Running out of room on your camera? Try 2TB SD Cards

Running out of room on your camera?

 

If you're like me -- chances are your camera uses SD memory to store all of its data. Current SD cards on the market only go up to about 32GB, or enough to store about 32,000 high resolution photos. Put DVD movies on there and you can only store maybe 4 if you're lucky. Don't even think about Blu Ray movies.

 

New technology released today will change all of that.

 

The Secure Digital eXtended Capacity (SDXC) format is projected to hold up to 2 Terabytes of data, or 2000GB. SDXC cards have a theoretical maximum capacity of 2TB and theoretical maximum read/write speeds of 300MB/sec.

 

The first SDXC cards will hit the market during the first quarter of 2009; however, these first generation cards will have a maximum transfer rate of 104 MB/sec.

 

"SDXC combines a higher capacity roadmap with faster transfer speeds as a means to exploit NAND flash memory technology as a compelling choice for portable memory storage and interoperability," said Gartner's Joseph Unsworth, research director, NAND Flash Semiconductors. "With industry support, SDXC presents manufacturers with the opportunity to kindle consumer demand for more advanced handset features and functionality in consumer electronics behind the ubiquitous SD interface."

 

"SDXC is a large-capacity card that can store more than 4,000 RAW images, which is the uncompressed mode professionals use, and 17,000 of the fine-mode most consumers use. That capacity, combined with the exFAT file system, increases movie recording time and reduces starting time to improve photo-capturing opportunities," said Canon General Manager Shigeto Kanda. "Improvements in interface speed allow further increases in continuous shooting speed and higher resolution movie recordings. As a memory card well suited to small-sized user-friendly digital cameras, the SDXC specification will help consumers realize the full potential of our cameras."