Memory for Fuji S7000

On 18 Sep 2006 14:33:51 -0700, lerner RemoveThis @ka.net wrote:

> I have one and there seems to be a great deal of controversy in what
> memory you can and can't use in it. Even that Steves site isn't sure.
> It takes and comes with XD. It also uses microdrive and CF cards.
> Nobody seems to be sure how large of a card this camera can see. Some
> cards are harder on the batteries. Some cards may cause the movie mode
> not to work. Some cards may kill the panoramic feature. If anyone has
> one of these I would appreciate if you could tell me what you use in
> yours. I need a larger card and nobody knows what works. Thanks
> The Fuji site info hasn't been updated since the camera came out so
> it's no help.

I'm not very familiar with the S7000 (I have a Fuji S5100). But
isn't the panorama feature offered by Olympus cameras, not by Fujis?
I know that to be able to utilize the panorama feature with Olympus
cameras, Olympus xD cards must be used. PNY cards also work, but if
you examine the card through the plastic packaging, you can see that
the cards are made by Olympus, and it states in bold print on the
front of the package:

> Panorama function ONLY supported on Olympus digital cameras

This happens to be a type M card, by the way. Newer, type H cards
are now available and they are faster. There can be problems taking
videos with cards that are too slow, but type M cards should be more
than fast enough. After all, the S7000 was sold for several years
before the higher speed type H cards were ever sold. But video eats
up vast amounts of memory, and the larger the card the better.
While I don't know the maximum card size the S7000 can use, it
probably goes up to at least 2GB using CF cards, and it might even
be compatible with 4GB cards, and you want the fastest possible
cards, CF would be what you want. My S5100 was made before 1GB xD
cards were available and the manual only mentions sizes up to 512MB.
But it works fine with 1GB cards, which in my case were made by
Olympus.
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"piquet105" <piquet105 DeleteThis @blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> lerner DeleteThis @ka.net wrote:
>> I have one and there seems to be a great deal of controversy in
>> what
>> memory you can and can't use in it. Even that Steves site isn't
>> sure.
>> It takes and comes with XD. It also uses microdrive and CF cards.
>> Nobody seems to be sure how large of a card this camera can see.
>> Some
>> cards are harder on the batteries. Some cards may cause the movie
>> mode
>> not to work. Some cards may kill the panoramic feature. If anyone
>> has
>> one of these I would appreciate if you could tell me what you use
>> in
>> yours. I need a larger card and nobody knows what works. Thanks
>> The Fuji site info hasn't been updated since the camera came out so
>> it's no help.
>
> I use a 1gb Sandisk Extreme III CF card and also a Fuji 1GB XD Type
> M
> Picture Card. I keep them both in the camera and simply switch
> between
> them depending on what I want to record. I use the CF card for
> video
> and also if I want to do any continuous shooting. The XD card I use
> for
> general picture taking. I find this arrangement works well for me
> and
> I have not noticed any problem with reduced battery life. The only
> info
> I can find regarding the limitations of M and H type Xd cards is
> here -
> http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/digital/accessories/storage%5Fmedia/xdcard%5FtypeM/

Reduced battery life was a problem with some S7000s - like the one I
had - when using a CF card. The battery power drained in no time at
all, the camera was unusable with a CF card. Fuji did offer a fix for
owners with cameras that had this problem.
 >> Stay informed about: Memory for Fuji S7000 

Stewy wrote:
> In article <L1FPg.73$SY4.4@newsfe12.lga>,
> "Peter A. Stavrakoglou" <ntotrr.DeleteThis@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> > "piquet105" <piquet105.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:1158616944.849166.111910@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > >
> > > lerner.DeleteThis@ka.net wrote:
> > >> I have one and there seems to be a great deal of controversy in
> > >> what
> > >> memory you can and can't use in it. Even that Steves site isn't
> > >> sure.
> > >> It takes and comes with XD. It also uses microdrive and CF cards.
> > >> Nobody seems to be sure how large of a card this camera can see.
> > >> Some
> > >> cards are harder on the batteries. Some cards may cause the movie
> > >> mode
> > >> not to work. Some cards may kill the panoramic feature. If anyone
> > >> has
> > >> one of these I would appreciate if you could tell me what you use
> > >> in
> > >> yours. I need a larger card and nobody knows what works. Thanks
> > >> The Fuji site info hasn't been updated since the camera came out so
> > >> it's no help.
> > >
> > > I use a 1gb Sandisk Extreme III CF card and also a Fuji 1GB XD Type
> > > M
> > > Picture Card. I keep them both in the camera and simply switch
> > > between
> > > them depending on what I want to record. I use the CF card for
> > > video
> > > and also if I want to do any continuous shooting. The XD card I use
> > > for
> > > general picture taking. I find this arrangement works well for me
> > > and
> > > I have not noticed any problem with reduced battery life. The only
> > > info
> > > I can find regarding the limitations of M and H type Xd cards is
> > > here -
> > > http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/digital/accessories/storage%5Fmedia/xdcard%5FtypeM
> > > /
> >
> > Reduced battery life was a problem with some S7000s - like the one I
> > had - when using a CF card. The battery power drained in no time at
> > all, the camera was unusable with a CF card. Fuji did offer a fix for
> > owners with cameras that had this problem.
>
> I had this problem. Fuji UK fixed it in a week for free even though I'd
> bought the camera in Japan (where I live)

