Don’t call that a coincidence! I were wondering if Sony would release a new fast Memory Stick card that can manage the data of the future A77 24 Megapixel camera that can record over 10 frames per second. The answer came today. Sony Japan (Click here) just announced the new Series MS-HXB PRO-HG duo Memory Stick cards. It reads 50MB/s. Worldwide shipment will start on May the 10th. Ther eare 8GB, 16GB and 32GB cards. Price has yet not been disclosed.
Dimensions: 20 × 31 width × height of about 1.6mm thick
Weight: Approximately 2g
Connectors: pink clock frequency 14: 60MHz
Interface: 8-Bit / 4-bit parallel interface and serial
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Where have you seen SD card here? It is MS Stick Pro-HG Duo.
Damn I had a complete lapsus! Was just working on a second news about SD card. Got confused. I need soem rest I know 🙁
1) It’s an MS card
2) It READS at 50Mb/s (write speed is not specified, and is imho not as fast)
3) Your web site looks completely wrong in Chrome(ium)
Cheers!
1) and 2) fixed. 3) can you reload the page? Should fix the problem
Thanks for a quick fix, and yes it works now in Chrome.
Don’t know what was wrong with it before, but it was completely off for a couple days.
Cheers!
I use chrome all the time, it looks fine on my computer
Is Sony still pushing MS-cards?`I haven’t used MS since I had my K750i which has a 128mb MS-card.
The price must be also superfast)
instead of MS they should have put a second SD slot into the A77.. SD is so far ahead.. i got my Sandisk class 10 32GB SD for 40 pounds. i guess this MS will be 2-4 times the price
but still i wonder how this should be able to record 10FPS @ 24Megapixels ..not even thinking of RAW..
Do some research on tests between SD class 10 cards and the HX cards. Sony HX cards (similar price to the higher end SD cards) are faster at writing and reading. You can get them cheap off amazon.
@Gunnar
Your totally wrong! MS Pro HX is the best for SLT´s and cheaper than SD Class 10 by Sandisk
http://www.amazon.de/Sony-Pro-High-Speed-Speicherstick/dp/B003F8UWUM/?tag=rumors0a0f-21
http://www.amazon.de/Sony-High-Speed-16GB-Speicherstick/dp/B003F8UWV6/?tag=rumors0a0f-21
http://www.amazon.de/SanDisk-SDHC-Extreme-Speicherkarte-30MB/dp/B001G87S1Y/?tag=rumors0a0f-21
okay if you get me a link to a MS Pro HX 32GB for less then 45 Eur i`m sold.. as thats what i payed for my SDHC 32GB class 10 Sandisk Extreme.. and thats been last year.
No way you get the SDHC 32GB C10 from Sandisk for 45€ …
http://www.amazon.de/SanDisk-Extreme-SDHC-Speicherkarte-Retailverpackung/dp/B002MRR9A8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1302272392&sr=1-1
The MS Pro HX is cheaper an the HX is for professional use (from -25 C° up to 85 C°)…
http://www.amazon.de/Sony-High-Speed-32GB-Speicherstick/dp/B003F8SUMO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1302272547&sr=1-2
Looks like you got a fake card for that price. Did you got it from e-bay? I would buy a 40 ft container if that card is genuine (class 10 Sandisk) and it will sell like hot cake here.
Whoa, sorry. I thought you said $45. I think that is close to what they sell in my country now (other brand). Memory flash is getting dirt cheap now. Sony always command higher price as a brand. But even class 10 is not faster than MS Pro Duo HX. CF is still king for speed and price (for comparable speed).
Also, for cameras with dual slots (like my A700), it is good to leave a MS inside, so that in the rare event you leave your house without the CF, you’re still fine.
I think the original rumor had the A77 being able to use CF, SD and MS cards. Does anybody have any update on this? I just find it hard to believe that it will take 3 different size cards. I currently have the A550, will the A77 have the larger body like the A550 or a smaller one like the A55. ( I hope the larger one ). Mike/Canada
@ms
http://www.amazon.de/Transcend-SDHC-Speicherkarte-Ultimate-Class/dp/B002WE6D44/ref=pd_bxgy_computers_img_c
EUR 12,20 for SDHC Class 10 card…
@Dirk:
That’s more than twice as slow as a MS PRO-HG Duo according to benchmarks.
@Dirk
“Transcend”… Sorry it´s not the same league like a real Sony MS with real specifications. The MS Pro is faster.
ohh now we have bluray titles but do not have player 😛
Your’re reaching here. These cards for all we know could be meant for the NEX FS100 super-35mm HD camcorder for all we know.
Is this new in Japan?
I’ve seen this card being advertised in South East Asia… Exactly 32 GB, PRO-HG Duo… but needs to be ordered from SG cause Sony doesn’t really sell MS Duo cards anymore.
Hope they haven’t dropped the rumored CF support in the A77. Sandisk Extreme Pro CF cards have been at 90Mb/s for some time now…
I’m exclusively shooting RAW and 24Mpix A900 files even in short series 5fps SDHC card (class10) handles pretty well. Main engine of camera and operative memory buffer then is much more important than card. BUT 10 fps for 4-5s (1.5GB) could be real challenge. Any way faster CF is cheaper than SD or MS.
No need if speed is your thing. In about a week there will be SD cards in shops with similar speeds (Panasonic and Delkin, Toshiba still has to give a time for release fo their announced 95/80MB SD cards).
You mean like this one? http://delkin.com/i-6483225-32gb-delkin-elite-633-sdhc-uhs-i.html
Sure, sd cards will continue to get faster, but so will cf. Anyway, the 32Gb 80Mb/s Delkin SD card is quoted at $440 while the 32Gb 90Mb/s Sandisk CF cards can be had at around $250.
I don’t have anything against sd as long as they can keep up with the camera. I’m just wondering how they will keep up with 24Mpix @ 10fps RAW… Anyway, time will tell. Let’s first get that A77 out the door! 🙂
any news on the 1TB MS card that Sony was working on last year?
Perhaps I have missed the point…
Isn’t it THIS card?:
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-PRO-HG-Memory-Stick-MSHX32A/dp/B003USISNK
I have the 16 GB version of it (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-PRO-HG-Memory-Stick-MSHX16A/dp/B003F8UWV6) in my a900 and it is sssslllloooowwww…. Only usable as an emergency card, when I run out of my >90 MB/s Read/WRITE CompactFlash cards… The MemoryStick swallows only about 1/3 frame per second, so ~10 MB/sec write speed… So, once the in-camera buffer is filled, it takes about 30 seconds to flush the files (RAW data, only! No additional JPEG!) to the card.
No idea why Sony is still promoting this unappropriated proprietary stuff…
Check this page out for performance speed tests on SanDisk’s Extreme line Memory Sticks, done on PC:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1037&message=36505553&changemode=1