6/24/2013

Transfer Your Photos And Videos At Warp Speed!

By Mike Thompson


These days everybody is using a digital camera to record home videos and special events. With video sizes ballooning due to new HD formats, it's critical you don't get bogged down while transferring.

Not too long ago, pictures did not take up that much space. However over the past few years, file sizes have ballooned which created bottlenecks both inside the camera and outside the camera while transferring photos to the computer. When digital cameras first were introduced onto the market, 8 MB memory cards used were standard, then came 32 MB and 64 MB cards.

But today, these memory cards are practically useless. As a matter of fact, present-day photos can be even larger than these archaic memory cards themselves. The largest memory cards for digital cameras these days are your 32GB and 64GB types.

In fact, did you realize that there are actually different speeds that these cameras can transfer videos and images over to your computer? It's true! Transferring digital photos and video super fast is only possible if you have the right equipment.

In this article, we'll be going over how you can accelerate transfer speeds and thus save much of your time. There are 2 important reasons why upload and download speeds change.

The first reason is the camera-to-card load speed. This is mostly a memory issue inside the camera and really the only way to increase this speed is by using a faster memory card. In some of the newest cameras you'll find burst modes that can take pictures continuously however they can fill up memory fast! The camera's memory buffer needs to be able to keep up.

One of the fastest Compact Flash cards on the market is the Lexar Professional Series. This advanced card can max out at speeds over 1000x, which is equivalent to 150 MB/s transfer speed.

The second reason why transfer speeds change is the type of card reader that is used. The latest card readers all utilize the USB 3.0 standard that offers speeds 5 times faster compared to the older USB 2.0 version. If you have not heard of how fast this card reader is, then you will now. The differences between these cards can mean waiting minutes versus hours and hours for transferring your photos and videos onto your computer.

It is easy to see that transferring your photos and videos very quickly is possible, but it requires the right memory card and card reader. With modern day HD quality photos and videos, it is essential that you use the most up-to-date equipment available.




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