256mb memory card

Hi, I wonder if you can tell me if an xd fujifilm 256mb memory card can be
used with an Olympus mju400 camera?

Thanks.

 

Yes, any xD card should work in any camera that uses xD storage.

 

thanks for that,, another query I have, is my son has the same camera,
and he installed the software on our pc. what do we do now with the cd we
have, do we install it along side his, or will that not be able to happen,
or should I uninstall his. (we have just bought our own ) he is away for a
time, and wont be using our pc for a while

 

You will probably not be able to install two totally distinct copies
of the software on the same PC. I don't know anything about the
programs that Olympus supplies with their digicams, so I'm afraid I
can't be of further assistance here.

Have you considered film? ;-)

 

thanks.......think we will uninstall it........film was easy!!! but
expensive!

 

What's wrong with using his copy of the software? Is it personalized where
you can't use it with you camera?

 

I dont think so,I'm not able to ask him at the moment, that's what I'm
trying to establish, really.

 

Some software allows you to install multiple copies and some
doesn't. Not all software is properly written and if the program
that installs the software wasn't carefully written, it could cause
problems if you try to install a second copy. If you want to do
this and the manual makes no mention of multiple installations, it
might be wise to call Olympus's tech. support to make sure it won't
cause problems.

That said, unless the cameras you and your son have are not recent
models, the CD software that came with them should be the same, and
although you could uninstall it and then reinstall the software,
there's always the possibility of something going wrong. Since you
are willing to uninstall the software, why not simply archive (save
to tape or CD or DVD) any images your son might have stored on the
computer's hard drive? Then either delete them from the hard drive,
or better (if you have enough free hard disk space), leave them
where they are, and create a new folder to store your own images.
If your son liked the camera so much that he bought 2 or 3 for
himself, he wouldn't be expected to install 2 or 3 copies of
Olympus's software, but should be able to use all of his cameras
with just one installation.

If the software has been customized to display his name when you
run it, you may or may not be able to replace it with your own name,
but that shouldn't matter, and anyway, that's not typically done by
free software that's bundled with a camera. I have several Canon
cameras (not even the same models) and the Canon software that came
with them was the same. I only installed it once, and the software
doesn't notice or care which cameras were used to store images on
any of the half dozen CF memory cards that are used in the cameras.
I simply take pictures, and upload them to different folders on the
hard drive, the folders being selected according to the content of
the images.

 

thanks for that Bill, that seems quite reasonable to me, I will try to get
in touch with him as to what he has on the folders etc and we will go from
there.....his is in Iraq at the moment......

 

Actually, while that should be the situation, it's not always so, Rob. I
recently ran into a situation where two cards, different brands, would not
work with the three devices I own. Each card would work with one or two
devices but not all three. Strangely, each card worked with a device the
other card wouldn't work with. Since all three devices did work, it wasn't
obviously defective hardware. I contacted the device manufacturers for a
solution and was told by two there are, as yet, no firmly established
standards for the drivers built into each card. Each suggested various
solutions, one of which was to simply try a card made by another company.
And, indeed, the third card purchased did work with all three devices. So,
while your comment is true in general, there are at least some exceptions.

Stewart

 

You're welcome. I hope his time overseas passes as quickly as it
did for me (not Iraq, though) and he returns safely, with perhaps a
few new pictures to share.

 

I have spoken to him about software, and he said its not even worth keeping
on pc, all it is is a storage medium, without it, pics will just go to My
pictures automatically, so I have decided to do away with it, I'll put it in
my own albums! Thanks for you wishes, he isnt in Iraq permananetely, he is
in an out, he is in air support, so if any heli needs repair or replacing,
in they go, and out again, could be anywhere in the world......nice job!