Is your SD card write speed letting you down? Shooting too many stills because you just can’t let go of that shutter button on your new mirrorless camera? Worry no more. Enter the Sony SF-G Series UHS-II SD Memory Card with write speed up to 299 MB/s. From Sony:
Sony, who’s long had the title of propitiatory king, has announced a new open-standard format called the XQD memory card, which has been in the works for a long time. The catchy-named cards were originally thought to offer 5Gb/s write speeds but with them hitting the shelf this February, Sony has pegged them at 1Gb/s (125 MB/s). Sure it might be lower then the original write speed goals but they’re still worlds ahead of current card speeds. In fact, Sony claims that the card will write up to 100 frames in RAW format in continuous shooting mode on a Nikon D4. In addition to a 16GB and 32GB card, Sony is also releasing a USB 2.0/3.0 card reader and ExpressCard Adapter. Pricing is as follows:
With a new generation of cameras coming from the woodworks like the NEX series and rise of power for DSLR, a new open standard with speeds as mentioned is a welcomed move on the part of Sony. Here is to hoping that others will jump on board as well. After the jump, full press release and your chance to weigh in.
When Sony announced the PlayStation Vita, many were surprised and blown away by the system’s specs and features for the price. Compared to similar devices which now include the Nintendo 3DS and Apple iPod Touch, the PS Vita is a powerful handheld, rightly compared as the PS3 of the handheld world. The PS Vita does not, however, offer internal memory, something that the iPod Touch does. Sony has indicated that they wanted to give users the flexibility of choosing the internal memory of their choice. By also offering a removable internal storage, based on the SD card (though similar, the PS Vita memory card is indeed proprietary), users can own multiple cards with different content on them, allowing for easy swapping, something that again cannot be done on the iPod Touch.
Sony has now revealed that the PS Vita memory cards will come in 4, 8, 16, and 32GB variations and will be available on February 15th, right along side of the PS Vita launch. Prices break down as follows:
Is Sony starting to slowly transition away from the self-made format, the memory stick? Most new Alpha, the NEX and some Cybershots can now handle Memory Stick Pro Duo and SD cards, and the new PSPgo takes the new M2 sticks (although I believe thats more due to size). Now, Sony is releasing a SD card and reader for the Japanese market. The MRW-F3 titled, USB 2.0 SD card reader is priced at $18 and will hit the streets on November 10th.
Then, there is their SD cards that go all the way up to 32GB. Sony is releasing two series, the 4 class which is their consumer based and the 10 class which is their higher end, faster write and speed SD cards.
Class 4 cards:
Class 10 cards:
No dates for a US release, but expect them to hit our market some time after CES.
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