In Reply to: Advice posted by niX on Saturday, 12. February 2005 at 09:37 Bali Time:
The type of card you buy will in no way affect the quality of your images. There are 3 basic reasons for blurry images.
1) The camera is not dead still when taking the photo
2) The scene you are taking a photo of is too dark and the flash is not going off (big issue - even happens when taking photos indoors) or
3) The camera is not focussed on the subject (maybe manual focus mode is switched on the camera - not often an issue)
Tips:
1) When taking a photo, hold the camera as still as possible. The difference is remarkable!
2) If taking photos in low light situations such as indoors or at dusk, make sure the flash goes off or else blurry photos are guaranteed. This really is the biggest issue for most people. An alternative to this is to rest the camera on fixed object such as a shelf so the camera doesn't move while the photo is being taken.
Basically, the steadiness of the camera whilst taking a photo becomes more and more important as the light decreases. Bright, sunny day means no issues with blurriness. Night time shots means blurry photos except when flash goes off.
So my advice would be not to buy a sandisk ultra II. These really are only useful in top end cameras worth in excess of $2000 and even then, it has nothing to do with picture quality.