Non-Proprietary, Affordable
& Reliable Recording Media
The combination of ProHD and SDHC recording media confer significant advantages in terms of cost savings, shooting flexibility and reliability. The provision of twin card slots on the
Widely Used, Available Anywhere
Among the many types of flash media on the market today, SDHC stand out as the de facto standard. And while sales of professional video tape have remained largely static over the last few years, sales of flash media* have skyrocketed – with the result that SDHC cards are widely and readily available all over the world.
* Includes sales for all uses.
Professional video tape/flash media sales trend
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600 |
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Professional video tape |
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Flash media |
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400 |
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200 |
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0 |
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2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
Increasing sales
of flash media
Economical & Cost Efficient
As the use of SDHC media has become more widespread over the last few years, its cost per gigabyte has fallen dramatically, to a point where it is now a consumable item and comparable to professional video tape in terms of cost per hour of video. And while prices for specialized media cards for professional video use have also fallen, they remain far more expensive than SDHC media per gigabyte, added to which, older codecs generally use higher
Price trend of SDHC card (¥/GB)
(JPY) |
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10000 |
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8000 |
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6000 |
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4000 |
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2000 |
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0 |
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2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Price comparison
| SDHC | P2 | ||
| (1080i/SP mode) | (1080i/DVCPRO HD) | ||
| Price | Capacity | Price | Capacity |
60 min. | $70 | 8GBx2 | $2,500 | 64GB |
120 min. | $200 | 16GBx2 | $5,000 | 64GBx2 |
Consumable
Price
Media costs based on survey of published prices as of Jun, 2009.
Robust & Reliable
SDHC media has already proved itself as a robust and reliable format that meets the demands of the professional user. Even when compared to expensive proprietary flash media, SDHC can hold its own in terms of data storage life, operating temperature and humidity, and number of read/write/erase cycles. Clips can be protected from accidental deletion or deleted if no longer needed. Damaged clips (due to improper eject, etc.) may be repaired with the "restore file" function.
Recording media
you can trust
Media reliability
| SDHC |
Typical insert/eject number | More than 20,000 times |
Typical data storage year | 10 years |
Typical read/write/erase cycle | 100,000 cycles |
Storage temperature | |
Storage humidity | 8 to 95% |
Typical anti vibration gravity | 15Gs (Maximum amplitude of vibration) |
Typical anti shock gravity | 2000G |
Typical anti static electricity durability | 15kV(ESD) |
MTBF | 1,000,000 hours |
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SDHC card is proven as reliable media for professional use.