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Delkin high capacity 4GB Pro cards

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Friday 24th, September 2004

Delkin Devices Inc., maker of premium quality eFilm memory cards and other innovative products for camera stores worldwide, today announced some major new additions to its high-speed eFilm Pro Card line. The new eFilm CompactFlash (CF) Pro Cards for high-end SLR digital cameras. igh-capacities of 2 & 4 Gigabytes now join the existing Pro Card capacities of 128MB, 256MB, 320MB, 512MB & 1GB. Delkin Pro cards are Delkin's premium series of memory cards designed to quench the professional photographer's thirst for speed. The Delkin eFilm CF Pro Cards are solid-state, and designed to be fast and durable for extensive shooting in the most extreme conditions.

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Kingston 4GB CompactFlash Elite Pro

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Monday 20th, September 2004

Kingston Technology Company, Inc. announced the immediate availability of 2GB and 4GB CompactFlash Elite Pro cards featuring the latest in high-density Flash components to optimize performance and storage capabilities. As technological advancements produce more sophisticated digital devices, demand for higher-performing CompactFlash is continuing to grow. "Expanding our Elite Pro line to include the 2-GB and 4-GB CompactFlash Elite Pro cards is essential to support imaging professionals with the best digital storage for their high-end cameras and devices," said Mike Kuppinger, digital media product manager, Kingston. The new 2-GB and 4-GB CompactFlash Elite Pro cards provide a low-price-per-megabyte solution of reliable, high-speed media.

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Lexar Professional CompactFlash Card

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Friday 17th, September 2004

Lexar revealed plans to incorporate encryption technology into its Professional CompactFlash and, in conjunction with technology-compatible digital cameras, will provide users with a secure digital media solution. Professionals photographers and other security conscious users worldwide will have added confidence knowing that access to stored images and information is protected by a high-end encryption code technology. Central to this unique security solution is an easy-to-use software tool for establishing security settings on the memory card and corresponding digital camera. Digital content stored on the memory card can only be accessed via the digital camera(s) with the corresponding encryption key or via a PC with a valid username and password.

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Storage was and is an important factor of today’s imaging world. When we look at the flash card solutions, we see an impressive increase of storage capacity and a considerable drop in price. Moreover, flash memory becomes an important medium for today’s digital camcorder. Thanks to the fact that the usage of flash memory cards, less energy is needed and the data is protected in a better way against shocks from outside. Flash memory is also the one and only storage medium for the mobile phone. Where the digital camera was the driver for flash memory, the mobile phone is without a doubt today’s driver. Other storage solutions are Blue-ray, hard disks and even online storage. Due to the increase of high resolution material, HD movie recording or hi-res photo shooting, more data need to be stored and archived, so the demand for hi-speed storage and large storage capacities continues to increase significantly. At the Photokina 2008 show, all storage manufactures will introduce and unveil their latest storage solutions.

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