Know More About your Memory Stick

Generally, memory stick is known as a removable flash memory card format which was introduced by Sony company in 1998.There are other members of memory stick available known as Memory Sticks in the market.The member of memory stick includes the Memory Stick PRO, a revision that allows greater maximum storage capacity and faster file transfer speeds; Memory Stick Duo, a small-form-factor version of the Memory Stick (including the PRO Duo); and the even smaller Memory Stick Micro (M2).In this whole family of memory stick another member was added in in December 2006 by Sony called as the Memory Stick PRO-HG,which is a high speed variant of the PRO to be used in high definition still and video cameras.

Typically, Memory Stick is used as storage media for a portable device, in such a form that can be easily removed for access by a personal computer.Not only this the Sony digital compact cameras use Memory Stick for storing image files in many electronic devices.Consumers can copy the pictures taken with the Sony digital camera to a computer with the help of memory stick-capable memory card reader.Also the sony typically includes memory stick reader hardware in its first party consumer electronics, like digital cameras, digital music players, PDAs, cellular phones, the VAIO line of laptop computers, and the PlayStation Portable.The original Memory Stick is approximately the size and thickness of a stick of chewing gum.But presently the memory stick is available in sizes from 4MB to 128 MB in the world market. Its important to know that the original Memory Stick is no longer manufactured now.For further details can visit online shops to know more about memory stick before heading for usage.

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