My Universal Card Reader is an "Unsupported Device"...Why?

I was excited to receive a 30G iPod as a Christmas gift and was further excited to have the ability to transfer my digital photos to my iPod (while traveling) for storage and review. However, I'm having difficultly setting this up properly. My iPod works fine except for this one hitch.
I purchased a "Mass Storage" (as recommended by the Apple website) Universal Card Reader (Promaster model# 1680), but when I connect it to my newly purchased Camera Connector all I get is a message on my iPod telling me it’s an “unsupported device”. What am I doing wrong???
An interesting note…according to the Apple website one needs iPod photo software 1.1 or later to use a Camera Connector. According to my iPod Updater software I am up-to-date with software version 1.0. Am I missing something???
Thanks in advance for your assistance.

My digital camera is an older Olympus model (C3000Z). It does have a USB cable and can connect and upload directly to my computer. But I was looking for something to use while traveling.
My camera is not supported by the Camera Connector (per the Apple website and my own attempt). The supported device listing on the Apple website (best I can tell) only lists cameras, not card readers….so I presumed any card reader that used Mass Storage would work (per the website’s notes on importing protocol).
Can you recommend a Smart Media Card Reader that is supported by the Apple Camera Connector?

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Last edited by vibee (2013-07-05 13:22:04)

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