Sony S-Series XQD memory cards hit speed record at 168MB/s, starting at $500 for 32GB in Japan

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Sony’s new S-Series XQD memory cards will be the fastest you can buy when they arrive on the Japanese market July 11th, with a transfer speed of 168MB/s — a boon if you’re shooting continuous raw photos or high data rate HD video. The company claims that you’ll need a Thunderbolt connection on your computer to take advantage of all that speed, which comes via the PCI Express Gen interface used for the memory cards. The 32GB and 64GB models will also have plenty of space to put all that media, but you’ll need to pay for the privilege, to the tune of $503 and $754, respectively. Of course, those prices may not be an issue if you’ve already plonked down the coin for one of the few devices that support them.

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Canon 7D 2.0.X firmware update scheduled for August, brings plenty of free fixins

Canon 7D 20X firmware update scheduled for August, brings plenty of free fixins

It’s hard to believe, but the last the last time we covered a major firmware update for Canon’s 7D DLSR the iPhone 4 was still fresh in our minds. Now, nearly two years later, Canon is offering up a bevy of new features for the camera with its soon to be released — and free — 2.0.X update. To start, folks who shoot RAW will be pleased to know that they can shoot up to 25 continuous frames (17 in RAW + JPEG) in burst mode — that’s up from just 15 previously. You’ll also be able to edit images captured in the format straight from the camera, as well as set a maximum limit of 6400 (up from 3200) for its Auto ISO mode. If that wasn’t enough, Geotaggers should know that Canon is also going to make its GP-E2 GPS module (originally introduced with the 5D Mark III) 7D-compatible. Lastly, videographers are getting a nice bump in the audio and multi-camera shooting departments; you’ll be able to manually control the mic-input with a choice of 64 volume levels (like the Mark II) and an updated sub-menu interface will allow the first four characters of your videos’ file names to be changed. The update won’t be available until early August, but you’ll find full details and a video demo at the source link below.

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Canon 7D 2.0.X firmware update scheduled for August, brings plenty of free fixins originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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