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- Oct 14, 2007
I recently(ish) got a higher performance DSLR camera (the Canon 70D), complete with 7FPS shooting capability. One thing that can impact overall FPS, especially is a faster memory card. Previously, the only higher capacity cards I had were 16 GB Class 6 cards, so when Kingston emailed about their new UHS-3 cards, I couldn't resist and jumped on the opportunity to review one. They kindly sent along a 64 GB UHS-I speed class 3 (U3) rated SDXC card.
Rated for a very speedy 80 MB/s write and 90 MB/s read, these cards are billed as being built for 4K Ultra-HD video capture, but they will also help when using SLRs with fast burst speed, which also have to write tremendous amounts of data in short periods. You can see the detailed specifications on Kingston's site.
As I didn't have a USB 3.0 card reader, and because Kingston is nice like that, they also sent along a media card reader so this thing could be tested not only in the camera, but when transferring files to a computer.
It's supremely easy to work. With WindowsXP firmly in the past, all you need to do is plug it in via the included cable and it's instantly recognized as a multiple-drive device. That does clutter up your computer drive display a bit with quite a few new 'drives', but that's typical of any card reader, both internal or external.
Today's competition comes courtesy a Transcend 16 GB Class 6 SDHC card that has served us well for several years now.
Rated for a very speedy 80 MB/s write and 90 MB/s read, these cards are billed as being built for 4K Ultra-HD video capture, but they will also help when using SLRs with fast burst speed, which also have to write tremendous amounts of data in short periods. You can see the detailed specifications on Kingston's site.
As I didn't have a USB 3.0 card reader, and because Kingston is nice like that, they also sent along a media card reader so this thing could be tested not only in the camera, but when transferring files to a computer.
It's supremely easy to work. With WindowsXP firmly in the past, all you need to do is plug it in via the included cable and it's instantly recognized as a multiple-drive device. That does clutter up your computer drive display a bit with quite a few new 'drives', but that's typical of any card reader, both internal or external.
Today's competition comes courtesy a Transcend 16 GB Class 6 SDHC card that has served us well for several years now.