Olympus DS-3000 What is SmartMedia?, Audio Recording Format, Memory Size, SP Mode, LP Mode

SmartMedia

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.

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