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suejet · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:06 pm Post subject: photography question

Can anyone tell me what the difference is between a H type & M type XD card is and can you use an Olympus XD card eg in a Fuji camera?

(In prepartation for taking hundreds of Skiathos photos and videos)
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SLJohn · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject:

Found this link to a Fuji site which may help or confuse you more! Rolling Eyes

http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital/accessories/card/index.html#compati
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suejet · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject:

Hi SLJohn,

jings, well I have FinepixF610 camera and currently use Fujifilm 512mb card but want another cheapo card to allow me to video boomerang party antics but cant suss out what will be compatible
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SLJohn · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject:

Hi Suejet.
As I am not a Fuji user I don't have a clue! Embarassed

Found some more links to try, the third one is a forum where the same question is being discussed. Good Luck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XD-Picture_Card
http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/digital/accessories/storage_media/xdcard_typeM/index.php?&flash=9
http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20920
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Ianb · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 539 Location: Lancs

Type M are generally for the older models.
Type H is up to 3x faster
Type H does not work with all older cameras (you need to check your manuals).
Type H cards are required in newer models to capture video at high rate (640x480x30), type M cards would simply not be able to keep up
from the 7dayshop.com pages
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suejet · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks Ianb

I'll have a good look.

Shocked

I ran out of card space in my 2 week hol in Naxos last year and don't want that to happen in Skiathos.
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chelleb · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject:

Tescos have a fuji xd 2g card for half price - go one dilvered with my shopping. I have a fuji E900 and on the 9m setting it does 918 pictures
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suejet · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject:

AForrest · Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 501 Location: Bolton Lancs

Sue, You should be OK with a type H card but check your instructions . Olympus cards do work with Fuji cameras .
If you are going to do video get the biggest card that works in your camera , Some older cameras wont take the 2g cards. 7dayshop have some good deals , buy 2 1g cards then if something happens to you camera or you loose a card you still have the other card and wont loose all your photos .

Ardwyn · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 13 Location: In the valleys

Excellent price on Memory Cards on DVD.co.uk.

Check out the RAM as well, 1GB for £17.99.

http://www.dvd.co.uk/index_memory.asp
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buggalugs · Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 69 Location: Bolton lancs

Hi we tend to use www.aria.co.uk for a lot of our needs. The 2g Htype fuji is on there for £20.25... you can get some decent deals

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Ianb · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 539 Location: Lancs

Have a look at M X 2 I have used them many times.

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suejet · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject:

Thanks everyone - much appreciated- I shall be armed and ready with camera 31st Aug onwards.
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HippyChic · Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject:

Sue

If you have access to Costco, have a look. I got Glass Spark a 2GB transflash card for his Samsung mobile phone . . . it was only £15 (incl VAT). They have a whole range of memory cards.