SmartMedia cards are thin cards that are about the size of a postage stamp. They can be so small because they have no built-in controller. In reality,

SmartMedia cards are thin cards that are about the size of a postage stamp. They can be so small because they have no built-in controller. In reality, they are simply memory that has been laminated on a plastic card. The controller has to be built into the equipment. This generally causes no problem. However, equipment that was manufacturer before 2001 may be incompatible with the new higher capacity 64 MB and 128 MB cards. Another thing to note: current SmartMedia devices run at 3.3 Volts. Some early SmartMedia cards used 5 Volts. 5 V cards cannot be used in 3.3V equipment. SmartMedia is currently being used by Fuji, Olympus, Toshiba, and others