SanDisk 16GB Extreme SxS Pro ExpressCard

The SanDisk ExpressCard, is a flash memory card designed for a new generation of professional camcorders that record to ExpressCards rather than magnetic tape, hard discs or optical discs. Recording time for high-definition video capture, at 35 megabits per second, is approximately 30 minutes on the 8GB card and 60 minutes on the 16GB card. Sony is the first major video equipment manufacturer to adopt ExpressCards as video recording media, with its XDCAM Ex camcorder. SanDisk and Sony have jointly developed SXS, a specification to verify that ExpressCard memory cards will support the high-speed performance required for professional video. The SanDisk ExpressCard carries the SXS logo, and is fully compatible with the XDCAM Ex, which has two ExpressCard slots. With the SanDisk ExpressCard, professional videographers for the first time will have access to a high-speed, solid-state digital recording solution. What's more, because the PCI Express interface is an open industry standard, and because of the continuing decline in the cost of flash, it is expected that other video equipment manufacturers will adopt this compelling new format ExpressCard is a standard created by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) as a successor to the PC Card standard.By connecting directly to a computer's PCI Express bus, ExpressCards can read and write data at least 2.5 times faster than PC Cards.Also, ExpressCards are half the size of PC Cards allowing slimmer designs in notebook computers and ExpressCard-based camcorders. Solid-state recording using flash memory is widely viewed as the future of video. Camcorders become lighter, more durable and gain battery life without the many moving parts required for turning tape reels or disc spindles. Digital video can also be quickly transferred into computers for processing with non-linear editing (NLE) applications. The SanDisk ExpressCard has been designed for super-fast downloads of large video files and is ideally suited to editing in the field. Video can be quickly off-loaded to a notebook computer, with no extra cables or readers required, so the card can go back to work in the video camera as fast as possible.