What it is: SanDisk 8 GB Extreme IV Compact Flash Memory Card

What it does: Most high-end digital cameras - and some consumer-level digital cameras too - store photos onto Compact Flash cards. This card will offer additional storage for your digital camera.

Why you need it: Digital camera manufacturers typically include a Compact Flash card with the camera, but these are usually only able to store about a film canister’s worth of photos. Not so with this 8 GB behemoth. On nearly every digital camera out there, this card will store thousands of photos. Plus, the Extreme IV cards are noted for their write speed, meaning your digital camera can store photos to the card more quickly. This means you are capable of taking more photos in a burst, and the time needed for the digital camera to recycle between pictures is greatly reduced.

The setback: $159, which is $30 off the retail price. At Cheapshooter we consider that to be a hefty sticker price, but this is a good investment. The 8 GB card offers you the flexibility to keep shooting without needed to unload your photos from your digital camera to a computer. This SanDisk card is one of the best on the market today, and you won’t need to spend money on any more storage for your digital camera for the forseeable future since the card comes with a lifetime warranty. That’s an pretty nice thing.

Where to get it: Adorama.com.

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