I have seen Compact Flash cards go bad. I friend of mine had one go bad, and my dad's micro drive went out (lost lots of pics), so I am saying it can happend to any media. Lets say that your camera takes 10 meg files (not any that come close to this) then 256/10 = 25.6 pictures on a card, about the same as a roll of film. I can live with that. I am just saying get the camera you like, the media should not play a big role. --Randy R