Memory Cards

The invention of latest and sophisticated gadgets like full high definition camcorders and easy to use Sony handycam has created a breakthrough from the conservative image capturing process. This technology upgradation has raised the bar and drives greater demand and need for high speed memory stick. Sony has launched PRO-HG Duo HX 16GB Memory Stick in order to cope up with continuous shooting capabilities of latest DSLR digital camera and filming long high definition video capabilities from high tech camcorders. Sony has thoughtfully tapped potential audience who use large memory capacity in their camcorder or DSLR digital camera when they go out for holiday or involve in wildlife photography.

It is necessary to have large memory reservation in most of the image capturing devices, so that user can fully enjoy complete potential of the device by effectively handling larger file creation. Sony MSHX16G3 PRO-HG Duo HX  16GB Camera Memory Card has undergone complete facelift and designed well with versatile features than its earlier version Pro Duo memory stick. What makes this larger capacity memory stick different from normal Sony Pro Duo memory stick?, it is needed to be considered and discussed for those who want a reliable and larger space memory card. With lots of promise and hopes, Sony accentuates and highlights its tremendous performance with strong reasons.

Design:

Sony MSHX16G3 PRO-HG Duo HX 16GB Memory Stick has the same dimension and weight when compared to earlier version Pro Duo memory stick, which looks very compact. The outer cover is made with durable plastic material and has optimum temperature handling facility. This large capacity memory stick has 10 years of warranty and comes with free USB adaptor. This applies to all range of PRO-HG Duo HX memory stick. The free USB adaptor is one of the highlight of the Sony PRO-HG Duo HX design and it is specially designed for sophisticated image capturing devices.
This adaptor would actively enhance the compatibility mode and allows you to share your favourite photos and footage instantly between your PC and digital camera or camcorder. With the weight of just 2 gm, this compact memory stick easily goes with latest Sony digital camera and camcorder. It has smaller dimension of about W 31 x H 20 x D 1.6 mm.

Features:

High Speed Data Transfer:
This Sony MSHX16G3 memory stick is a large capacity range of 16GB and has three times more data transferring speed then the current Sony Pro Duo can deliver. This 16GB memory stick is ergonomically designed to cope up with the requirement of high speed data transferring rate when high volume of files been transferred between your computer and image capturing device. It has 15MB/s of writing speed and 20MB/s of reading speed, which ensures optimum performance. It enables you to have quick interaction with your PC when handling large volume of high definition film footage created while filming in HD video camcorder.

Interactive Facility:
There is no need to wait for longer time for transferring HD footage into your laptop or computer and this is important criteria looked by many professional photographers and movie makers. The same applies in technically more advanced DSLR camera, which uses speed burst mode for faster image capturing. High capacity memory stick helps the DSLR camera to reach optimum performance while taking continuous shots. Basically, still photography gets more advantage by large memory capacity and Sony has designed this memory stick keeping in mind the professional digital photographer. It is not only suitable for sophisticated digital camera but also act as an ideal solution for any compact digital camera like Sony Cybershot. Just insert the memory stick and forget about frequently filling up the memory.

With the help of large memory capacity, the time taken by the digital camera to store the captured images is less than a micro second. This feature would allows you to make continuous shots and your digital camera quickly responses to your click. Sony also gives great support for users to recover their lost data by providing free downloadable data rescue service, which can quickly fetch deleted HD footage and image files. This MSHX16G3 high speed memory stick is equipped with 8 bit parallel interface to pump up the required speed and to handles large volume of HD files in the prescribed 16GB of memory space.

High Recording Time:
This high capacity memory stick holds the credit for providing fast recording speed while you shoot for HD videos. It can record up to 225 minutes of high definition videos. You can shoot uninterrupted full HD 1080 movie footage without any worry of running out of space. Sony MSHX16G3 PRO-HG Duo HX 16GB Memory Stick also available in 4GB, 8GB and 32GB capacity.

Warranty:

This high speed memory stick comes with 10 years of warranty.

Verdict:

This 16GB Sony Pro-HG Duo Memory card is slightly an expensive storage device and made especially for high tech DSLR and camcorder. All the promising features are not gimmicks and this 16GB memory stick truly outperform any other SD memory cards in terms of speed and performance. If you own advanced digital camera or camcorders then this memory stick would be a better choice.

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