Olympus xD – Picture Card (256 MB)

[Mikeo512]

Just found an Olympus xD – Picture Card (256 MB). It must have come from a long-defunct (and long-lost) camera. It won’t fit into my present Panasonic camera DMC-TZ36. The card from the latter fits into the Anker hub that clips into the two sockets on the side of my MPB 16-inch 2019. However, this recently-found Olympus xD – Picture Card (256 MB) does not fit. It would be interesting to see what’s on this card.
What kind of adaptor do I need to view its contents? Thanks in advance for comments.
M

 

[Raz0rEdge]

How about showing us a picture of it?

 

[ferrarr]

How to Read an XD Picture Card - Techwallahttps://www.techwalla.com › Tech Support › How To

 

[Mikeo512]

OK and good point! This does not fit into the Anker adaptor that plugs into the two sockets on the side of my MPB.

 

[MacInWin]

A picture of the connector on the end would be nice.

 

[MacInWin]

A search found this article:

xD-Picture Card - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

But the bad news is that in part it says:

Card format is proprietary to Fujifilm and Olympus, just as the Memory Stick format is to Sony. No public documentation was available (see below for reverse-engineering results).

It was replaced by the SD card, which was not proprietary. I did a quick look for an XD reader and came up empty, but maybe you can keep searching. Whatever you find will probably be at least 10-12 years old.

 

[nickyr]

I think your best bet is a cheap Olympus camera that's XD compatible on eBay or the like, then connect to your mac with a USB cable