The xD-Picture Card format, developed by Fujifilm and Olympus, was first introduced in September 2002. The new addition to the xD-Picture Card is expected to meet the increasing consumer demand for greater storage capacity. The development roadmap for the product predicts an eventual storage capacity of up to 8GB in a single card.

The rapid development of more sophisticated, higher resolution digital cameras led to today's.

The great popularity and success of FinePix digital cameras will be further enhanced by the introduction of the 256 MB xD-Picture Card."

The xD-Picture Card also minimizes power consumption to save battery life and provides fast read/write capabilities for smoother digital camera operation. Capacities of 64MB and higher read at a rate of 5MB/sec and write at a speed of 3MB/sec. PCMCIA and CompactFlash adapters are also currently available at local retailers, allowing the use of the xD-Picture Card in a variety of cameras and other devices from multiple manufacturers.

xD-Picture Card Features

Storage Capacity xD-Picture Cards are currently available at 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB and with today's announcement, are soon to be available in a 512MB capacity.

Extremely Compact Comparable in size to a penny, the card is 20.0 mm x 25.0 mm x 1.7 mm (0.79" x 0.98" x .07") and weighs less than one-tenth of an ounce. The xD-Picture Card format is the one of the smallest storage media cards in size, but provides the high capacity sought by today's consumer.

Power Consumption The xD-Picture Card was designed to consume minimal power. Users benefit from the convenience and savings of longer battery life.

Compatibility PCMCIA and CF Card Adapters are currently available, allowing use of the xD-Picture Card in a variety of cameras and other devices.