format it takes, some will only accept SD cards, some will accept the larger capacity SDHC cards.

Personally I'd order one from https://www.7dayshop.co.uk or https://www.mymemory.co.uk

Virtually all digital cameras have a tiny internal memory and need a larger card to work properly.

worriedsik · 6 January 2010 at 1:29PM

thanks bill ...............she wants it for today so she will have to buy in town

BillScarab · 6 January 2010 at 1:31PM

Sandisk are generally a good, reliable brand. But anything should do.

4743hudsonj · 6 January 2010 at 1:36PM

In some shops i find Sd cards are a t a premium (due to their many applications) and i find it cheaper to buy the equivalent size Micro SD card (with sd adaptor) and use that card in the adaptor for whatever use. So you knock of the premium price and have 2 cards in one.

Just a thought. May not be the case in your town.

worriedsik · 6 January 2010 at 1:51PM

BillScarab wrote: »

Sandisk are generally a good, reliable brand. But anything should do.

Hi bill ...another Q please

how many pictures would a 2gb sandisk memory card hold because there is a 2gb for £7 in asda and a 4 gb one in argos for £20 ?

ps ...can i steal your sig i love paulo natiny ?

BillScarab · 6 January 2010 at 1:58PM

worriedsik wrote: »

Hi bill ...another Q please

how many pictures would a 2gb sandisk memory card hold because there is a 2gb for £7 in asda and a 4 gb one in argos for £20 ?

ps ...can i steal your sig i love paulo natiny ?

Feel free.

Depends on the camera. Have a look at the manual. They normally have a table in them showing how many pictures will fit on different sized cards depending on the resolution used.

I guess you'd be looking at 400+ on a 2 GB card.

worriedsik · 6 January 2010 at 2:02PM

thanks.....i was baffled that the card which came with the camera says 32gb and hols 6 pics !!! i know nothing lol

worriedsik · 6 January 2010 at 2:07PM

4743hudsonj wrote: »

In some shops i find Sd cards are a t a premium (due to their many applications) and i find it cheaper to buy the equivalent size Micro SD card (with sd adaptor) and use that card in the adaptor for whatever use. So you knock of the premium price and have 2 cards in one.

Just a thought. May not be the case in your town.

i have learned something from this post thanks , i had a sandisk card in the house and wondered what it was i now know on closer inspection it is an adapter ! so i could maybe put the memory card from my mobile into this and then into my lap top is that correct ?