Windows 8 In Depth

Accessing Media on a Memory Card

Most digital cameras store images using a storage device called a memory card. These miniature memory modules come in many different shapes and sizes, including CompactFlash cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Sticks, SecureDigital cards, and more. They’re handy because after you transfer your images to your computer, you can wipe the card and start all over again. Although you usually get at the card’s images by connecting the camera directly to your computer, as described in the previous section, there are devices called memory card readers into which you can insert one or more memory cards and then connect the unit to the computer.

Windows 8 treats each slot in a memory card reader as a disk drive, and they show ...