Sony Launches CFexpress Type B Memory Card with Ultra-fast Speed

The memory card is an independent storage medium that is used on mobile phones, digital cameras, portable computers, MP3 players and other digital products. Due to its advantages such as compact size, portability, ease of use and compatibility, you can use it to transfer data among digital products.

To satisfy your demands for professional and industrial use, the manufacturers are working on developing various memory cards. Sony CFexpress type B memory card, a new memory card meant for cameras, designed with professional and industrial usage in mind, has been released.

This is the second time that Sony announces the new CompactFlash memory card (based on CFexpress Type B specification) since the introduction of the TOUGH series of memory cards designed for extreme environments last year.

Sony CFexpress Memory Card

The memory card is used in high-end camera equipment but currently, it only supports four models, including the Nikon Z6, Z7, Panasonic Lumix S1, and Lumix S1R models.

As a new ultra-fast next-generation memory card, it offers super-fast speed and it supports the future evolution of digital devices with highly reliable toughness.

In the following paragraphs, let’s go to learn some features of this CFexpress card.

Incomparably Fast

The new CFexpress type B TOUGH SD card is claimed to be three times faster than Sony’s previous CFast memory card (530MB/s read speed). And it offers a peak read speed of 1,700 MB/s and 1,480 MB/s of write speed.

With fast read and write performance, Sony CFexpress memory card meets the needs for secure industry data-recording and it is a tailor-made solution for usage scenarios like capturing high-resolution images and shooting videos with a high bitrate.

Besides, large-sized data files can be transferred quickly, especially when making copies or backing up large-sized data from multiple memory cards, which greatly improves work efficiency.

Durable and Suitable for Tough Environments

The new Sony memory card is fairly sturdy and the strength is three times stronger than the CFexpress standard. It is claimed that it is able to withstand up to 70N of force in bend and can supposedly withstand falls from a height of up to five meters.

In addition, the memory card is X-ray-proof, temperature-proof, anti-static and ultraviolet-proof, which makes it is able to perfectly work in tricky or tough environments.

Specialized Card Reader

Sony has also announced the MRW-G1 card reader optimized for the CFexpress Type B memory card. It is compatible with Sony XQD card G series and M series. And this card reader takes full advantage of the memory card’s fast read speed, making it easier for you to connect to the PC with the same performance.

What’s more, the card reader comes with two free desktop apps including Sony’s Media Scan Utility and Memory Card File Rescue, designed to help you to manage your new ultra-fast type B memory card.

Media Scan Utility can automatically scan your card when connecting it to your PC via the card reader and inform you of the card’s condition as well as if you are nearing or have reached the flash memory limit. Memory Card File Rescue can be used to get accidentally deleted files including RAW, images or videos back.

Capacity

Sony CFexpress type B memory card adopts the latest interface, PCIe ® (3) Gen3, standardized by the CompactFlash Association. It has offered a 128GB storage capacity. In the foreseeable future, this company will launch 256GB and 512GB models.

Availability

The new memory card and its MRW-G1 card reader will be released to the market in the early summer of 2019, with the pricing to be informed.