Angelbird Technologies GmbH has entered the CFexpress Type A market for the first time with a single 1TB card and matching accessories.
Angelbird’s new 1TB sized CFexpress Type A card has been engineered for use specifically with the Sony Alpha and FX camera lines and in a stroke becomes the highest available capacity CFexpress Type A media on the market. Featuring sustained write performance of 650 MB/s, the card provides the critical speed and performance necessary for lengthy, high-data rate video recording, and stills and burst photography in up to 4K+ RAW.
To make it happen, Angelbird designed a custom-built SiP (System in Package) circuit configuration, which, combined with other factors, paved the way for the high capacity.
With a max read speed of 820 MB/s and a write speed up to 730 MB/s, the new card certainly offers a superior speed and performance advantage over an SD card, enabling buffer-free, high-data rate production in both high-resolution video and burst photography. While several Sony cameras feature a unique dual card set-up that is compatible with both CFexpress Type A and UHS II SD cards, someone who shoots in 4K resolution with intra-frame compressions is definitely going to require a CFexpress Type A card to take full advantage of Sony’s “Slow and Quick” modes for optimized playback as well as the impressive 1200 Mbps recording available in some settings.
Featuring Stable Stream Sustained Speed Performance technology, the AV PRO CFexpress Type A supports steady and consistent read/write speeds throughout the entire capacity of the card. Engineered with a custom SiP enclosed system of circuits, the technology is stacked in a way that speeds up chip communication while reducing the amount of power needed to drive the signals—resulting in a high-performance media card with minimal power demand from the host camera.
“From the very beginning of the product concept, it was clear that we needed to expand on existing technology,” says Roman Rabitsch, Founder and CEO of Angelbird Technologies GmbH. “As we looked to engineer the best CFexpress Type A media card, a standard capacity of 512GB was a good start, but it was not going to be enough for the type of work our customers create. We absolutely needed a 1TB card option.”
As to the matching accessories, they include the Angelbird Media Tank CFexpress Type A travel case which safely stores and transports up to four CFexpress Type A cards at a time, and the Angelbird CFexpress Type A Card Reader. This features a recessed USB-C Solid Connect connection logic that supports fast processing of data-rich files with transfer speeds of up to 20Gb/s, along with a write-protect switch for additional data safety. It also features Angelbird’s exclusive Firmware Update Tool, allowing users to perform Over-The Top firmware updates directly on the AV PRO CFexpress Type A card to maintain ongoing camera compatibility, optimal performance, and the latest featureset.
Price and availability is still yet to be determined; we’ll let you know as soon as we can.