[img]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/cfa-
logo.jpg[/img]While the CompactFlash Association scoots along at a
maximum transfer rate of 167MB per second under its just released
CF6.0 specification, Sandisk, Sony, and Nikon are already looking to
the future. The trio have just officially proposed a new memory card
format that switches from PATA to the PCI Express serial interface to
achieve data transfer rates of up to 500 megabytes per second with a
potential to extend maximum storage capacities beyond 2 terabytes. The
proposed set of specifications hints at the high performance
requirements we'll soon face as DSLRs and camcorders are updated to
capture continuous burst shooting of massive RAW images and ever
higher definition video. Naturally, the spec also enables photogs to
transfer their troves of data more quickly to computers for post
processing and combines high-speed transfer with a scaling system to
extend battery life. The CompactFlash Association has already
announced a new workgroup to study the proposal. Canon's Shigeto
Kanda, CFA chairman of the board, had this to say about the proposal:
Future professional photography and video applications will require
memory cards with faster read/write speeds. The development of a new
high-performance card standard with a serial interface will meet the
needs of the professional imaging industry for years to come and open
the door for exciting new applications.
Sounds like tacit approval to us. And really, anything that brings
Sony and Sandisk together on a future storage format should be seen as
a positive step. Unless, of course, you're the SD Card Association or
anyone who recently purchased a CFast card.
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