Product Description

Fujifilm's new xD-Picture Card is the ultimate solution for the exciting new generation of compact digital cameras. xD-Picture Card is the smallest, lightest flash memory card available today, yet it offers the fast read/write speed and high capacity that today's newest products require. Note that these remaining versions are "H-Type" cards. The xD-Picture Card is a new type of ultra-compact memory media that has been developed jointly by Fujifilm and Olympus. It meets the demands of new camera technologies that deliver larger image files and in some cases have the ability to record high-quality movie footage. By adopting a very small footprint (of only 20 x 25 x 1.7mm and around 2g in weight), camera designers also have the flexibility to produce more compact and innovative models.The name 'xD-Picture Card' was derived from eXtreme Digital and was chosen to reflect the excellence with which the new format would be able to record, store and transport audio-visual information. With a capacity for up to 8Gb of data, the format is set to meet the demands of data storage in digital cameras and other devices well into the future. As well as the potential for large capacities, (increasingly larger capacity cards will become available through 2003 and 2004), xD-Picture Cards have a high read/write performance. The new media boasts data transfer rates of around 5Mb of data per second. This makes them ideally placed for recording image 'bursts' (i.e. large numbers of images over a short time interval), high-resolution images and high quality video, (such as the full frame, full frame rate movie mode offered in some FinePix cameras). It also greatly enhances the user's perception of the product. The waiting times, as images are written to the card, or read from it, are also minimised. Despite the higher performance in terms of capacity and speed, xD-Picture Cards are also more economical with battery power. User's will benefit immediately from enhanced battery life

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12427 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: FujiFilm
• Model: 40736074
• Released on: 2003-07-31
• Number of items: 1

Features

• Only Olympus xD cards give you all the functions available on Olympus Cameras256MB of removable storageType: H

Manufacturer's Description
The xD-Picture Card is a new type of ultra-compact memory media that has been developed jointly by Fujifilm and Olympus. It meets the demands of new camera technologies that deliver larger image files and in some cases have the ability to record high-quality movie footage. By adopting a very small footprint (of only 20 x 25 x 1.7mm and around 2g in weight), camera designers also have the flexibility to produce more compact and innovative models.

The name 'xD-Picture Card' was derived from eXtreme Digital and was chosen to reflect the excellence with which the new format would be able to record, store and transport audio-visual information. With a capacity for up to 8Gb of data, the format is set to meet the demands of data storage in digital cameras and other devices well into the future.

As well as the potential for large capacities, (increasingly larger capacity cards will become available through 2003 and 2004), xD-Picture Cards have a high read/write performance. The new media boasts data transfer rates of around 5Mb of data per second. This makes them ideally placed for recording image 'bursts' (i.e. large numbers of images over a short time interval), high-resolution images and high quality video, (such as the full frame, full frame rate movie mode offered in some FinePix cameras). It also greatly enhances the user's perception of the product. The waiting times, as images are written to the card, or read from it, are also minimised.

Despite the higher performance in terms of capacity and speed, xD-Picture Cards are also more economical with battery power. User's will benefit immediately from enhanced battery life and fewer recharges.

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Customer Reviews

Fujifilm 256Mb xD Card - Caution
Be aware that when you order this card you are likely to receive a type M/H card and not the the standard xD card as illustrated! Type M/H cards are compatible with most - BUT NOT ALL - xD digital camera. Check out the Fujifilm (or Olympus) website to check compatibility for your particular camera. Digital cameras over 3 years old may not be fully compatible. I was lucky, the card works in my 3 year old Olympus C750 - although it is a bit slower that the standard xD card.

If you enlarge the picture of the xD card you will see an illustration of the standard card that you should receive - not the type M/H that you will actually receive. Amazon should update their page for this item as soon as possible. You have been warned!

Great Product!
I bought the 256MB XD Picture Card for my now ancient Fujifilm FinePix A210 and it works perfectly. At 3 megapixels it holds a very acceptable 325 images (as opposed to 33 on the supplied 16Mb picture card), and 550 at 1 megapixel. It also comes in a little plastic case for safe keeping which is extremely handy considering the size of the card! Highly recommended product for people who don't want extreme amounts of images, but enough for taking photos at high quality and still have plenty left.

A useful piece of kit
What can I say? It's XD, it's Fuji and it works. 256Mb is getting small these days, but it holds a good number of photos even on my 6Mpixel camera. A good compromise between price and capacity.