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    mpower
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    29 Jul 2005 - 1:44 PM
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    Probably a daft question this but just want to make sure...

    ...I'm assuming that my s5500 will happily take a 1Gb card. It's just that I've been looking at the manual tonight and all it mentions is 16Mb - 512Mb as far as memory is concerned.

    Now this is, no doubt, purely down to when the manual was written but I just wanted to confirm it with other s5500 owners...don't want to go buying 1gig card that won't work - even though I fail to see how that would be the case..

    Cheers
    Mark

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    Is it a "M" card?

    If so, then I think that the S5500 is compatible. I think that these aren't really 1GB, but use a built-in data compression to make it appear so.

    mpower
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    186 forum posts England
    29 Jul 2005 - 2:56 PM
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    ah...now you see, this is exactly why I posted the question, 'M' type? Of course I would have read that if I'd've dug a little further on the Fuji site but hey...I like to feel part of this place Wink

    Thanks.

    No problem Mark.


    According to an Olympus press release:


    Quote: The M-XD1GM Type M-series xD-Picture Card uses the latest high-capacity storage technology (based on the Multi-Level Cell (MLC*)) to pack 1GB of memory on to an ultra-compact media card ...

    * MLC is a technology for expanding memory capacity.

    The card is slower than normal XD cards; 4MBs read, 2.5MBs write (as opposed to 5MBs read, 3MBs write).

    mpower
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    186 forum posts England
    29 Jul 2005 - 3:26 PM
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    Thanks mate...I don't know why but I get nervous whenever I'm about to spend money Wink

    I've decided that (apart from the quick family snaps) I'm going to shoot everything RAW so really need a 1gig card...the 256meg only holds 31 photos :-(

    I am looking to buy the fuji 5100. And as yourself when spending money I get nervous. Does the 1gig XD work? I want to go on vacations and do movies and buy extra memory.

    Just Jas
    7 Aug 2005 - 8:57 AM
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    If you want to do movies then my advice is to by a movie camera!

    markitbook
    7 Aug 2005 - 11:56 AM
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    Found an answer with New Egg and price 80 dollars.
    OLYMPUS 1GB xD-Picture Card Model 200495

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820196114&ATT=Memory+Fl...

    mitchshrader, 7/5/2005 3:18:38 PM
    Another Newegg Bargain!

    I mated this to a Fuji 5 megapixel camera, and it works. Wonderfully. Cheaply. A gigabyte of pictures is a LOT of pictures. You can stop worrying about memory with a gig. That ought to be plenty to ta...

    Beta1
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    United Kingdom1 Constructive Critique Points
    9 Aug 2005 - 5:12 AM
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    Hi everyone (first post)

    I've just got a "M" 1GB xD for my Fuji s7000 and it works fine so I think it should be fine with the s5500

    I got it from here : http://www.mx2.co.uk/

    mohikan22
    11 Aug 2005 - 5:07 AM
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    on memeory..... is there any diff between olypus xd card and fuji? as they look very similar but i havent seen an olypus IRL as i also have a s5500. (superb cam)

    Some Olympus cameras have a panoramic facility, but only when using Olympus branded cards. This doesn't apply to Fuji cameras or cards. You can use either cards in either camera though.

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