Olympus 200-557 FlashPath Floppy Adapter
by Olympus
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Manufacturer: OlympusModel: 200-557
Product features:
- Download images from any Olympus digital camera
- Works like a floppy disk
- No moving parts
- Holds a 2-, 4-, 8-, 16-, or 32-MB SmartMedia card
- Slips into a floppy disk drive on any Windows 95/98, NT 4.0 or Power Macintosh-compatible PC
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Olympus 200-557 FlashPath Floppy Adapter
Customer Review: An essential
Summary: 5 Stars
You need this if you have a camera that uses SmartMedia. For transferring images to your computer, it's way faster than using the cable. It took me about 5 minutes to install the software. There's a helpful picture on the adapter to show you how to correctly insert the SmartMedia card. After that, the whole thing is transparent: the adapter mounts as if it were a floppy drive on your desktop. Make sure you move the images from the floppy to your hard drive before opening them because the hard drive is much faster. If you want to clear space on your SmartMedia card after moving the photos, you just delete them as if they were regular files. It uses two CR2016 lithium coin batteries; some people say these run out quickly, but I haven't had any problems. Do a search on Amazon for "CR2016" under "All Products" and you'll find a wide selection. The adapter will power down after some idle period to save battery life - you power it back up by ejecting and reinserting the adapter.
Be aware: the adapter does NOT recognize write protection on SmartMedia cards. This is not a real problem but just something to keep in mind.
The whole thing is so easy and also kind of fun! Don't own a SmartMedia digital camera without one.