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| What is Memory Stick and what can I use it for?
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| Memory Stick, a small-sized flash memory format, is a platform for
personal networking. With Memory Stick Media a wide variety of digital
content, from photos and computer data to music and moving images,
can all be stored on a single stick and then easily transferred among
a wide variety of products. Memory Stick Media are available with
a range of storage capacities, from 16MB to 1 GB.
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| Which non-Sony companies provide Memory Stick-compatible products?
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| More than 400 companies around the world support the Memory Stick
format, including the following companies which offer Memory Stick-compatible
products: Sony, Compaq, Fujitsu Ltd., Samsung, Hewlett-Packard Company,
Motorola, Pioneer, Kenwood, General Motors, Toshiba, I/O Data Equipment,
Epson, Sharp, Alpine, NTT DoCoMo, Real Networks, IBM, KDDI, Takara(toy
company), Acer, Lexmark, Lexar Media, SanDisk, and more.
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| How many Memory Stick-compatible products are available worldwide?
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| As of December 2002 more than 600 products were available worldwide,
in more than 60 different product categories.
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| If my computer does not have a Memory Stick slot, can I still
use Memory Stick Media?
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| Sony offers a number of adapters
that allow you to use Memory Stick Media with a PC via a USB port,
floppy drive, or through the PC card slot.
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| Which Sony products work with Memory Stick?
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| A wide variety of products work with Memory Stick including VAIO
Laptops and Desktops, CLIE Handhelds, Digital Still Cameras, Camcorders,
Digital Photo Printers, Network Walkman, TVs, Projectors, and more.
There are already over 600 Memory Stick compatible products available
worldwide and the number is increasing daily!
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| Memory Stick Pro Media
(256MB, 512MB, 1GB) |
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| What is Memory Stick PRO technology?
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| Memory Stick PRO is the evolution of the Memory Stick format. It
offers increased capacity and increased transfer speed over the original
Memory Stick media. The advanced technology, working with optimized
Memory Stick PRO format-compatible devices, enables various new applications
including real-time recording and playback of high-resolution moving
images. Memory Stick Pro is compatible with selected Memory Stick
Slots.
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| What is the difference between Memory Stick and Memory Stick
Pro?
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| Memory Stick Pro has been developed as the evolution of the original
Memory Stick technology and offers increased capacity and transfer
speed. While both are the same size and weight, Memory Stick Pro offers
new capabilities such as real-time recording and playback of high-resolution
moving images.
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Capacity, transfer speeds, and other Memory Stick PRO media features
vary by and are dependent upon the design of host hardware devices.
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| Will Memory Stick PRO media work in all Memory Stick compatible
products?
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| Similar to the initial launch of the DVD platform, some existing
Memory Stick compatible products do not have the capability to read
Memory Stick PRO media. However, Memory Stick PRO compatible products
will be optimized to read both Memory Stick (16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB,
128MB x 2) and Memory Stick PRO media.
To see if your Sony product is Memory Stick Pro compatible, please
use the Sony Style Memory
Stick Compatibility Search Tool.
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| Are current Memory Stick media compatible with Memory Stick
PRO products?
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| Yes, existing Memory Stick media will work in Memory Stick PRO
compatible products.
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| Can Memory Stick PRO media compatibility be implemented through
a firmware or software upgrade?
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| For some VAIO computer models a patch can be downloaded to enable
Memory Stick PRO format compatibility. Memory Stick Pro media features
vary by and are dependent upon the design of host devices.
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| Are all VAIO computer models Memory Stick Pro compatible?
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| Owners of VAIO computers that are not Memory Stick Pro compatible
have three options:
1) Download a patch that will allow you to use Memory Stick Pro with
your VAIO.
i) The patch is effective with selected VAIO computer models. Click
here to determine if the patch will work with your VAIO computer.
ii) If the patch will work with your computer model, download the
MS Pro Patch here.
