Olympus 2GB XD M+ card

XD cards are conjointly developed by Fuji and Olympus and were introduced into market in the year 2002. They are ultra compact memory cards format developed so far. The Olympus 2GB XD M+ memory card is the ultimate highest quality obliterable media storage for digital photos.

Cooperative attempt by Olympus and Fuji:

A cooperative attempt to react to the consumer’s needs who are using today’s advanced digital still cameras was made by the XD cards inventors Fuji and Olympus. These needs may be as follows: evolution of smaller digital cameras, a great demand for larger memory capacity, and also greater compatibility with different brands digital cameras. And their effort has resulted in this XD M+ type cards.

Design:

Form Factor of Olympus 2GB XD M+ Type Card:
The smallest form factor of any digital memory card is gassed by XD picture card making it more portable and convenient to use. It has a form factor of NAND Flash. The development of smaller digital cameras will be enabled in future through the small miniature size of the card.

Measurements of the Memory Card:
Olympus 2GB XD Picture Card Type M+ , as mentioned above, is the new generation card which is very compact and measures just (H x W x D) 20mm x 1.7mm x 25mm and, it just weighs just 2 grams. The entire package itself weighs just around 100 grams.

Rigid Memory Card:
It provides high read/write speeds which are necessary for today’s most novel digital cameras. It is ultra compact and light weighted, and also it is one of the smallest flash media cards available out in the market. It bears a rigid memory card construction for maintaining surpassing lastingness.

Features:

Significant Features:
The Olympus 2GB XD M+ Digital Camera Memory card have the massive storage capacity of 2 GB, state of the art MLC (multi level cell) technology for high capacity memory, compatibility with Panorama, 3D, and Art modes which is applicable to the products whose package states support to the art and 3D function and its ultra compact size.

Compatibility:
The Olympus M-XD2GMP Flash Memory Card is compatible with almost all XD compatible digital cameras and most of other XD compatible devices, which can also be said as compact and durable memory card. Exclusively Olympus Panorama, 3D and Art modes are supported by the only this Olympus picture card.

1.5 times faster than Olympus Type M XD cards:
The Olympus Type M+ cards are capable of transferring data up to 1.5 times faster than the earlier Olympus Type M XD picture cards and for high capacity memory it uses multi level cell technology.

Olympus M+, a High Speed Picture Card:
Along with the support for high speed recording, playback and many more, Olympus 2GB M+ type card is designed to get the very best output from Olympus Digital Camera. It can also be called as High Speed picture card. This increase in speed is particularly useful for rapid shooting of digital images and also in the recording of high quality video by using Olympus Cameras.

Includes Panorama Function:
One of the trailblazers in digital memory is the 2GB XD M+ Type picture card from Olympus. This card also includes panorama function which is almost available on all Olympus cameras.

Seven Different Choices in Media Cards:
With the proclamation of new M2GBPXD Picture Card to the XD family, the storage capacity of recording media for digital cameras was made bigger. With the most recent accession, the current XD media queue up with seven different choices to meet your particular demands: 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB and 2GB.

Ultimate Reusable Card with High Read/Write Speeds:
The Olympus 2GB XD M+ Type picture card is the ultimate reusable digital media. It is the only card that supports panorama function available in most cameras, and also offers compatibility with most other producers XD compatible devices. We should thank the number of innovative adapters that are available that includes CompactFlash™ Adapter, SmartMedia™ USB Reader/Writer, and PCMCIA/PC Card Adapter, and is also easy to be used in non XD compatible devices. A compact Flash adapter is developed which allows you to use the XD card in cameras developed for compact flash media. You should first ensure whether your camera supports 2GB cards (as some older cameras does not support 2GB XD picture cards), before you go to purchase one.

Photos and Videos Storage Capacity of the card:
Olympus 2GB XD picture card got a capacity of holding lot of photos and videos. Test has proved that it had no problem holding 744 photos at the SHQ 2288 x 1712 setting or one hour and 30 minutes of video in HQ setting. Using an 7.1 mega pixels Olympus digital camera in HQ mode, approximately can capture and store upto 1000 pictures.

Performance:

Speed of Data Transfer:
The speed of the data transfer of Olympus XD picture card is mostly dependent on the camera’s on board controller and shooting modes.

Portable and Compatible with PCs:
The smart media cards which are most widely used to slot in Olympus and Fuji film digital cameras and other electronic devices are described and proved to be portable and compatible with personal computers and cost performance. They also garnered a lot of reputation and also securely instituted themselves as a memory device standard.

Service and Support:
Olympus provides 2 years of warranty for service and support for Olympus 2GB XD M+ card.

Box Contents:

The contents of the Olympus 2GB XD M+ Card include Olympus XD M+ 2GB Card, Instruction manual and XD picture card holder.
Verdict:

The development of advanced video recording features in latest digital cameras and want fro high quality digital picture has also increased the demand for large memory. In such a case Olympus 2GB XD M+ type picture card is the new innovation card with large memory and great performance, which is affordable, compact and durable. For people who need large memory space, good quality pictures, high performance then the new XD M+ type 2GB memory card is best suit for them.

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Olympus 2GB XD M+ card - Technical Specifications, Features

Manufacturer	Olympus
Model Name	Olympus 2GB XD M+ Memory Card
Model Number	M-XD2GMP
Memroy Card Type	XD- picture card (XD)
Width	20 mm
Depth	1.7 mm
Height	25 mm
Weight	2 grams
Internal Memory	2048 MB
Form Factor	NAND Flash
Volume	850 mm3
Pin number	18
ID protection function	Yes
Panorama function	Yes
Write protectection	No
Controller	No
Input Voltage	3.3 V
Write Speed	Up to 3.75 MB per sec
Read Speed	Up to 6 MB per sec
Operating Temperature	0-55° C operating temperature/ -20-65° C
Humidity	<95%
Package Particulars	Olympus XD M+ 2GB Card, Instruction manual and XD picture card holder.
Manufacture Warranty	2 years