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Chapter 1
Card basics
This reference manual uses the term “card” when referring to an xD-Picture
Card or SmartMedia card. The pictures will be recorded on the card inserted
in the camera. Make sure that a card is inserted into the camera before
shooting.
What is Card?
Images recorded and stored on a card can easily be deleted, overwritten,
and/or edited on a PC.
Compatible Cards
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xD-Picture Card (16 MB – 128 MB)
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SmartMedia (4 MB – 128 MB)
1
Contact area
Comes into contact with the
camera’s signal read contact.
2
Write-protect area
(SmartMedia only)
Attach the provided wr ite-
protect seal when you want to
protect your data from
accidental erasure or
overwriting. Do not attach the
write-protect seal if you want to
record images on a card.
3
Index area (SmartMedia only)
Use the index label to indicate
the card’s contents.
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5 V SmartMedia cards cannot be used with this camera.
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This camera may not recognize a non-Olympus card (such as 3 V (3.3 V))
or a card that was formatted on another device (such as a PC, etc.). Before
use, be sure to format the card on this camera (P. 151).
Note
xD-Picture Card
SmartMedia
1
2
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