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Toshiba Announces Exceria UHS-I U3 SD Cards for 4K Video

September 29, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Toshiba Exceria UHS-I U3 SD Card

Toshiba has announced a new line of Exceria SD cards, which are currently available in sizes up to 64GB – with a 128GB model coming in January 2015. The new cards are UHS-I Speed Class 3 cards, which means they provide a minimum write speed of 30MB/s and are capable of recording 4K video on many current 4K cameras.

The new cards also provide read speeds up to 95MB/s and write speeds up to 60MB/s.

Several sizes are available – 16GB, 32GB and 64GB – and range from $59.99 up to $179.99. Check them out here on Amazon.com.

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: 4k, memory card, sd, sdhc, sdxc, Speed Class 3, Toshiba, U3, uhs-I

 

SanDisk Announces 4K-Capable 64GB Extreme PRO microSD Card

September 20, 2014 By Eric Reagan

SanDisk Extreme Pro microSD U3

SanDisk has announced a new line of Extreme PRO microSD cards with transfer speeds up to 95MB/s.

The card has a UHS-I bus and Speed Class 3 rating, which has been the minimum rating for 4K video capture in many recent 4K-capable cameras. The U3 rating means that the cards will deliver a minimum sustained write speed of 30MB/s.

The SanDisk Extreme Pro microSD UHS-I card is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities and ranges in price from $79.99 to $299.99. Watch for them here at B&H Photo.

Filed Under: sandisk Tagged With: 4k, microSD, sandisk, Speed Class 3, U3

Transcend Launches 4K-Ready UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD Cards

March 23, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Transcend Speed UHS-I Class 3 SD Cards

Transcend has launched two new product lines of SD cards with UHS-I Speed Class 3 ratings, which provide a minimum sustained write speed of 30MB/s. The higher minimum write speed meets the requirements of 4K video capture from existing 4K cameras like the Sony FDR-AX100, Panasonic Lumix GH4 and Canon EOS C500. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: memory card, sdhc, sdxc, Speed Class 3, transcend

SanDisk’s New Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Cards are World’s Fastest SD Cards

February 12, 2014 By Eric Reagan

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SanDisk has released new UHS-II SD cards with write speeds up to 250MB/s and read speeds up to 280MB/s. This new line gets its major speed boost from the UHS-II bus interface. Most SD-compatible cameras currently on the market support UHS-I, at best; however, we are just starting to see new cameras with UHS-II support (like the Fuji X-T1).

The new UHS-II bus interface offers the ability to build cards with up to 312MB/s transfer speeds, which is a big jump from the maximum theoretical speeds on the UHS-I interface at 104MB/s. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: memory card, sandisk, sdhc, sdxc, Speed Class 3, U3, UHS-II

Kingston Unveils SDHC/SDXC UHS-I Speed Class 3 Cards for 4K Video Capture

February 6, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Kingston SDXC UHS-I U3 64GB Memory Card

To go along with the new Panasonic GH4 4K camera that will be announced later tonight / early tomorrow, Kingston is first out of the gate with its official announcement of a new SDHC/SDXC UHS-I Speed Class 3 card in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities. The new Speed Class 3 card guarantees minimun write speeds of 30MB/s.

The minimum write speed of these cards translates to roughly 240Mbps, which fits well within the max on-board data rate of the Panasonic GH4’s 4K capture at 100Mbps for its IPB .mov/.mp4 4K capture and 200Mbps for its ALL-Intra .mov and .mp4 HD capture. Additionally, the new Kingston card provides max speeds of 90MB/s read and 80MB/s write.

Pricing isn’t all that bad either, considering the performance they offer. The 16GB cards run around $40 street and the 64GB cards are around $105 street. Check them out here on Amazon.com.

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: kingston, memory cards, sd, sdhc, sdxc, Speed Class 3, uhs-I

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