Reading XD cards from camera; how?

[Giles Orr]

On 20 September 2010 22:30, Walter Dnes <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>  OK, now that I have a Pentax K-X and generate 15-meg DNG files along
> with 5-meg jpegs each time I take a picture, I actually need a multi-
> gigabyte XD card <G>.  The one problem is that I can't seem to read it
> in any reader.  The only saving grace is that the USB connector that
> plugs into the camera works, showing up as a bog-standard USB drive.
> But transferring and deleting photos eats up battery charge.  I would
> much rather prefer to use something like an SD card reader.
>
>  My question is, is this a hardware issue or a software issue.  Do I
> need to get a new XD-compatable card reader, or is it a matter of
> updating the software on my computer?

I recently bought a very low-end Olympus digital camera.  It came with
an xD card shell that takes micro-SD cards.  So even Olympus has given
up on the xD format.  If the camera really takes xD (which does seem
unlikely, it being a Pentax) you would be wise to get a similar card
converter so you can use the much more common micro-SDHC format cards.
 The converters are actually hard to find - they come with cameras but
aren't readily available for sale.  But keep your eyes open.

DP Review (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Pentax/pentax_kx.asp)
seems to indicate that the camera already uses SD/SDHC, not xD.
Better check into that.

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