2) Purchase a Memory Stick Pro Compatible Adaptor. Sony offers a variety
of Memory Stick Pro compatible adaptors that will allow you to use
Memory Stick Media with a PC via a USB port, floppy drive, or through
the PC card slot.
3) Utilize the new 128MB x 2 Memory Stick format to save 2 x 128MB
data on one Memory Stick.
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| Are current CLIÉ™ handheld models compatible?
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| As of April 1st 2003 there are no Memory Stick Pro compatible CLIÉ™
handhelds available in Canada. However, the new 128MB x 2 Memory Stick
format can be used in all Memory Stick Slots and offers the ability
to save 2 x 128MB data on one Memory Stick.
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| What will happen if a Memory Stick PRO media is inserted into
a non- Memory Stick PRO device?
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| Depending on the product, an error message may appear.
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| How much content can a 1GB Memory Stick PRO media hold?
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| A 1GB Memory Stick PRO media can hold:
• Approximately sixteen CDs (calculated at 64MB per CD)
• 360 JPEG images with 5.0-Megapixel quality (fine mode compression)
= Digital images equivalent to 10 rolls of film
• Approximately 24 minutes of DVD quality video
• Approximately 6 hours of MPEG4 (384Kbps) moving images
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| Memory Stick Select Media
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| What is Memory Stick with Memory Select Function?
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| Memory Stick with Memory Select Function contains two 128MB memory
units. It is a higher-capacity solution for users of current Memory
Stick media, allowing 2 x 128MB of storage on a single Memory Stick.
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| What is Memory Stick Duo?
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| Memory Stick Duo is a smaller-sized Memory Stick media designed
for ultra-compact devices such as cell phones and Network Walkman.
It offers all the features of current Memory Stick media - at less
than half the size (31 x 20 x 1.6 mm).
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| Is it possible to use the Memory Stick Duo in a slot for the
standard-size Memory Stick?
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| Yes. By attaching the supplied adapter to the Memory Stick Duo,
the size of Memory Stick Duo becomes the same as that of the standard-size
Memory Stick.
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| Why didn't you introduce a smaller-size media when Memory Stick
media was first launched?
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| Memory Stick was designed as a removable media to create a network
linking various types of hardware. Its length was designed to be the
same as that of the familiar AA battery. Memory Stick Duo media has
now been designed to meet the needs of new portable and ultra-compact
products. With use of its supplied adaptor, Memory Stick Duo is compatible
with standard-size Memory Stick slots.
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| Which Memory Stick Duo compatible products are currently available
in Canada?
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| The Sony Ericsson P800 cell phone and the new Sony Network Walkman
currently use Memory Stick Duo media.
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| Magic Gate Memory Stick
Media: |
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| What is the difference between current Memory Stick media and
MagicGate Memory Stick media?
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| Both media offer an easy way to transfer and share files, including
data, images, music and video among a variety of electronic devices.
However, MagicGate contains copyright protection technology, which
is incorporated into the MagicGate Memory Stick media and MagicGate
Memory Stick-compatible devices. This technology enables the transfer
of copyright-protected music files.
MagicGate copyright protection technology complies with the standards
set by SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative), a forum of companies
and organizations that is working to establish industry-standard specifications
to protect copyrights related to digital music.
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| Is it possible to use MagicGate Memory Stick media in digital
cameras and digital video camcorders?
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| Yes, it is possible to use MagicGate Memory Stick media in digital
cameras and digital video camcorders. MagicGate Memory Stick is the
universal media that can be used in any Memory Stick-compatible product.
MagicGate Memory Stick media handles both protected and non-protected
content on the same media.
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| Q.
| Is it possible to use MagicGate Memory Stick media in PC card
adapters and floppy disk adapters designed for current Memory Stick
media?
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| Yes, just like the current media, MagicGate Memory Stick media
is able to transfer non-copyright-protected content. However, PC card
and floppy disk adapters are not designed to transfer copyright-protected
content.
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