What olympuses? Most of them use XD and SD, can't find any on their site that uses microSD or miniSD.
But to answer the question of the topic starter,.. yes! SD is very useful!
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But to answer the question of the topic starter,.. yes! SD is very useful!
That'll be why you didn't come across them then. But they do exist as you can see.
From a quick Google, the Olympus Mju Tough 6010, Olympus µ 7010, and Olympus FE-5020. They seem to use the XD Image Cards and MicroSDs.
All the cameras you've listed are pretty bottom of the barrel..
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/digital_cameras
http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-...ameras/2010-LUMIX-Digital-Cameras.list.148042
http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/digitalcamera/coolpix/index.htm
Plus, MicroSD is so slow for the price.
All the cameras you've listed are pretty bottom of the barrel..
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/digital_cameras
http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-...ameras/2010-LUMIX-Digital-Cameras.list.148042
http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/digitalcamera/coolpix/index.htm
Plus, MicroSD is so slow for the price.
Yep, tiny sensors and tiny formats.
Yes, as compressed music files are using low data rates (up to 320Kb/s or Kbit/s or Kbps, which is 320/8 = 40KB/s or KiloByte/s), thus the SD card speed would be fast enough.
In all seriousness though, I'm think the SD card slot would be a great storage solution if both of my macs had a slot for it. My new MBA will have it, but my 2008 MBP doesn't.
+1
And I have read that there may soon not be a 32GB limit so we may see 64GB, 128GB or larger SD cards that the Mac can read (not being able to read SDXC cards apparently...which as I had said, currently run as large as 2TB).
Anyone know the reliability of SD cards?
LOL, I agree with you there. One of the reasons I bought the new MBA 13" was for the SD card slot to better work with the cameras I am using.
I work in a camera shop, and I can only think of Samsung of the units we have carried that used the microSD card. Canon, Leica, Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus, and Sony are all using the "old" SD cards as of now.
Horse.....dead.....beat.........
Seriously, micro SD to SD converters are $1.00 or so each. Many Micro SD cards come with the SD card adapter included.... for free. Olympus, Fuji and their ilk have seen the way things are going and are converting to SD cards in their newer model cameras. Heck, my kid's Fuji camera came with a XD to micro SD converter, almost a concession that XD cards are heading out the door. Like it or not, the market has spoken and the winner of this race is SD, (at least for most consumer level devices)
While I am in no position to argue the technical merits of one form of flash memory over another, it is pretty darn clear, (unless you are talking cell phones) that the SD card is the card of choice in most consumer cameras, ergo, this is the interface Apple chose. I do like the idea of having the SD card serve as extra storage on the new Air models (oops, just the 13" Air). We will see which Apple toy I get next, iPad or Air, iPad or Air...
Seriously, micro SD to SD converters are $1.00 or so each. Many Micro SD cards come with the SD card adapter included.... for free. Olympus, Fuji and their ilk have seen the way things are going and are converting to SD cards in their newer model cameras. Heck, my kid's Fuji camera came with a XD to micro SD converter, almost a concession that XD cards are heading out the door. Like it or not, the market has spoken and the winner of this race is SD, (at least for most consumer level devices)
While I am in no position to argue the technical merits of one form of flash memory over another, it is pretty darn clear, (unless you are talking cell phones) that the SD card is the card of choice in most consumer cameras, ergo, this is the interface Apple chose. I do like the idea of having the SD card serve as extra storage on the new Air models (oops, just the 13" Air). We will see which Apple toy I get next, iPad or Air, iPad or Air...
My as well just mount a network share, I can stream lossless ALACs from home. The SD cards is for people with SD card cameras I guess....
SD slot specs
My 13" MBAir is on its way. I've been trying to find out if it can use SDXC cards or if I will be limited to SDHC. Can't seem to find this info anywhere. Does anyone who has received their new machine know anything about this?
My 13" MBAir is on its way. I've been trying to find out if it can use SDXC cards or if I will be limited to SDHC. Can't seem to find this info anywhere. Does anyone who has received their new machine know anything about this?
Most point and shoot cameras, maybe. Real cameras (DSLRs) use SD and CF cards.
EDIT: I see this horse was beaten very dead by the time I piled on. LOL!!!
@Sam
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1037136/
How much does the SD card stick out? I've seen a picture of the Macbook pro where it sticks out as much that you cant leave it in and forget it as I could with my Acer Aspire One. Could the sandpaper trick be used on any SD card or are they different in terms of how much plastic you can sand off before destroying them?
Is there a shorter SDHC card available? Or a shorter mini sd -> SD adapter?
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1037136/
How much does the SD card stick out? I've seen a picture of the Macbook pro where it sticks out as much that you cant leave it in and forget it as I could with my Acer Aspire One. Could the sandpaper trick be used on any SD card or are they different in terms of how much plastic you can sand off before destroying them?
Is there a shorter SDHC card available? Or a shorter mini sd -> SD adapter?
