In the past, memory cards had very limited space. You were lucky to find a memory card with 1 GB which didn’t cost you an arm and a leg. Now, you can buy a memory card with massive amounts of storage space for just about £20. Here is an overview of what you can expect to store on various sized memory cards.

A 2GB memory card is one of the smallest capacities that you will now find. It will hold about 400 photos, 50 minutes of standard definition video and about 30 minutes of high definition video. It usually just costs a few pounds more to get a memory card with double the storage capacity so fewer people are bothering with these small 2 GB storage cards. A 4 GB memory card will hold about 820 photos, 100 minutes of standard def video and about 60 minutes of HD video. An 8 GM memory card will hold about 1650 photos, 200 minutes of standard video, and 120 minutes of HD video. A 16 GM memory card will hold over 3300 photos, 400 minutes of standard video and 240 minutes of HD video. When choosing a memory card for a digital camera, it becomes important to get a higher amount space so you will be able to take higher quality photos and video without having to constantly upload your shots.