The Olympus C-5050 Zoom is a compact camera with a tilted LCD monitor capable of 5 megapixel photographs. There are a range of XD memory cards compatible with this camera, each with a large amount of storage to account for the high memory consumption of cameras such as these.
Olympus Type M xD-Picture Card
This xD card from the makers of the C-5050 Zoom camera, Olympus, has a NAND memory type. This is a type of flash memory with non-volatile storage that can keep data stored on it without a power source. The card also has flash ID protection, which is a unique identification number for copy protection use. Panoramic function is provided, to store wider pictures. Write protection is not present, meaning there is no visible switch to operate that would stop data being written onto the storage facility. These xD cards come in a 1GB model, which can be purchased for $19.27 as of November 2010. The 2GB variation is $20.72 as of November 2010. The larger of the two cards can store 1,000 pictures using an 8 megapixel digital camera set in high quality mode.
Olympus xD-Picture Card Type M+
The model up from the previous XD card, the M+ comes equipped with many of the same features, such as a panorama storage function and NAND flash memory type. As with the Type M, it does not come with a write protection switch to block accidental data writing. Where it does improve on its predecessor is in data transfer speed. It is 1.5 times as fast as the Type M xD-Picture Card. It also uses multilevel cell to increase its memory. This works by using multiple levels in each cell instead of the standard approach of using one level per cell, allowing the storage of more bits. The 1GB version can be bought for $25.40 as of November 2010 and the xD card with 2GB storage for $48.24 as of November 2010.
Transcend xD Picture Card
This xD card has a maximum 2GB storage capacity. Just like the Olympus xD-Picture Card Type M+it has multilevel cell architecture to get more from its storage facility. The memory card can reach higher data writing and reading speeds than most. While standard xD cards write at 1.3 megabits per second (mbs) and read data at 5mbs, the Transcend xD Picture Card writes at 2.5mbs and reads at 4.0mbs. It costs $24.40 to purchase the device as of November 2010.
Fuji xD Type M Picture Card
Using multilevel cell architecture the card compresses digital data storage, meaning that each megabyte goes further. Fuji xD Type M Picture Card is a durable memory card that can be purchased in its 1GB model for $16.07 as of November 2010, or $28.88 for the 2GB card as of November 2010.
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