Inserting the card (SmartMedia)
This reference manual uses the term "card" when referring to SmartMedia.
The pictures you have taken are stored on the card.
Card basics
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The card corresponds to normal camera film for recording the pictures you
have taken. Pictures recorded and stored on the card can easily be erased,
overwritten, and/or edited on a PC.
The following cards can be used:
• Provided standard card
• Optional Olympus CAMEDIA-brand cards (4 MB - 128 MB)
• Commercially available 3 V (3.3 V) cards (4 MB - 128 MB)
• 2 MB cards cannot be used.
• Commercially available 5 V cards cannot be used.
• This camera may not recognize a non-Olympus card (such as a 3 V
(3.3 V)), or a card that was formatted on another device (such as a
PC, etc.). Before use, be sure to format the card on this camera.
"Formatting (Card setup)" (
Handling precautions
• Operating temperature: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F); Storing temperature:
-20°C to 65°C (-4°F to 149°F); Humidity: up to 95%
• Put the card into its anti-electrostatic case for storage or transportation.
• Do not bend, drop or apply any physical shock to the card.
• Do not touch the contact area of the card.
• Do not reuse the write-protect seal.
• Read the provided SmartMedia instruction manual carefully.
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Contact area
Comes into contact with the camera's signal read contacts.
Write-protect area
Attach the provided write-protect seal when you want to protect
your data from accidental erasure or overwriting.
Index area
Use the provided index label to indicate the card's contents.
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