which is better: a digital camera using batteries or a camera using memory card?

Question

i want to knoe which'll be useful... i have a plan to buy a sony cyber-shot dsc w-100

Answer 1

any camera needs batteries -- that's the energy source.
memory cards hold the pictures

Answer 2

The Sony cybershot dsc w-100 should have a 3x optical zoom. It recommends a Sony NP-BG1 Type G InfoLithium Rechargeable Battery Pack DSC-N1 for the Digital Camera.
The rechargeable batteries, over the lifetime of the camera, will cut down on your residual expense of operating it. I would suggest you get the rechargeable battery pack, along with adapters to charge in home or car, along with enough regular aa's to take you through a typical shoot. If this is your first digital camera, you will find you take about 3-5 times as many snaps as with a conventional camera, since you can simply erase bad pics instantly and/or fill the memory card and then pop in a new memory card and keep on keeping on. When you are snapping pics, your memory card's 1000+ capacity, necissates changing batteries often, so unless you want to carry a bunch of rechargeables, just carry the one or two, and grab a 6 or 10 pack of aa's from nearly any store. Sometimes you are not near a recharge outlet, so the regular aa's are a god-send when you are in the middle of snapping pics at say a ball game, that will not stop the action just for you to recharge the battery pack.
Also carry an extra memory card along too, in case you want to fill one and drop it off to develope, or send home from vacation, or whatever the need.
Purchase a good camera case that will hold your camera, battery recharge kit, and the extra aa's.
Hope this helped.
...jj

Answer 3

Hello!

You're actually asking/talking about two different things.

1) A digital camera would be a logical choice this day and age versus a film camera. You can get higher resolution cameras (your Sony DSC W-100 is 8.1 Megapixels which will let you take your photo and enlarge it to near-poster size) and take very good pictures. Your camera also has a 3X Optical zoom, which means you will be able to zoom in three times closer to the object of your photo without losing any picture quality.

2) Using internal memory is not really advisable versus using a memory card that you can remove from your camera at any time. The number 1 reason is that if you use youre camera's internal memory, the only ways for you to transfer the pictures to your computer is either 1. Through the USB/cable to the computer or to 2. stick a memory card in it and transfer it to the memory card which in turn you can put in a card reader on your printer or any card reader. The transfer of files from your cameras internal memory also eats up a LOT of the battery life, which I'm sure you'd rather use to take the pictures. Of course you could plug it in while you transfer, but the use of a memory card is on the whole much easier and convenient, not to mention you can pop the memory card (usually) into other devices, assuming they are compatible.

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

All digital cameras have batteries. They also have some kind of memory card, so these are not qualities that can be compared.

Some digital cameras have rechargeable batteries and others have commonly-available batteries such as AA or AAA batteries that you can get at your local grocery store. The rechargeable batteries are probably the way to go unless you plan on going on a very long trip somewhere where there are no electrical outlets. The benefit of the common batteries is that you can buy them almost anywhere. The rechargeable battery packs tend to be smaller and lighter.

There are several types of memory card, the least expensive being SD (secure digital). Since the prices on different card types does not differ substantially you might be better off selecting a camera based on other criteria, such as optical zoom, resolution and size/weight.

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Answer 5

The two do entirely different things. All cameras use batteries. I recommend a camera that you can use conventional rechargable batteries in. Some rechargable batteries are exotic and expensive to buy in multiples. My camera takes 2 AA bateries. I have 12 rechargable batteries and a quick recharger. Digital cameras take a lot of power and the batteries drain fast.

The memory card does what film used to do. It holds the pictures, the more memory, the more quality and quantity. If you intend to take pictures that are artistic or can be blown up, get the biggest memory card you can afford. I have a 2mb card, which gives me plenty of memory to take lots of shots and to be creative. Target has comparison charts that show the features of digital cameras. This is a good way to identfy what you need.

Answer 6

Make sure you get a digital camera with a rechargable battery. If not you will be spending a ton on batteries and they won't last long. By the way, all digital cameras use memory cards and they all use batteries. I really like my Sony Cyber Shot. It takes great pics, the battery seems to last a really long time, and it's so small that I found a cell phone case it fits in and I carry it in my purse so that I'm always ready with my camera when a photo opportunity presents itself.

Answer 7

You will want a digital camera that has both as they are really two different things.

In terms of batteries, the easiest solution would be a digital camera that uses AA batteries. That way, if you run out of power, but don't have a charger or spare batteries handy, you can just go buy some almost anywhere. For regular use though, I would recommend rechargeable batteries, usually Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH). Rechargeable batteries last substantially longer than regular batteries, but it is good to have a backup available like ordinary batteries.

As far as the memory card goes, I would recommend you get at least a 512MB card. This is a good compromise on cost versus capacity. With a good amount of memory on the card, you will not need to download to a computer as often or worry about running out of space as much. Of course, if you can afford a 1GB or more card, then you will have to worry about running out even less. Also, you may want to consider a "high speed" card, usually listed as 50X or more, so that the memory card will accept pictures more quickly allowing you to potentially take pictures faster.

For a lot of good information on digital cameras, including both professional and user reviews, take a look at this site:

http://www.dpreview.com/

For the specific camera you are considering, there is not a lot of info, but this is the link to some user reviews:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read_opinions.asp?prodkey=sony_dscw100

Given the camera you are looking at, you might want to consider a couple of other good options.

Panasonic DMC-TZ1 (w/ Image Stabilization): http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Panasonic/panasonic_dmctz1.asp

Canon A700: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_a700.asp

Answer 8

To be frank with you,none is better because they cant be compared side by side, you mentioned two different things

I'd suggest you get camera with internal memory and capability to use memory sticks

I think all cameras would use batteries, dont know any that runs on anything else, or do you?

Sony is a pretty good camera make, I own two, a T9 and a DSC W5, but if you want to go professional, get a Canon alongside the Sony.

Answer 9

ok i think some one misdirected you when looking at digital cameras a memory card is used to store the picture not to run the camera you still will need to buy batteries their are batteries just made for digital cameras and then rechargeable batteries also some cameras have both internal memory and memory card i have a camera that i can store both i love that option because some times i just want to store and load pictures were you can store lots and lots of picture on a memory card then take them to get developed.

When i got my camera it came with the rechargeable batteries and charger some camers also do offer the use of a powere cord mine offers this.

Before buying a digital camera take the time and know what you want like mega pixal the more you have the better quality picture you have also do you want auto focus or do you want to focus the picture their are lot of camera and every one is different if your just starting of the buy a nice but not to expensive one tell you are use to it then go to a nicer one that is how i started off.

Good luck

Answer 10

lol...for your digital camera you will need batteries (a power source) and a flash memory card to store some pictures.

Now from strictly technical point of view but very not practical:
It is true ...few digital cameras have internal memory so that you can say you will not need a memory card. But usually that internal memory is enough for few shoots only. Also you can look for an AC power adapter that so you can dump the batteries. Technical is corect ...practical is a funny way to use a digital camera (no batteries and no memory card but using an AC power adapter).

Answer 11

The question doesn't make sense because they're unrelated. Your camera will always need batteries, well in this year still, and a digital camera generally has memory cards. I found the camera usually comes with a memory card and then you can buy/upgrade soon afterwards, having enough space is always an issue.