The only Micro Four Thirds “related” news from today’s announcement is that Panasonic has a new 4K card for your GH4 🙂
Here is the full press text:
Panasonic Announces SDXC/SDHC UHS-I Memory Cards
Compliant with UHS Speed Class 3 for Reliable 4K Video Recording
Featuring Maximum Read Speed 95MB/s and Maximum Write Speed 90 MB/s
LAS VEGAS, NV (January 5, 2015) – Panasonic is introducing the new lineup of UHS-I type SDXC/SDHC memory cards by upgrading to the latest “SDUD” that boasts maximum read speed of 95MB/s and maximum write speed of 90MB/s, in addition to compatibility of UHS Speed Class 3 (U3)*1. In addition, the lineup includes a maximum capacity upgraded to from SDXC 64GB to 128GB.
In recent years, the standard of video content has become larger and even consumer products are capable of recording motion picture in 4K. The footage bitrate is also higher, for products such as the Panasonic Camcorder HC-X1000 and the DMC-GH4 which record full-HD All-Intra at approximately 200Mbps. To make the most of these cutting-edge imaging tools, the recording media also needs to function so there are no dropped frames and all content data is recorded without error. By crystallizing the technology long fostered through the development of digital camcorders and cameras, Panasonic is proud to produce the high quality memory cards that excel not only in the data transfer speed but also in the stability and durability under wide usage conditions to keep the data safe for the long term.
Major Features
Specifications
*1 Under UHS-I bus interface. The speed shown in the table above is not possible with a non-compliant UHS-I device. In that case, high speed mode or default mode is implemented. The actual speed depends on devices and conditions.
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silly price I’m sure
That’s nice and all, but where are the RUMOURS? YOu know, the stuff we originally came here for and had some fun with in the comments. Where are the leaked images? Where are the leaked bits of info? Olympus surely cant be running that tight a ship!
This is really just becoming 43News *now with added click-bait.
You know, you can filter what you see here by category. This one is under “News,” but there is a specific URL for rumors only. Just click on “Rumors” at the top of the site, or else put this in your feed reader:
http://www.43rumors.com/category/rumor/
This way you can see only rumors, and the rest of us won’t have to deal with your whining.
There’s no whining involved. He has a good point.
While I appreciate what Admin does, the number of actual rumors posted here has plummeted. He really wants to present real, accurate, fact checked items, which is great… BUT, where are the FT2 or FT3 level rumors? Not every rumor has to be correct. Rumors make the whole thing much more interesting. That’s part of the fun of following rumor sites.
Don’t worry .
I gave you rumors .
FT3 : GX7 successor with
new generation higher MP sensor coming in 2015
I agree.
But over the last few months, he posts a rumour and the trolls jump in slating him for talking rubbish, point out why it is so clearly impossible or whining about DLSRs being ‘proper’ cameras.
I think too many rumors are just made up for a big part. And low FT rumors makes us speculate too much. I dont think anyone needs such, or do we?
He is right. If the draw is that the reader expects to see rumors, and hence goes to a rumor site, but the actual content is more like ads, people will stop coming. Which means people will stop buying from this site.
Sure, you can blame the customer and call him names. But the net effect is they stop coming. Your calling them names only adds to that effect.
There’s the Samsung Pro SD cards which are just as fast but really cheap. They went as low as US$30 over Black Friday, and were US$36 over Christmas and New Year’s.
For 128 Gb? No way they are that cheap for those speeds.
Unfortunately the line currently tops at 64GB. But that’s the 64GB price.
Interesting. It’s a lot cheaper than the 64Gb SanDisk Extreme Plus at the same speed and capacity. I wonder why?
Have you seen any reviews on these cards? It’s so much cheaper that it worries me a bit.
Well, for one the warranty is 5 years, I think. Or maybe 10. Another is that it’s Samsung; they do make flash memory themselves. I’ve been using the 64GB in my GH3 for a few months now with no issues.
AllI know is that the SanDisk can record RAW on a BMPCC and the Samsung has reports of dropped frames. Same max speeds, but buffering differences perhaps?
Just had a Lexar sd card die on me , awful experience! So far havent managed to save any of my pix no matter what software I try. Dead sectors giving errors or something, or maybe controller board is damaged. Contacted lexar they might give it a shot, hopefully it will work. Otherwise, I read about a retired chip engineer who runs a company called recoverfab in Germany , anyone tried it before? I am hesitant to ship my card over to them…
My card is 16GB and I nearly had a stroke, imagine i was using this 128GB one!! I think i would go for a couple of 16 or a bit more and swap as I shoot even for video. Just need to know where to cut I guess..
Have you tried dd, dd-rescue or foremost?
The only way to be sure that the data doesn’t get lost is to do few things:
1) Swap cards often (buy a new one, write a test to full of the card, use few times, buy a new one)
2) Backup files often from the card (do daily or per task if multiple in one day)
3) Use multiple cameras
Having experienced both a stroke and a memory card dying (not both at the same time though), I must point out to you they are very different experiences.
I copy everyday the stuff to the PC and make a backup then reformat the card.
Depends on what you are shooting I guess. On a BMPCC 16GB is about 4 minutes of footage.
For recovery, I’ve had excellent results with Data Rescue if you have a Mac. Very good software.
I would rather merge the lines in-camera: smaller output and higher quality.
Instead, they throw away lines and market it as “innovation”, “pushing the envelope”, etc. The hapless buyers are now supposed to buy these expensive cards. No doubt, their fb footage will benefit…
I’d say this is bigger m4/3 news for the Blackmagic crowd. Until now Sandisk has been the only manufacturer offering this kind of performance. If these prove reliable it will be great for the market.
And I’ve seen a couple comments about the ridiculous sizes and speeds, but when I shoot RAW on a BMPCC it’s about 4GB per minute of video. a 64 is only 15 minutes of footage.