The top two flash-memory card makers are letting Sony handle the market for the new high-end XQD format--at least for now. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors ...

The CompactFlash Association (CFA) has announced a new high performance memory card format called XQD. The XQD cards are based on the PCI Express specification, and boast write speeds of 125MB/S with ...

Nikon’s just-announced full frame D4 is getting attention for a lot of reasons. There’s the fact that CES is just around the corner, there are all the rumors about the anticipated D800 (we want to put ...

The CompactFlash Association announced on Wednesday that it has adopted a new specification and format to replace the venerable CompactFlash memory card. Tongue-twistingly dubbed "XQD," the PCI ...

“Nikon has answered the call from photographers to once again re-invent this camera category and offer an unmatched combination of performance and value that is hard for any photographer to resist,” ...

Farewell, you crazy flash memory format. XQD could be on its last legs, thanks to a lack of industry support and manufacturers throwing their weight behind other competing cards. Lexy was a producer ...

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - January 05, 2016) - B&H Photo would like to share the announcement of the Nikon D5: the newest flagship FX-format DSLR in Nikon's stable of professional cameras. Featuring ...

Despite numerous other format developments, Compact Flash has remained the memory card of choice for many of today's photography professionals. It's reliable, rugged and a good size for quick swap ...

Are you ready for yet another memory card format? Dubbed XQD, the medium was first announced by Sandisk, Sony and Nikon in November 2010. And after the the CompactFlash Association finalized the ...

For years, CompactFlash was the memory card of choice for serious photographers, and is still used in many DSLRs, especially at the higher level. But, SDHC has been muscling in on that territory. So, ...