It has been recently announced that along with the CompactFlash Association (CFA). SanDisk is developing flash memory cards based on the new CFast2.0 specification that supports advanced video recording applications.
Shuki Nir, Senior Vice-President & General Manager, Retail, SanDisk, said, “CFast2.0 memory cards will help drive the future of professional photography and video-recording applications. With the CFast2.0 specification’s unparalleled performance, flash memory can now enter new markets such as high-definition TV and even cinema production.”
The CFast2.0 specification also features theoretical performance of up to 600MB/sec, four times faster than the CompactFlash memory cards.
The company further detailed that they are currently sampling CFast2.0 memory cards to camera manufacturers as they design and optimize their next-generation host devices for CFast2.0
Masaya Maeda, Managing Director & Chief Executive, Image Communication Products operations, Canon, stated, “Professional photographers, videographers and cinematographers demand increasingly powerful cameras that help them unleash their creativity. With extremely fast performance, CFast2.0 memory cards will enable us to develop next-generation cameras with more powerful features than are currently supported by CompactFlash cards.”
