just want to know whether the shop owner is telling me the truth... he said that Olympus xD Type M is faster in term of speed and Olympus camera only uses Olympus xD card so he suggest me to get Olympus xD card coz can be use in Fuji digicam as well as Olympus digicam...

Anyone can confirm this statement?

First of all, it's official that the Type M series are meant to be faster. However, it's a blatant lie that Olympus cameras will only work with Olympus cards ... If he meant that you can only achieve the higher speeds on an Olympus camera with an Olympus Type M card, then no comments ...

question is - how much faster? is it significant?

According to http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_xd.asp

Hi-Speed xD-Picture Card (Type H)

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 QuickTimeŽ 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.

Standard xD-Picture Card (Type M)

The Type M xD-Picture Card keeps your photo, movie and other files safe and sound so you can enjoy them any way you want (viewing, sharing, slideshows, etc.) and any time. The compact size lets you carry it anywhere and because it's compatible with many reader/writers, you can download data to a computer or another device in a jiffy.

As you can see, the type H XD card is claimed to be up to 2x to 3x faster than previous xD cards.


Some forums that may interest you regarding this matter.


http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_to...213&forum_id=52
http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-..._id=00D5VD&tag=
http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12900




Try to google around for some reviews/benchmarks.

This post has been edited by calvin_gsc: Apr 22 2006, 10:48 AM

Fujifilm 95000 user, please post your review here.

Fuji F11 with 512MB XD, happy with the picture quality and battery life....but on the bad side, it's too bulky and hard-to-control menu system.

What brand is your memory card?

Fujifilm FinePix F11 + Olympus 1GB XD Picture Card Type M reporting

Congrats!

Hey dude, welcome. Added you to the list.

haha... finally got myself a F11... people look at me one kind when I took picture without flash in room light area

need to reduce my blurry picture though... hope that practise really makes one perfect

Go do some weight-lifting in the gym too!

got help wan ar?

You try lor. Every person's mileage may vary ...

Hehe, I suggest using the viewfinder always to make sure shots are more stable.

Olympus 512MB XD Picture Card Type M, more than enuf, can contain around 600 pics at 3M setting.

This post has been edited by kennyL1692: Apr 26 2006, 11:26 PM

updated your details

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Hey bro. Not sure of it lar.... Sorry.....

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