What size SD card is best for a 12mp camera? And how much should I pay and what brands are best. Thanks?

I've just purchased a 12mp Kodak easy share which takes SD memory cards and I was wondering if anyone knew what size card is best to fit the pictures. Also what brands are the best, or what brands should I avoid, and their price range.

Thanks for your help

I've just purchased a 12mp Kodak easy share which takes SD memory cards and I was wondering if anyone knew what size card is best to fit the pictures. Also what brands are the best, or what brands should I avoid, and their price range.

PS. the camera is Kodak easyshare Z1275 for those who want to look it up

At 12mp, you could easily print prints above 10x14 inches. If you never plan to print anything larger than 5x7, then you may want to consider switching your camera to a setting less than 12mp. I know it seems a waste not to fully utilize your camera, but your pictures will be slower to record to the card (time between shots) and you will fill up your card quicker. It will take longer to transfer and edit them due to their size too.

Now saying all that, at 12mp, your pictures will probably end up being around 2-2.5mb each. At 2.5, that would be upwards of 400 pictures on a 1gb card.

I would recommend getting a 2gb card - my recend shopping found that 2gb seems to be the best size to price right now. You can get a brand name (ie Sandisk, Lexar, etc) from your local big box electronics store for around $30.

SD cards have really dropped in price recently. Here's an example (pretty good deal too):

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Secure-Dig...