I can't find it again right now but I did find on
http://www.steves-digicams.com/
someone posted a serial number and said if your S7000 had a higher
serial number
than that it wouldn't have the battery drain problem. Mine is new
enough that it was
about that number.
 >> Stay informed about: Memory for Fuji S7000 

In article <L1FPg.73$SY4.4@newsfe12.lga>,
"Peter A. Stavrakoglou" <ntotrr.DeleteThis@optonline.net> wrote:

> "piquet105" <piquet105.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1158616944.849166.111910@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > lerner.DeleteThis@ka.net wrote:
> >> I have one and there seems to be a great deal of controversy in
> >> what
> >> memory you can and can't use in it. Even that Steves site isn't
> >> sure.
> >> It takes and comes with XD. It also uses microdrive and CF cards.
> >> Nobody seems to be sure how large of a card this camera can see.
> >> Some
> >> cards are harder on the batteries. Some cards may cause the movie
> >> mode
> >> not to work. Some cards may kill the panoramic feature. If anyone
> >> has
> >> one of these I would appreciate if you could tell me what you use
> >> in
> >> yours. I need a larger card and nobody knows what works. Thanks
> >> The Fuji site info hasn't been updated since the camera came out so
> >> it's no help.
> >
> > I use a 1gb Sandisk Extreme III CF card and also a Fuji 1GB XD Type
> > M
> > Picture Card. I keep them both in the camera and simply switch
> > between
> > them depending on what I want to record. I use the CF card for
> > video
> > and also if I want to do any continuous shooting. The XD card I use
> > for
> > general picture taking. I find this arrangement works well for me
> > and
> > I have not noticed any problem with reduced battery life. The only
> > info
> > I can find regarding the limitations of M and H type Xd cards is
> > here -
> > http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/digital/accessories/storage%5Fmedia/xdcard%5FtypeM
> > /
>
> Reduced battery life was a problem with some S7000s - like the one I
> had - when using a CF card. The battery power drained in no time at
> all, the camera was unusable with a CF card. Fuji did offer a fix for
> owners with cameras that had this problem.

I had this problem. Fuji UK fixed it in a week for free even though I'd
bought the camera in Japan (where I live)
 >> Stay informed about: Memory for Fuji S7000 

lerner.TakeThisOut@ka.net wrote:
> Stewy wrote:
> > In article <L1FPg.73$SY4.4@newsfe12.lga>,
> > "Peter A. Stavrakoglou" <ntotrr.TakeThisOut@optonline.net> wrote:
> >
> > > "piquet105" <piquet105.TakeThisOut@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > news:1158616944.849166.111910@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > > >
> > > > lerner.TakeThisOut@ka.net wrote:
> > > >> I have one and there seems to be a great deal of controversy in
> > > >> what
> > > >> memory you can and can't use in it. Even that Steves site isn't
> > > >> sure.
> > > >> It takes and comes with XD. It also uses microdrive and CF cards.
> > > >> Nobody seems to be sure how large of a card this camera can see.
> > > >> Some
> > > >> cards are harder on the batteries. Some cards may cause the movie
> > > >> mode
> > > >> not to work. Some cards may kill the panoramic feature. If anyone
> > > >> has
> > > >> one of these I would appreciate if you could tell me what you use
> > > >> in
> > > >> yours. I need a larger card and nobody knows what works. Thanks
> > > >> The Fuji site info hasn't been updated since the camera came out so
> > > >> it's no help.
> > > >
> > > > I use a 1gb Sandisk Extreme III CF card and also a Fuji 1GB XD Type
> > > > M
> > > > Picture Card. I keep them both in the camera and simply switch
> > > > between
> > > > them depending on what I want to record. I use the CF card for
> > > > video
> > > > and also if I want to do any continuous shooting. The XD card I use
> > > > for
> > > > general picture taking. I find this arrangement works well for me
> > > > and
> > > > I have not noticed any problem with reduced battery life. The only
> > > > info
> > > > I can find regarding the limitations of M and H type Xd cards is
> > > > here -
> > > > http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/digital/accessories/storage%5Fmedia/xdcard%5FtypeM
> > > > /
> > >
> > > Reduced battery life was a problem with some S7000s - like the one I
> > > had - when using a CF card. The battery power drained in no time at
> > > all, the camera was unusable with a CF card. Fuji did offer a fix for
> > > owners with cameras that had this problem.
> >
> > I had this problem. Fuji UK fixed it in a week for free even though I'd
> > bought the camera in Japan (where I live)
>
> I can't find it again right now but I did find on
> http://www.steves-digicams.com/
> someone posted a serial number and said if your S7000 had a higher
> serial number
> than that it wouldn't have the battery drain problem. Mine is new
> enough that it was
> about that number.

I just got a Lexar Platinum II CF, 1GB for $49.99 and it seems to work
great just from
testing it. Thanks
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