I wouldnt mind having so many memory card standards if the 2010 high of 121 million shipped cameras would be double today. Alas shipments has dropped to 23 million in 2016.
On BH we have CF, SDHC/SDXC, Micro SD, CFast and XQD to choose from. There are more standards still being sold there but I will skip them as they're too niche already.
Couldnt the industry consolidate CF (167MB/s), CFast (600MB/s) and XQD (500MB/s) to SDXC UHS-III (624MB/s) and eventually SD Express (985MB/s)?
There are specs for faster CFast and XQD using PCIe 3.0 and NVMe but I want it unified as soon as the replacement of 1D X Mark III, 5Ds Mark II, 5D Mark V and 7D Mark III.
MicroSD is the default standard for drones, smartphone and action cameras.
SD is the default for the now threatened compact cameras, APS-C cameras and mirrorless.
CF cards are now a dead end at 167MB/s throughput. I do not expect new cameras will use CF cards anymore and favor XQD or CFast instead. Unless of course Canon's being Canon and foot drags for another decade.
Consolidation would allow for cheaper cards and devices over time. Not to mention an easier time finding memory cards at brick & mortar stores.
On BH we have CF, SDHC/SDXC, Micro SD, CFast and XQD to choose from. There are more standards still being sold there but I will skip them as they're too niche already.
Couldnt the industry consolidate CF (167MB/s), CFast (600MB/s) and XQD (500MB/s) to SDXC UHS-III (624MB/s) and eventually SD Express (985MB/s)?
There are specs for faster CFast and XQD using PCIe 3.0 and NVMe but I want it unified as soon as the replacement of 1D X Mark III, 5Ds Mark II, 5D Mark V and 7D Mark III.
MicroSD is the default standard for drones, smartphone and action cameras.
SD is the default for the now threatened compact cameras, APS-C cameras and mirrorless.
CF cards are now a dead end at 167MB/s throughput. I do not expect new cameras will use CF cards anymore and favor XQD or CFast instead. Unless of course Canon's being Canon and foot drags for another decade.
Consolidation would allow for cheaper cards and devices over time. Not to mention an easier time finding memory cards at brick & mortar stores.