| As it is a fact that digital cameras are comprised of | | | | compressed format that does alter the image size |
| miniature computers that have storage discs for | | | | for economic use of memory for storage. Certainly, |
| retrieving the images as digital information, so a | | | | from common sense, majority of the digital cameras |
| certain amount of knowledge is necessary regarding | | | | use the JPEG file format for storing images and |
| the digital camera disc formats. A proper | | | | photographs, and they even offer quality settings |
| understanding of the disc formats of the digital | | | | such as medium or high and accordingly the size is |
| camera memory can help the photographer or user | | | | altered thus providing both memory management as |
| make efficient use of the device in a correct and | | | | well as quality management of the pictures. |
| useful fashion. This discussion is aimed at revealing | | | | Again looking at the disc formats from a different |
| these little details! | | | | angle, it is apparent that a 1.44-MB disk cannot clutch |
| At present in among the common users of digital | | | | many photographs or images. Sometimes, in fact, |
| cameras there are two main types of storage | | | | they can't even fit one picture on one disk, due to |
| medium available nowadays. Some cameras use | | | | high quality and subsequent seize and memory |
| 1.44-MB floppy disks, which are available almost | | | | requirements. However, the floppy disks have their |
| everywhere in the present market trends, and some | | | | own advantages. In today's world of Internet |
| digital cameras use assorted forms of flash memory | | | | publishing and email a picture size larger than 640x480 |
| having a range of capacities covering from several | | | | is hardly required, and more or less always they are |
| megabytes to a gigabyte. The difference lies | | | | saved in JPEG formats. During such times it is possible |
| between these two types of disc formats in their | | | | to accommodate about 15 pictures on every disk. |
| capacity. Floppy disks have a fixed memory capacity | | | | Thus making situations more economic and flexible |
| that cannot be altered, and the flash memory | | | | for the users. However for storing bigger and greater |
| devices have capacities that keep increasing | | | | quality pictures higher capacity media are required |
| everyday. This is a kind of boon because of the fact | | | | such as a 128-MB flash memory card that can store |
| that picture-sizes are also increasing constantly with | | | | more than 1,500 small compressed images or 20 of |
| the invention of higher resolution cameras that | | | | the uncompressed 1600x1200 images. |
| become available in the markets with daily technical | | | | Thus so far a handsome amount of information |
| advancements. | | | | regarding the disc formats has come into light from |
| The major and the most popular file format available | | | | the above discussion. It is a humble effort to bring |
| for digital cameras are TIFF and JPEG formats | | | | out the rudimentary knowledge for such a wide field |
| respectively. Looking in a little detail into these two | | | | of study as digital camera disc formats, which |
| formats, the TIFF format is an uncompressed format | | | | includes photography as well as computers all in one. |
| without any alteration of image sizes and JPEG is a | | | | What a fantastic combination! |