how many photos
how many photos will a 8 gb take?
The number of images a memory card will hold is a direct calculation from the storage-size of the image/photo (depends on resolution, type of camera, etc).
Let's say the average camera out there takes a photo that uses 1MB (megabyte) of memory. There are 1000 megabytes in a gigabyte, so this 8GB memory card could hold approximately 8x1000 photos = 8000 photos.
Please note: megabytes of storage for a photo are NOT the same as the megapixels for your camera. You need to take a picture or two at various camera settings and then load them onto your computer to view the storage size of the photo. As a reference, my camera set at 3MP resolution will produce image files in the 600-700KB (0.6 to 0.7MB) range.