Fujifilm 600002308 xD-Picture Card M 512 MB

Hi! I just recently received my Fujifilm 1 GB xD picture card from Amazon.com and I must say I LOVE IT!I was unsure at first, if this new Type M picture card would be compatible with my old Fuji Finepix 3800 digital camera- but I did some research on the Fuji.com website and I am happy to report that it is compatible with the Fuji Finepix 3800 camera! You can also go to the fuji.com website and look at their xD compability chart if your unsure if it will work for your camera - I would definitely check before purchasing.I am now able to take as many pictures as I can possibly take (I doubt that it will be more than the range that this card can hold) and not have to worry about deleting ones that may take up my picture card. Did I already say that I love having this 1GB picture card? =)I don't use the video mode in my digital camera as often as I should, since I rely on my camcorder. But, I decided I'd test it out for this review and it works fine, but I would like to point out that my Finepix 3800 model only goes up to the 320 x240 mode. The packaging on the xD says that it may give video difficulties if your digital camera uses video that shoots at 640 x480 pixels or if you have these particuliar camera models listed as follows: E550, F810, S5000, S5100, S7000 and S20 models. I do not use my video mode, so this did not concern me, I was more concerned about first, if it was compatible with my camera and second, how many pictures it would be able to hold. But if you do have those particuliar model numbers noted above and you DO use the video mode on your digital camera, you may want to think about it before purchasing the type M picture cards.If your digital camera takes the Fuji xD picture cards - you definitely have to upgrade to this 1 GB picture card. I currently own a 16mb and two 128 mb xD picture cards (all bought before this new type M picture card), why buy all of these, when you can just buy one 1GB picture card.It is perfect for me because my family and I will be going on a Disney vacation and the last thing I wanted to worry about during my vacation, was having to review all my pictures on my picture card just to free up some memory (for those with a 16mb picture card, you know what I mean). But now I can happily click away.Here is what is listed on the back of the package of the xD:6 Million Pixels:680 pictures on the normal mode341 pictures on the fine mode4 Million Pixels:1065 pictures on the normal mode537 on the fine mode3 Million Pixels:1305 pictures on the normal mode586 pictures on the fine modeNote from myself: The above numbers may vary beacause I currently own a 3.2 Mega Pixel camera and my camera says I am able to take about 816 at the highest quality mode and not 537 as the fuji package label suggested, but fuji does note that approximate numbers may vary depending on the camera model.The Fuji packaging also says that this xD picture card Type M is compatible with ALL 2005 Fujifilm models. It also says that this picture card is NOT compatible with the following finePix models F700 and 602. Video mode may experience interruption of movie recording at 640 x 480 pixels and/or increased processing times for on the E550, F810, S5000, S5100, S7000 and S20 models.Pros:1) It's 1 GB and definitely blows away my old 128 mb xD picture card!!! I am kicking myself for not getting this sooner.2) I am now able to take as many as 816 pictures on the highest quality - which for my camera would be at the 3 M Fine mode and 1728 at 3M normal, and over 7995 at the O.3 mode (lowest quality)!! These numbers are with my Fuji finepix 3800 camera, numbers may vary with your own digital camera - it may be more or less depending on the type of camera you currently own. My current camera is only a 3.2 mega pixel camera. If you own a 6 mega pixel camera, it will probably be lower, but I bet still a lot more than the 512 mb picture card.3) The price is right, I was initally going to buy the 512 mb picture card at Walmart for $73, but I'm glad that I now have 1 GB to use, and only paid around $12 or so more for a 1GB picture card, plus amazon.com threw in the free shipping for me, what more could I have asked for. (By the way, amazon.com shipped mine via USPS First Class mail).4) Why carry three various picture cards, when you can just purchase one 1 GB picture card.Cons:I thought about some con's just to be fair and balanced, but I could not think of any, as of yet.I hope my review helps you determine whether you would like to purchase it or not. Happy picture taking from one shutterbug to another! =)

I bought the Fujifilm 1GB xD (Type M) for my Olympus Stylus 500. I tested it and it was great, allowing a lot of pictures for a trip. After I had foolishly discarded the packing material, I discovered a glitch. I cannot write from my computer to the card. The camera writes to the card, but I cannot transfer albums back to the card. I had planned to use the card for data between trips, but no can do. If you only want to store pictures direct from the camera, it's fine. If you want to store anything else, get the regular xD.

I just bought a FujiFilm S5100 digital camera and this FujiFilm 512 MB xD Picture Card. First, let's discuss speed. The following are image processing and write times for some popular cameras:6152 kbs = Canon Rebel XT (CF)4805 kbs = Panasonic FZ5 (SD)2368 kbs = FujiFilm s5100 (xD)1017 kbs = Canon IS S1 (CF)615 kbs = Konica Minolta Z5 (SD)I got these numbers from a popular camera review site. (dpreview) The numbers show that the storage media has very little to do with how fast a camera processes and writes an image. The image processing engine used by the camera will largely determine the overall speed.Price used to be a big issue with xD cards. Today, pricing is similar to other storage formats. At the time of this review, the SanDisk Ultra II 512 MB SD card is actually more expensive than the FujiFilm 512 MB xD card. While the SanDisk Ultra II 512 MB CF card is the least expensive, they are all within about 10 dollars. If you are not looking for high performance, you will have many more options with SD and CF. You can find low performance CF cards for about half the price of the FujiFilm xD card.Bottom line is this: the storage media used is going to play a very minor role when I choose a camera. I tend to buy the largest memory card I can get and just leave it in the camera. I just transfer the pictures to my PC through the USB connection on the camera. With my FujiFilm S5100, I can get about 268 JPEGs in 2272 x 1704 Fine mode. The card works great and has decent speed. No complaints...