Image sensor Item Comment CCD image sensor Highest image quality, more expensive. CMOS image sensor Lower image quality but less expensive. Resolution Greater resolution permits larger prints. The ratio of the sensor's width to height. Less compression is better but you can't store as many images.
Uncompressed format is best but image files are very large.
Image Storage Item Comment Type of storage media PC Card, CompactFlash, SmartMedia, other. Removable media Removable media allows you to remove a full storage device, insert a new one, and keep on shooting. Higher capacity devices store more images. The slowest port on the computer. The second slowest port on the computer but much faster than the serial port.