Some Fujifilm cameras can record stills and video directly onto an external SSD. The cameras are the Fujifilm GFX100II, GFX100SII, GFX100RF and GFX Eterna 55.
And Fujifilm has actually a list of external SSD’s that they recommend for that purpose.
Oh, and since we talk about… dear Fujifilm, how about a firmware update to allow also X series camera to record directly on external SSD?
Recording Media Compatibility Chart for GFX100II, GFX100SII and GFX100RF (GFX Eterna 55 notes at the bottom of the article)
Operation confirmed External SSD
* Use the USB cable supplied with the external SSD or a “USB 3.2 Gen2” compatible USB cable to connect the camera.
* External SSD are not compatible with the X-H2S/X-H2.
*1 Model name could be different depending on the market.
*2 It DOES NOT WORK in ProResHQ mode.
*3 It makes shooting time longer for burst photos to use CFexpress cards marked “✔✔” comparing with the cards marked “✔” even if the both cards are same sizes.
*4 “PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT” is required for use.
*5 GFX100 II is supported; GFX100S II, GFX100RF are not supported.
・Use external SSD up to 2TB compatible with USB Type-C.
・Use an external SSD with a logical sector size of 512 Byte (For details, see the product specifications of the external SSD)
・Use external SSD adopting the UASP.
GFX Eterna 55 — differences from the list above
- The following external SSDs are not validated for the GFX Eterna 55 (though compatible with the other GFX cameras mentioned above): I-O DATA SSPA-USC, Samsung Portable SSD T5, SanDisk Extreme Portable (250GB & 500GB), SanDisk Extreme Portable V2 500GB, Wise PTS-1024/PTS-2048
- SUNEAST ULTIMATE PRO GOLD (1TB & 2TB): 8K ProRes/ProRes HQ recording is downgraded — it works in standard ProRes but not in ProRes HQ mode on the GFX Eterna 55
- All other listed SSDs carry over with full compatibility unchanged