Increased capacity

Higher resolutions will inevitably lead to an increase in the capacity of removable memory cards. Already you can buy cards that are capable of storing hundreds of quality images – enough for a whole year of picture taking for some photographers. One day, though, it might be possible to store an entire lifetime’s pictures on just one card. Doing so, however, without downloading or archiving them, would be a huge risk. Prudent photographers sensibly prefer to use several lower capacity cards just in case a card gets corrupted – which, happily, does not happen very often.