Olympus xd picture card reader
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The Type M card, released in February 2005, uses multi-level cell (MLC) architecture to achieve a theoretical storage capacity of up to 8 GB. The original xD cards (Type S) were available in 16 MB to 512 MB capacities.
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As of January 2010, SD cards (and variants) are supported by all consumer-level digital cameras from major manufacturers.Ī size comparison of an xD-Picture card with a MicroSD Card
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Less widely supported by camera, card reader, and accessory manufacturers than other formats.Although physically smaller than Secure Digital and Memory Stick cards, xD cards are larger than these competitors' reduced-size variants ( microSD and Memory Stick Micro).Type M expands the theoretical maximum capacity to 8 GB (8000 MB), but as of January 2009, there are no cards available with capacity greater than 2 GB. First-generation xD cards (Type S) have a maximum capacity of only 512 MB. Small maximum capacity relative to other memory card formats.Many newer Olympus and Fujifilm digital cameras accept the more popular SD or CF cards, in addition to or instead of the xD format.As of September 2009, 2 GB (2000 MB) xD cards' retail prices are approximately three times those of same-capacity SD cards. Generally more expensive than other memory card types.May have a shorter life span than comparable cards with FTL wear levelers if the file system used does not take into account wear leveling. Directly derived from the SmartMedia card.The fastest xD card offers less than 10% of the speed of current (2009) CompactFlash cards. Has not kept up with the transfer rate, or speed, of other cards, notably CompactFlash and SD, but also the later versions of the Memory Stick.
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In contrast, the CompactFlash format is described by completely open and free specifications. No public documentation was available (see below for reverse-engineering results).
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This changeover to the SD card format has never been officially announced by Olympus Corporation. As of Spring 2010, all new Olympus cameras announced at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show and Photo Marketing Association International Trade Show can use SD cards. Olympus began to move away from the xD format with the mid-2009 announcement of the E-P1 camera, which supported only Secure Digital memory cards. Because of its higher cost and limited usage in products other than digital cameras, xD lost ground to SD, which is broadly used by cellular phones, personal computers, digital audio players and many other digital cameras. Previously, xD competed primarily with Secure Digital (SD) cards, CompactFlash (CF), and Sony's Memory Stick. xD cards were sold under other brands, including Kodak, SanDisk, PNY, and Lexar, but were not branded with the respective companies' logos, except for Kodak. Toshiba Corporation and Samsung Electronics manufactured the cards for Olympus and Fujifilm. The cards were developed by Olympus and Fujifilm, and introduced into the market in July 2002.