Olympus 1gb xd picture card Type M

Ultra-compact, with fast data transfer rates and currently up to 1GB storage capacity, the removable Olympus 1gb xD Picture Card has been developed to meet the requirements of the modern digital photographer. The Olympus 1gb xD picture card is also suitable for the panoramic function.

Panorama function:
Special function that allows the stitching together of numerous pictures to create a panorama effect. xD-Picture Cards from Olympus make it particularly easy to create such compositions when used in conjunction with a compatible Olympus digital camera.

The Olympus 1gbxD memory Card, a new type of ultra-compact memory media developed jointly by Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd and Olympus Optical Co Ltd.

Power Consumption - xD Picture-Card was designed to consume minimal power. Users will benefit from the convenience and savings of longer battery life on a single charge.

What is type M?
The Type M xD was released in late 2005 and uses Multi Level Cell (MLC) architecture to achieve higher storage capacities. The Type M xD card suffers some compatibility issues with older cameras (especially video recording). The Olympus card has marginally slower read/write speeds than the their standard card & writes at 2.5mb/s and reads at 4.0mb/s.
Please Note: We advise checking compatibility with your camera model.

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