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Re: New Memory Card :was Re: [OM] taken from the Maitani site....

Subject: Re: New Memory Card :was Re: [OM] taken from the Maitani site....
From: "Clemente Colayco" <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:55:56 +0800
Will the E10 or E20 take this new XD card?

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To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 8:54 AM
Subject: New Memory Card :was Re: [OM] taken from the Maitani site....


> The new memory card you are referring to is the XD.
>
> The C-730UZ, C-5050 and C-50 all take this card. I do not know how it is
> implemented on the other two but in the 730 it slips into a little notch
in
> the Smart Media slot. This solves the problem of SM cards only going to
128
> meg.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc Lawrence" <mlawrence@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 6:41 PM
> Subject: RE: [OM] taken from the Maitani site....
>
>
> > > Albert [mailto:olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> > > This makes me sad.  Another one of my complaints about the Olympus
> > > digital line is the use of smart media.  CF will take a microdrive,
> > > which means 1gig options vs. only a 128Meg limit.  That's a huge
> > > difference.  What is stopping me from recommending Olympus C series
> > > cameras to people is that.  Higher prices for memory and less
> > > of it in an easier to break, less compatible package.
> >
> > I think this has been discussed before, but Olympus and Fuji have
> > also created a new compact memory card, about the size of a postage
> > stamp. Currently they go up to 128Mb, with a 256Mb expected by
> > December. They are then anticipating following up with 512Mb,
> > 1Gb and 8Gb cards (this is all from the October edition of the UK's
> > Practical Photography magazine).
> >
> > ...all of which probably doesn't help users of existing
> > cameras, unless they also develop a "converter" for the old
> > style, but the above is being developed in mind of the new
> > cameras.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Marc
> > Sydney, Oz
> >
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