Is Smartmedia dead?

[fyleow]

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[HappyPuppy]

I have a Canon A40 and stuck a 512 MB compact flash card in it and it rocks! I will never be able to fill it up before downloading.

Sorry to hear about your cam.

 

[RossMAN]

I thought xD is the successor to SM?

CF rocks!

 

[fyleow]

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[bubbadu]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I thought xD is the successor to SM?

CF rocks!

CF definlty rocks.... I am not down with the whole XD card thing :/ ... SD is also a good option... thanks for the info about XD replacing SM... I had no clue.

-Bubbadu

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: fyleow
I have a relatively new Olympus C 4000 Zoom digital camera and it only accepts smart media. My concern is that it only goes up to 128 mb and the technology seems to be dead? It's been limited at 128 for awhile now and it looks as if secure digital has taken over.

What's the problem though? Obsoltete in the post-ebay world means that you can get it cheap on some auction place.. no biggie.. Like my printer uses obsolete 72 pin memory.. I freaked until I picked up 64 megs for $12..

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

SM Was never alive to begin with. Long live CF!

 

[bubbadu]

I would just a couple 128 cards for around 25 bucks each .. Sure you wont be able to take quiet the same amount of pictures on one card as a CF, but thats pretty damn cheap. The C4000 is a 4 megapixel I believe so like 4 128's should be plenty.

-Bubbadu

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

I keep a card caddy with 6 SMs. I think it makes more sense than huge capacity media for cameras < 4MP.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Dead? Nah. Cheap? Yes.

Get some more cards then. They take no space (fit in the wallet).

 

[crypticlogin]

You'll probably not see a new digicam use exclusively SmartMedia, that's for sure. But hey, if *your* camera works with SmartMedia, does it really matter what media format the other cameras are using? Just buy a few extras while SM cards are still on the market and enjoy your new camera!

 

[larciel]

i thought the size of the media (SM) really hurt it compared with other storage cards.. CF is smaller, SD is really smaller.

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: larciel
i thought the size of the media (SM) really hurt it compared with other storage cards.. CF is smaller, SD is really smaller.

When you say CF is "smaller" I have to disagree with you. Yes, CF has a smaller footprint, but SM is MUCH thinner, making it easier tocarry in the wallet.