so why is it that everything we create today is recorded and stored onto an sd card what even is an sd card what this little guy you're kidding in this video i'm going to break down and simplify what an sd card is and why it is so important in today's digital content creating world so what does sd mean sd means secure digital it's pretty much a tiny flash drive card that is used to store information data slash memory which can then be transferred onto other electronic devices such as your computer your car or any electronic device you own that can read an sd card so why should we care about the sd card well sd cards provide encryption security to ensure that the copyright content inside the card is securely distributable this content includes digital music videos pictures documents and any other type of digital media you can think of so if you were to record a video for youtube like i am right now then you would use your handy sd card and insert the sd card into your camera's sd slot by doing this you're allowing your camera to record and store information onto that sd card which that media can then be transferred onto your computer and by doing this you're giving your camera the ability to record and store digital information that can then be transferred onto another electronic device such as your computer so think of the sd card like a storage unit when recording information you're also storing information onto the sd card and when your recording is finished the sd card keeps that recording secured inside a file that can then be transferred onto your computer and for extra security you can lock your sd card by pushing the switch on the side of it this will ensure that the information stored on the card will then be locked and secure and if someone tries to pull the information from the cart onto another device they won't be able to because the sd card will be locked and then to unlock it simply push the switch back to where it was on the sd card so to record this video i recorded everything onto an sd card that contains a lot of memory and after recording i then took the sd card out of the sd slot inserted it into my computer and transfer the media onto my external hard drive giving the media a place to live if interested in purchasing an sd card for your creative content be sure to check out an amazon affiliate link in my video description down below if you've been enjoying this video or have gotten any value from it it would mean a lot if you could hit that like button let me know in the comments if you learned anything new about how an sd card operates are there pieces of information you're still not sure about what is something that you would like explained a little more to learn more about affordable video gear and camera lenses be sure to check out my youtube playlist covering those topics and to stay updated on my recent video click the video right below the playlist my name is jeffrey hack thank you for watching and i hope to see you in another video soon