When you first unpack your digital camera and begin taking pictures, the images are stored in the camera’s internal memory. This makes it easier than ever to save pictures; there’s no need for film of any kind. You can delete unwanted images from the camera anytime, making space available for new images.
However, your camera also has a slot for digital “film” in the form of a CompactFlash (CF) memory card (purchased separately). The card is more economical than conventional film because you can reuse the card over and over again. If you install a CF memory card in your camera, images are stored on the CF memory card rather than in the camera’s internal memory.
Note | If your computer runs Windows NT or if it does not |
| have a USB port, you must store images on a CF |
| memory card. Then use a CF memory card reader |
| to transfer images to your computer. |
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This chapter describes how to use your camera with or without a CF memory card and how to copy images from internal memory to a CF memory card.
Tip | As long as you have a CF memory card in the |
| camera, you can access only the images stored on |
| the CF memory card. For more information, see |
| “Using both internal memory and a CF memory |
| card” on page 46. |
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