Fujifilm 64MB xD Picture Card

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Type M/M+ and Type H cards [ edit ] xD-Picture Card, 1000MB, type M xD-Picture Card, 512MB, type H A size comparison of an xD-Picture card with a MicroSD Card The increasing pixel counts of digital still cameras and the growing use of these cameras for advanced audio and video recording are driving the demand for higher capacity storage," said John D. Blakeslee, business manager, digital memory products, Olympus Imaging America. "Olympus plans to apply this high-capacity technology to develop the xD-Picture Card for Olympus digital cameras with memory capacities eventually reaching up to 8GB." xD cards were manufactured with capacities of 16 MB [a] up to 2 GB. [b] [1] The standard was phased out in the late 2000s in favour of the SD card, which had been its primary competitor. [2] History [ edit ]

a b "Alauda Linux Driver Development". AlaudaProject. SourceForge. Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Project complete: merged into upstream Linux kernel. Generally more expensive than other memory card types. As of September2009 [update], 2GB (2000MB) xD cards' retail prices are approximately three times those of same-capacity SD cards. Olympus says that its xD cards support special "picture effects" when used in some Olympus cameras, though these software features are not intrinsically hardware-dependent. Type H and M+ cards however, are required in newer models to capture video at high rate (640×480 @ 30fps). Due to changes in the cards' storage architecture, newer Type M and H cards may have compatibility issues with some older cameras (especially video recording). Compatibility lists are available for Olympus: Olympus America's [17] and Fujifilm's. [18] Newer cards are incompatible with some card readers.Directly derived from the SmartMedia card. Thus, has no wear leveling controller. 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. Detailed specifications are tightly controlled by Olympus and Fujifilm, which charge licensing fees and royalties and require non-disclosure agreements in exchange for the technical information required to produce xD-compatible devices. [19] Small maximum capacity relative to other memory card formats. First-generation xD cards (Type S) have a maximum capacity of only 512MB. Type M expands the theoretical maximum capacity to 8GB (8000MB), but as of January2009 [update], there are no cards available with capacity greater than 2GB. Faster xD Picture Cards launched: Digital Photography Review". Dpreview.com. 2008-01-23 . Retrieved 2011-07-05. Olympus Panorama Header". Robert Haus. 2007-12-09. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009 . Retrieved 2011-07-05. Restore the panorama feature on Olympus smartmedia, with a hex editor, a Zio USB smartmedia reader, the smprep.exe program that is installed with it, and Windows 98/ME/2000.

New Olympus Stylus Tough Cameras Dare To Go Where Other Point-And-Shoots Fear To Tread". Olympus America. February 2, 2010 . Retrieved 2011-07-05. Many newer Olympus and Fujifilm digital cameras accept the more popular SD or CF cards, in addition to or instead of the xD format. Digital photographers are taking more photos and they are doing so with cameras of higher resolutions. Fujifilm has responded to this influx of high-resolution pictures by providing a media card that doubles the memory capacity of the current 1GB product. The new 2GB xD-Picture Card provides the storage space necessary to keep these photos until they are printed and shared. Powerfully Simple: Introducing The Incredible Olympus PEN E-PL1 Camera". Olympus America. February 3, 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06 . Retrieved 2011-07-05.The xD-Picture Card is an obsolete form of flash memory card, used in digital cameras made by Olympus, Fujifilm, and Kodak during the 2000s. The xD in the xD-Picture Card stands for eXtreme Digital. Center Valley, Pa, August 8, 2006 - Olympus Imaging America Inc. proudly introduces the new 2 GB Type M-Series xD-Picture Card, called the M2 GB, an advanced ultra-compact memory media designed for digital cameras. The M2 GB has the greatest storage capacity in the xD-Picture Card series and is scheduled to go on sale in August 2006. The original xD cards (Type S) were available in 16MB to 512MB capacities. The Type M card, released in February 2005, [13] uses multi-level cell (MLC) architecture to achieve a theoretical storage capacity of up to 8GB. As of June2010 [update], Type M cards are available in sizes from 256MB to 2GB. However, the Type M suffers from slower read/write speeds than the original cards.

FE-Series: xD Compatibility Chart". Olympus America. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29 . Retrieved 2011-07-05. Some Olympus cameras offer camera-based panoramic processing. In those cameras that support both xD and CompactFlash cards, panoramic processing only works with images stored on the xD card, if installed. Newer Olympus cameras have neither xD cards nor this restriction. a b "XD Media Specification". AlaudaProject. SourceForge. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. The memory format used is not well documented. It is difficult to study it directly, since most camera devices and most USB card readers do not provide direct access to the flash memory. Since the cards are controller-less, cameras and card readers must perform wear leveling and error detection. They normally hide the portion of the memory which stores this information (among other things) from higher level access. [20] This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Less widely supported by camera, card reader, and accessory manufacturers than other formats. As of January2010 [update], SD cards (and variants) are supported by all consumer-level digital cameras from major manufacturers. The New Olympus FE Series Just May Be The World's Smartest Entry-Level Cameras". Olympusamerica.com. 2010-01-07 . Retrieved 2011-07-05. Valhalla, NY, August 8, 2006 - Digital photographers of all levels—amateur and professional alike—will be pleased to learn of the availability of a new 2GB xD-Picture Card from Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.

Very similar to a standard NAND chip. Modified XD readers can be used to read arbitrary NAND chips. Introduction of OLYMPUS PEN E-P1 Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens system camera". Olympus Corporation. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. June 16, 2009 [..] Olympus [..] is pleased to announce the OLYMPUS PEN E-P1

SanDisk Introduces One Gigabyte xD-Picture Card; New High-Megapixel Olympus and Fuji Cameras Spark Demand for High-Capacity xD-Picture Cards This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( July 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Olympus America Inc. - CCS Department. "Archived Products > E-P1". Olympusamerica.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010 . Retrieved 2011-07-05. Memory: SD Memory Card(SDHC compatible) [xD cards are not included in entry] Are You Ready For Your Closeup? Three Olympus Stylus Cameras Zoom In With Style". Olympusamerica.com. 2010-01-07 . Retrieved 2011-07-05. Return From Life's Everyday Adventures With High Definition Proof: The New Olympus STYLUS TOUGH-3000". Olympusamerica.com. 2010-01-07 . Retrieved 2011-07-05.