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The XD memory system was developed by olympus and fuji, which means that the fuji card is compatable in an olympus camera(I have a 3.2 megapixel camera). However the fuji card is £20 cheaper than the olympus card, the only difference in the cards being a lack of a panoramic facility on the fuji card (don't think this function is similar to the panoramic function on an APS camera, it involves 'stiching' photos together) which if I ever want to use I will use the 16mb olympus card that came with the camera.
With this card you can take from 326 photos on the default setting (3.2 megapixels) to a staggering 1598! photos on the lowest resolution setting all on a card the size of a thumbnail.
Worth every penny.

It is what the title says - bargain.

Was going to buy them on high street but I was not ready to pay [...] for it. It's real 1GB with no catch. Just make sure that you buy this one for Fujifilm camera. I've realized that they are 2 types (H/M) of xD Picture Card out there which was later after purchase. They both work in both brands Fujifilm & Olympus just some panoramatic functions on Olympus cameras might not work. So, better make sure, which brand you're buying. This one on Amazon.co.uk is a real bargain.

Can do nothing else than strongly recommend it!

My camera oringally came with a 16mb card, which really inhibited the use of the 3m pixel resolution, and meant I was constantly having to download the data to my PC.

The 128mb card have given me so much space that I can now take 100+ photos at 3m+ pixels, and should the need arise, I can take almost 1000 pictures at 0.3m resolution, so I never have to worry about running out of room.

This is a really good buy, and great value!

Other reviewers have said it all on the quality of the card. This review invites users to look at the small print somewhere at the back of the manual for your camera.

I was in the process of loading my photos into my PC and decided to take the opportunity to tidy up my card, deleting files that I no longer needed. I put the card back into the camera to be told that the camera didn't think the card was initialised. I had to reformat the card. I did so in the camera, took some test shots and put the card back in to the reader - to be told that my PC didn't recognise it. Back into the camera, to be told the card wasn't initialised... Looking at the small print at around page 60 of my Finepix 410 manual, I discovered that all editing of the card should be done through the camera, not the PC, as it risks corrupting the card. Too late for me. I've discovered that the card can still be used by plugging the camera directly into the PC (rather than using a card reader) but this really negates the advantages of having such a small memory card in the first place.

I'm new to the world of digital photography, so perhaps it's just my naivety that's to blame. But a clearer word up front would have saved a lot of trouble. Full marks to the card, minus one mark for the trouble caused by having insufficiently clear advice in the instruction manual.

This thumbnail sized card does exactly what it says. And with so much memory for so few pounds, those big RAW format images become viable.

However, this is a type M/H card, which means that it uses a funky but slightly different compression method to give more byte for the buck. So there are some compatibility issues with older Fuji cameras.

For FujiFilm's online Fuji camera compatibility chart, I recommend that you visit www.fujifilm.co.uk/media/xdtypem to make sure that this card will be okay for your camera.

Otherwise 5 stars (and five more stars for Amazon's free delivery)