09/26/2006, 2:55pm, EDT
Tuesday, September 26th
4GB SD, 16GB CF media at Photokina
In addition, SanDisk today introduced the 12GB and 16GB SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash cards. The new high-performance, large-capacity cards are ideal for professional photographers who shoot RAW or high-resolution JPG files and need the performance, reliability and capacity to capture these large files, according to the company. The new SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash cards can also be used with the Grass Valley Infinity Series Digital Media Camcorder, the first camcorder introduced in the broadcast industry that uses non-proprietary, removable, solid-state flash memory cards as recording and playback media.
"The beauty of using large capacity cards like the 12- and 16GB SanDisk Extreme III cards is the freedom to shoot without worrying about filling up the card,” said Jonathan Torgovnik, contract photographer for Newsweek magazine and international freelance photographer. "I shoot in RAW mode almost exclusively and the large files can fill up a card very quickly. Having a large capacity card lets me focus on what I love to do—take pictures."
SanDisk says its Extreme III cards have the industry’s widest guaranteed operating temperature range from a -13°F (-25°C) to a 185°F (85°C). The cards also include RescuePRO software that allows photographers to easily recover accidentally deleted images, lost digital images or data.
The company said that the new cards will have minimum write and read speeds of 20MB/sec and will ship to photo retailers by the end of the year for $1050 (16GB) and $780 (12GB).
In addition, SanDisk debuted its new Extreme USB 2.0 reader, which will be available in November for $25.
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