Understanding SD Card Speeds, Types and Important Symbols
Ever wondered what all those symbols and letters on an SD card mean? Are you wondering which card you need for your camera? This guide reveals everything you need to know about SD cards.
Ever wondered what all those symbols and letters on an SD card mean? Are you wondering which card you need for your camera? This guide reveals everything you need to know about SD cards.
A short while back I wrote a review of the Sony TOUGH series SD cards. I actually froze one into a block of ice to see how tough it really was, and came away very impressed. In fact, I was so impressed that I went on to purchase quite a few of these cards for my own business. I recently found out through one of the stores I purchased the cards from, that Sony has issued a product advisory for these cards, and is initiating a replacement service for many of the ones that are currently on the market. Apparently, …
Sony’s range of TOUGH memory cards are pitched as being the toughest on the market, so I froze one for four months to see if I could kill it.
One of our favourite brands of memory cards. ProGrade Digitial, has refreshed their SDXC card lineup with faster speeds.
Sony’s range of memory cards continues to grow, and now includes a new Tough series of professional grade UHS-II cards within the existing SF-G SD card range. Sony are touting these cards as the “world’s toughest SD cards”, and when you see how they are built, it’s hard to argue with that claim. Rather than being built from multiple pieces like a standard SD card, the Tough series of SF-G cards have their casings moulded from a single piece of plastic. They forgo the sliding write protection switch in favour of this more rugged design, and also lack the thin …