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Fastest CF Cards Now 40MBps Read/Write |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Friday, 21 July 2006 |
 The SanDisk Extreme IV line of CompactFlash storage cards
for digital cameras are capable of transferring data at 40 megabytes per second
doubling their previous best.
The 8GB cards are destined for the digital SLR cameras of
professional and pro-sumer photographers.
The high-resolution and large file sizes used by serious
photographers call for faster transfer speeds to deliver more responsive
experience and flexibility both out in the field and back in the studio when transferring
to a personal computer.
To do that SanDisk also introduced the new SanDisk Extreme
FireWire reader that can transfer images from the SanDisk Extreme IV cards to a
computer at up to 40MB/sec. for significantly improved workflow efficiency.
Medium format cameras such as the Hasselblad H2D-39 and
digital backs, such as the Leaf Aptus family, produce enormous files that must
be quickly processed and then saved to the card. Their advanced firmware lets
photographers save RAW and high-end JPEG images faster so they can continue to
shoot without losing their rhythm.
"The new SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash card and SanDisk
Extreme FireWire reader offers photographers a number of key benefits," said
Tanya Chuang, senior retail marketing manager at SanDisk.
"First of all, the new cards are twice the speed of the
current SanDisk Extreme III cards and offer performance that is ideal for
medium format cameras, digital backs and other high-resolution cameras that
require the combination of high performance and large capacities.
"In addition, they are available in industry-leading
capacities so that photographers can capture a larger number of RAW or other
high-resolution images. Lastly, photographers can quickly transfer gigabytes of
images from the card to the computer for greatly increased workflow efficiency,
an important consideration when working under deadline pressures."
SanDisk Extreme IV cards use SanDisk-developed ESP (Enhanced
Super-Parallel Processing) technology that combine fast NAND flash memory chips
and controller designs, 32-bit RISC processing and advanced algorithms in an
architecture that streamlines every aspect of read and write data transfer
operations.
The SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash cards and new reader is
expected to be available in Australia
in Q3/2006 and you can expect them to live up to their name sake with Extreme
pricing. The cards are listed at US$639.99 (AUD$850) on the US SanDisk website.
SanDisk
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