I am going to buy a Canon SD600 camera, and want to know if I have to buy a specific memory card..?

Hello, I am thinking about purchasing a Canon SD600 digital camera. I currently have a Sony Cybershot with Sony memory cards. Can these cards be used for Canon cameras as well, or do I have to purchase Canon-specific memory cards? Thank you for your help!

The SD600 only uses SD memory cards, which are not compatible with Sony's Memorystick.

The camera can accept a maximum of a 2GB SD card...but 1GB is probably adequate. You can use any brand of SD card (but do not use a standard speed card). I would recommend that you use a high speed card such as Sandisk Extreme III (they have a lifetime warranty)...for fast camera performance.

If shooting high resolution movies, remember that these movies consume 1GB in only 8 minutes.

Unfortunately no, you won't be able to use a Memory Stick Pro (or Pro Duo) on the Canon SD600. That model takes SD cards.

The good news, though, is that SD cards are extremely cheap. A 1 GB card usually runs (go to OfficeMax, Circuit City, Best Buy, or somewhere like that) about $15-$20. SD cards are just about the cheapest memory card format these days, aside from CompactFlash.

I just bought the SD600 a couple weeks ago, and love it. I bought a Kingston 2 gb SD card and reader from newegg.com for $20 + shipping. They actually have some other 2gb for $14, but I have used Kingston for a while and trust them.

You can't use a Sony memory stick with Canon cameras. The SD600 uses a SD card. I suggest that you get the fastest Sandisk or Lexar brand SD card that you can.

Here's a good blog post that gives some details and good links for all the information you'll need:
http://www.productcriticblog.com/2007/01...