Generally, it can be stated that no specific memory card type has an absolutely dominating position today.

In the future, too, different card types are expected to coexist in the market, although with varying market shares.

However, the days of the SmartMedia Card should be numbered: The successful classic will have to give way to the fast rate of technological progress.

This progress will also ensure that new types of memory card will be developed in the future and become available to consumers.

For data exchange with the PC, readers/writers (also called photo readers) are available with one or more slot(s) for the various memory cards, and adapters for the most common interfaces.