World’s fastest class of CF memory card for high-end DSLR features Toshiba NAND flash technology
Toshiba announced that they will launch a new line of high performance CompactFlash*1 memory cards for the DSLR camera market. Under the brand name, EXCERIA PRO™, these cards will offer the world’s highest level *2 read and write speed. The line-up, which will comprise 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities, will be launched in spring 2013.
The new products integrate Toshiba’s high-performance NAND flash memory and specially developed firmware to achieve a read speed of 160MB/s and write speed of 150MB/s *3 , the highest level yet reported. Toshiba’s cards adhere to the Compact Flash Association (CFA) standard CompactFlash.
Specification Revision 6.0 and are compatible with the UDMA7 high-speed interface. specification. This enables the new products to maximize the full performance of high-end DSLRs. Furthermore, the new cards are compatible with the latest VPG (Video Performance Guarantee) standard VPG-20 specification. VPG-20 supports Full HD video capture streams at minimum write speeds of 20MB/s for compatible host devices and recording media and enables high-quality Full HD video capture at high frame rates with no dropped frames.The need for fast memory cards for DSLRs is increasing in order to handle higher resolution images, sustained continuous shooting, HD video recording, and high speed data transfer between various devices.
*1 CompactFlash card is a memory card standardized by the CompactFlash Association. The VPG logo and CF+ are trademarks of the CompactFlash Association. CompactFlash is a registered trademark of the CompactFlash Association.
*2 As of Dec 2012.
*3 16GB cards will have 95MB/s maximum write speed. Read/write speed was internally tested based on UDMA mode 7 16bit (LBA48). Read and write speed may vary depending on user specifications such as devices used and file size read or written (transfer speed of 1MB/s calculated as 1,000,000 bytes/s).
EXCERIA PRO is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation.
Key Information
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Capacity
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64GB
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32GB
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16GB
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Launch
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March 2013
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Standard
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Card
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CF+ *1 and CompactFlash Specification Revision 6.0
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VPG
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VPG-20
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Max read speed
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160MB/s
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Max write speed
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150MB/s
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95MB/s
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Interface
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UDMA 7(Ultra DMA Mode 7 theoretical:167MB/s)
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Power Supply Voltage
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3.3/5.0V
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File Format
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FAT32
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External Dimensions
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36.4mm(L)×42.8mm(W)×3.3mm(T)
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Approx. Weight
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Approx. 10g
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