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About
the xD-Picture Card
The
xD Picture Card is compact for smaller and more stylish
digital devices. It’s powerful for amazing memory capacity
now, and increased memory capacity in the future. It’s
durable, making it a media you can trust with your most
valuable data. And it’s versatile, for unprecedented
device flexibility.
Jointly
developed by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. and Olympus Optical
Co., Ltd., the new xD Picture Card is the smallest storage
format of its kind on the market – comparable in size
to a penny, measuring just 0.79” x 0.98” x 0.07”
and weighing less than one-tenth of an ounce – with
the potential for up to 8GB storage capacity in a single
card. This unprecedented combination of small size and large
capacity will allow Fujifilm, Olympus and other companies
to manufacture sleeker and lighter cameras than ever before.
In addition,
the xD Picture Card was designed with fast read/write capabilities
for smooth digital camera operations. A 16 or 32MB card
can record data at 1.3MB/second. A 64MB card or higher can
record data at 3MB/second and both offer a read speed of
5MB/second. The card was also designed to minimize power
consumption, saving battery life.
The
xD Picture Card initially will be available for purchase
in 32MB, 64MB, 128MB and 256MB capacities at competitive
pricing. A 512MB card is planned for late 2003. (16 MB cards
will be included with most cameras).
PCMCIA
and CompactFlash card adapters are available, allowing use
of xD Memory Cards in a variety of cameras and other devices.
XD memory
cards are the most advanced digital media cards ever for
the best digital images yet.
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