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it disables the Panorama feature if it detects a non-Olympus-branded XD card


Is that even legal? As a buyer surely you are free to choose the card manufacturer of your choice.

You can choose. You just don't get the panorama feature...

They're exactly the same card but with a flag somewhere which tells it to enable that feature. Olympus say they're special and have been designed to handle panorama but in reality they're not. The older Olympus SmartMedia cameras could be tricked into thinking a card was panorama capable by writing on the signature with a PC.