Comparison With Rival Formats
As of 2010, the xD format is obsolescent. New cards are still manufactured, but cameras supporting xD memory cards exclusively are no longer manufactured. Previously, xD competed primarily with Secure Digital card (SD), CompactFlash (CF), and Sony's Memory Stick.
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