Product Description

Compact for smaller and more stylish digital devices / 1 GB / Up to 2 to 3 times faster transfer speeds compared to standard or Type M xD cards

Product Details

• Brand: Olympus
• Model: 202032
• Dimensions: .50" h x 6.90" w x 5.00" l, .10 pounds

Features

• Type H xD-Picture Card offers large storage capacity and ultra-fast write speeds
• Writes up to 2x to 3x faster than previous xD cards, so there's less waiting between shots
• Supports the Panorama function found with today's Olympus digital cameras
• Includes fun editing software that lets you turn your photos into artwork
• Excellent reliability

From the Manufacturer
Capture more. Wait less. That's the philosophy behind the new Type H xD-Picture Card, with which you'll enjoy taking more pictures in less time thanks to the media's improved write speed and substantial storage capacity.

In addition to outstanding reliability and storage capacity, the Type H card provides improved write speeds (up to 2x to 3x faster than previous xD cards) so photos and QuickTime movies will be saved and formatted to the card quicker, meaning less time to wait between shots. Each Type H card also comes with a unique authorization code for OLYMPUS Master 1.4 software that when entered, enables you to use new editing features including:

• Watercolor
• Oil Painting
• Cartoon Art
• 3D photos

By adding the ART function to OLYMPUS Master 1.4 you can quickly and easily turn any photo into a unique Watercolor, a vibrant Oil Painting, fun Cartoon Art, and even convert it (including Panoramas) into a cool 3D version.

Customer Reviews

Small, But Not Big Enough...
Contrary to a lot of common opinion, as a user of xD cards I'm more than happy with their performance. Originally lauded for their smaller physical dimensions, they now seem to be derided for their (alleged) minimal capacities. For me, 2GB is just fine. If I get a major glitch during an image file transfer or in the field, I'd prefer to lose 100 pics rather than 800 pics! And yes; it can happen.

I'd rather use four 2GB cards than a single 8GB card any day, which really negates the "small capacity" argument in my opinion.

Similarly for the xD's often-quoted "slow" transfer rate. Using a card reader, do I really care whether it takes me 3 minutes or 6 minutes to transfer my pics to my PC? Not really; I'm not in that much of a panic! Price-wise, xD cards are now almost level pegging with SD cards - admittedly a couple of years ago that wasn't the case. Nowadays, their price differential is immaterial.

The major advantage of the "Olympus" branded cards is their ability to enable increased burst mode and panorama stitching in Olympus' cameras. Quality-wise, SanDisk et al are their equal - if you don't need their increased image handling capabilities.

Finally, for some obscure reason (known only to the Olympus and Fujifilm marketing departments!), larger capacities than 2GB have never been released commercially, although test lab prototypes of up to 8GB have been trialled successfully. Who knows why?

Not so great.... 2 Stars are generous...
After about ten uses in my compatible Fuji FinePix A500 the card won't format in the camera or computer. The last time is was used the batteries in the camera died while shooting, so I'm thinking that might have something to do with it.... Not worth the hassle... SD and CF cards have my future business...

Not really worth it
This lets you get the special features of your Olympus camera, but really isn't that much faster, since my camera can take multiple shots and then write to the card. When I bought this it was overpriced, but they seem to have come down a lot.