Today fast memory is becoming a must; more video cameras are supporting the higher quality levels AVCHD HD video recording format and still camera shutter speeds and capture sizes are getting faster and higher. To address these needs SanDisk has released a new 32GB, Class 10 SDHC card. The read/write performance of the new Class 10 rating is 30 MB per second, surpassing the requirements for AVCHD highest level quality for HD video recording
The flash memory maker estimates that the new card has the capacity to store 160 minutes of 1080p video at a 24MB/sec data transfer rate. It can also hold approximately 2,500 RAW photos, assuming a RAW file size of 10MB. When paired with SanDisk-™s new ImageMate Multi-Card USB 2.0 reader/writer, the SanDisk Extreme SDHC card transfers images and video to a computer at rates of up to 30MB/s.
“The market for entry to mid-level DSLR cameras is growing, and SDHC is becoming the de-facto card format for these devices,” said Susan Park, director, retail product marketing, SanDisk. “Our card-™s 32GB of storage and up to 30MB/s read & write speeds enable DSLR users to shoot without worrying about storage or speed limitations. SanDisk Extreme SDHC cards provide consumers with a more enjoyable user experience, letting them focus on what is really important -“ the images that they are capturing.”
Availability:
The SanDisk Extreme SDHC 32GB cards will be shipping worldwide to major retailers in August. Also in August, the current 4, 8 and 16GB capacity SanDisk Extreme SDHC cards will be upgraded from Class 6 to Class 10.
