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Taiwanese manufacturer Exascend, Inc . has introduced the Nitro CFexpress Type B, the world’s first VPG400 (Video Performance Guarantee Profile 4) certified memory card, which should provide incredibly stable recording even in the most demanding movie cameras.
The 512 GB capacity – more than three times that of existing VPG400 certified CFexpress Type A cards – allows filmmakers to shoot without frequent interruptions. The Nitro CFexpress is Exascend’s flagship series, featuring an IP67 certified rating, next-generation CFexpress controller, and ultra-thin heat spreaders designed for maximum performance and reliability.
Nitro CFexpress is Exascend’s most powerful memory card to date and represents a brand new flagship line focused on consistent performance and reliability. With even more performance than the popular RED-approved Essential, Element, and Archon Exascend cards, the new Nitro CFexpress card represents an industry breakthrough designed for the most powerful cinematic workloads.
The Exascend Nitro CFexpress delivers sustained speeds of up to 1850MB/s read and 1700MB/s write, all with VPG400 certified performance. These speeds are enough to drive the industry’s most powerful cine camera systems, and it works flawlessly with the likes of the Canon EOS R3, EOS R5, EOS R5 C, EOS-1D X Mark III, and Nikon Z 9. Needless to say, on the Nitro CFexpress you can do burst photos in 12K RAW format without fear of frame loss or performance degradation.
The Nitro CFexpress is not only the world’s first VPG400-certified CFexpress Type B card but also the highest-capacity VPG400-certified CFexpress card on the market, enabling continuous shooting for significantly longer than other manufacturers’ products.
One of the most requested features is security. The company knows that customers use their equipment and cards in the harshest environments for the most incredible shots, and the last thing they want is the loss of recorded files due to storage issues.
With that in mind, Exascend has worked tirelessly to make sure the Nitro CFexpress delivers the reliability videographers need. The Exascend Nitro CFexpress, which uses a protective coating technology for critical flash drives, is IP67 certified, providing sufficient protection against dust and moisture. Getting wet in a typhoon, dropping a card in a raging river, or getting stuck in a sandstorm is a reality for filmmakers, but it won’t affect the footage stored on the Exascend Nitro CFexpress.
The cards are also shockproof, according to MIL-STD-810G, and have protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD), X-rays, and magnetic fields.
Professional camera systems and high-performance flash drives generate a lot of heat that must be dissipated to avoid performance degradation caused by thermal throttling. To solve this problem and eliminate the risk of dropped frames, Exascend Nitro CFexpress is equipped with ultra-thin graphene heat sinks.
Exascend has developed a whole new level of data transfer speeds up to 20 Gbps with the new Exascend CFexpress card reader, which allows you to upload footage with a full Nitro CFexpress in less than five minutes.
Exascend Nitro price and availability
The new Exascend Nitro CFexpress Type B VPG400 Certified IP67 512GB Card now can be purchased via Amazon.com for $699. In addition, even larger capacity Exascend Nitro CFexpress cards are coming soon.
Earlier this year, Austrian company Angelbird set a new record for CFexpress Type B memory cards: the AV Pro Mark II (approx. $1,800 on Bhphotovideo) Type-B CF express card promises peak data transfer speeds of up to 1785 MB/s with a massive capacity of 4TB.
