Olympus Makes Official The 32MB Upgrade
MELVILLE, N.Y., June 4 -- Olympus America Inc., Digital & Imaging Systems Group today announced 32MB SmartMedia cards under the Olympus brand. Also announced was a compatibility program bringing 32MB card compatibility to legacy filmless digital cameras and the P-330 Instant Photo Printer. The Olympus 32MB SmartMedia card is expected to sell for and will be available in June.
The Olympus D-400 Zoom, D-620L and C-2000 Zoom filmless digital cameras are inherently 32MB SmartMedia compatible. The pocket sized D-340L and D-340R come standard with 16MB SmartMedia compatibility and are optionally upgradeable to the latest 32MB SmartMedia card. Earlier D-220L and the D-320L cameras are 8MB Smartmedia compatible. Those owners of Olympus legacy D-320L cameras who want to bring them in-line with contemporary storage capacity may upgrade them to 16MB SmartMedia capability.
The new Olympus P-330 Instant Photo Printer also reads SmartMedia cards. While all current production printers are 32MB compatible, some early production units were not. Any printer with 32MB compatibility has a serial number of 2206021 or higher and is labeled on the shipping box. Owners of the earlier units who desire 32MB compatibility may upgrade their printer free of charge.
32MB Upgrade Program
Starting on June 1, 1999 and continuing through December 31, 1999, all Olympus D-340R, D-340L, D-500L and D-600L owners will be able to upgrade these Olympus products to 32MB SmartMedia card compatibility. Additionally, all D-320L owners can upgrade their camera to 16MB SmartMedia compatibility.
The upgrade service for the D-320L, D-340L or D-340R will cost .95, while the D-500L and D-600L upgrade will cost .95. As an extra benefit, those choosing to purchase a 16MB (MSRP .95) or 32MB (MSRP .95) SmartMedia card directly from Olympus as a part of the upgrade service will receive a discount on the service fee. Return costs are included in the service price and a professional lens cleaning will also be included free of charge.
Users who have already upgraded their D-500L or D-600L camera to 16MB SmartMedia compatibility and who choose to now upgrade to 32MB compatibility will receive the upgrade for free with the purchase of a 32MB card at the time of upgrade.
Floppy Disk Adapter The Olympus floppy disk adapter is 32MB SmartMedia compatible. All floppy disk adapters with the part number (MAFP-2) are compatible as shipped, with 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32MB SmartMedia capacity. All devices that have a part number (MAFP-1) are compatible up to 16MB SmartMedia, with the ability to upgrade to 32MB compatibility by simply downloading an updated driver from the Olympus website.
PCMCIA Adapter All adapters that have a part number (MA-2) offer the user 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32MB SmartMedia compatibility. All earlier models (MA-1) are compatible with 2, 4 and 8MB SmartMedia. Due to the device architecture of the (MA-1) an upgrade is not available.
The upgrade specifics are available from our website at http://www.olympus.com/digital, or call 888-55-DIGITAL, or 888-553-4448.
