Smartmedia – Olympus DS-3000 User Manual
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SmartMedia
What is SmartMedia?
SmartMedia is a type of removable IC memory
card. With more memory than a floppy disk,
SmartMedia cards facilitate data exchange
with personal computers, and can be used to
store data. Optional SmartMedia cards are
available to add capacity as needed, in
addition to the included 16MB SmartMedia
card.
When purchasing SmartMedia cards of
various memory capacities, specify 3 V
(3.3 V) SmartMedia cards (in memory sizes
of 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64MB) for the Olympus
CAMEDIA digital camera series.
Notes
• Commercial 5 V SmartMedia cards cannot be used.
• This product is compatible with SmartMedia cards
that have the copyright protection ID feature, and
with SmartMedia cards without the ID feature.
(Audio files recorded with this product are not
protected by copyright law.)
• Never use SmartMedia cards with products that
are not compliant with the SSFDC Forum*
(including certain models of MP3 players).
* The SSFDC Forum is a voluntary organization
committed to promoting SmartMedia as a de facto
standard in the industry. The DS-3000 adheres
to a format recommended by the SSFDC Forum.
Memory Sizes of SmartMedia Cards
and Approximate Recording Times*
Memory Size
SP Mode
LP Mode
4MB
35 min.
1 hr.20 min.
8MB
1 hr.15 min.
2 hr.45 min.
16MB
2 hr.35 min.
5 hr.30 min.
32MB
5 hr.10 min. 11 hr.10 min.
64MB
10 hr.25 min. 22 hr.20 min.
* Recording time is calculated using a single audio
file recorded continuously. If audio files are recorded
intermittently, recording time may be shorter than
indicated.
Audio Recording Format
The DS-3000 stores highly compressed DSS
(Digital Speech Standard) audio files on
SmartMedia cards.
SmartMedia