A few questions, Andrew.
Will those xD cards speed up older Oly cameras or just particular new
ones?
How does one tell a new card from an old one? Do they have a special
designation?
As you are probably aware the D200 has a new battery with an extra
terminal that allows a more accurate assessment of the remaining
charge as well as how much life remains in the battery after long
term use. Unhelpfully the information is hidden in the menu. It seems
to be the hot new feature although I can't imagine going out without
a spare battery and in that case an accurate battery assessment is
redundant.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Feb 12, 2006, at 7:10 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> More than that. The new genuine Oly xD cards when used with an Oly
> cam are claimed to be three times faster, enable the panorama option,
> provide 'art effects' and also have a 3D option which can be printed
> in a style reminiscent of the old Nimslo lenticular cameras. Four
> items in all - quite a clever way of getting people to buy genuine
> parts.
> Next, perhaps they'll come up with a similar scheme to convince
> people to pay their quite astonishing price for the E system battery
> which, to me, looks like the BP-511 in my Canon with a different
> contact set. Perhaps it provides a better class of electrons,
> guaranteed to be fully compatible.
> AndrewF
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