Can you only use Sony Cameras with the Magic Stick Pro or similar memory cards??

I want a smaller camera, but would hate to have to buy another memory card!

Can you only use Sony Cameras with the Magic Stick Pro or similar memory cards??
You could also look at it this way...the majority of digital cameras on the market today either use CompactFlash or SD cards, with SD poised to become the most common form of media used because it doesn't have the problem that CompactFlash does associated with the risk of bent pins in the memory card slot.





If you plan to stick with Sony cameras for a long, long time and don't mind only buying Sony cameras just for the sake of the Memory Stick, then go ahead. However, SD and CompactFlash cards are so widely available today that I bet you'll be able to find a comparable CompactFlash/SD card at a cheaper price.





For example, as cameras become more and more memory hungry, you might need a faster card like the Extreme III from Sandisk. A 2GB MemoryStick Pro from that series that will go into Sony and only Sony cameras is $59. (Link 1) Meanwhile, a 2GB CompactFlash card is $45 (Link 2), SD even cheaper at $40 (Link 3), and the biggest camera makers like Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, etc ALL use one of those two media. Basically, with the Memory Stick, you're going to be confined to a brand of cameras if you don't want to abandon it, but if you're comfortable with that decision, then that's fine too...just wouldn't want you to miss out on some important info.
Reply:Yes.





Most compact digital cameras use SD memory cards