What are my storage options?

Most digital cameras use memory cards of one kind or another to store the images you take. These can be taken out of the camera and replaced by other cards. Several different card types are in use and are not interchangeable. You can read more about storage in the feature on Memory Cards.

Compact Flash Cards
Compact Flash Card is the most common format in use for digital camera storage but can also be used by other devices. Comes in two version Type I and Type II. Compact Flash Card Type I max capacity is 256 MB but the Compact Flash Card Type II can store more than 256 MB. Compact Flash is not only the most common but also the most supported format today. It's used by Nikon, Nikon, Casio, Minolta and HP.

SmartMedia Cards
SmartMedia Cards are almost the same as Compact Flash Cards, they're not as wide supported and are a little bit thinner than Compact Flash Cards. SmartMedia Card max capacity is still at 128MB. Olympus and Fuji digital cameras use SmartMedia cards but are now making their new models with XD Flash Memory Card that'll soon replace the SmartMedia Cards.

XD Flash Memory Card
The most recent and most advanced memory cards today, XD Flash Memory Card are really tiny and are storing the photos into the memory really fast. Most new models of Olympus and Fuji digital cameras are using XD Flash Memory Card.