512GB Pro 3500x CFast 2.0 Memory Card by Lexar

Lexar, a brand of Micron Consumer Products Group, Inc., has doubled capacity for the Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 memory card, providing the capacity and speed thresholds needed for cinematographers, filmmakers, and content creators to capture the highest-quality 4K and ProRes video and RAW photos.

The 512GB capacity card is designed to address the demands of today’s top content innovators. The Professional 3600x CFast 2.0 card line, optimised for ARRI cameras ⁽²⁾, will also double in capacity to 512GB in the first half of 2017.

Mathew Luu, marketing manager, APAC, consumer products group, Micron, said: ” As professional imaging technology continues to advance, it s crucial that memory storage formats keep pace with ever-evolving data needs. When shooting 200 FPS on a high-end, production-level camera, it s easy to fill up an entire 256GB card with content in just 17 minutes. ⁽³⁾ Comparatively, the new Professional 512GB 3500x CFast 2.0 card can capture up to more than twice that time. It s essential that professional content creators shooting in bandwidth-heavy applications such as RAW, 4K, burst-mode, time-lapse, and beyond have access to increasingly higher capacities and faster transfer speeds like those offered by the new 512GB Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 card.”

The 512GB Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 card provides write speeds up to 445MB/s, for professionals to capture lots of footage and keep shooting. From the first take through to post-production, content innovators will have the speed and space needed to capture the highest cinema-quality video for their next masterpiece and quickly power through post-production with read transfer speeds up to 525MB/s.⁽¹⁾

The Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 card includes a lifetime copy of Image Rescue software to recover most photo and select video files, even if they ve been erased or the card has been corrupted. ⁽⁴⁾  The card is also backed by technical support and a limited lifetime warranty. Limited lifetime warranty is limited to ten years from purchase in Germany

This card capacity will be available in 1Q2017 with an MSRP of $1699.99.

The Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 card line is also available in 32, 64, 128, and 256GB capacities. In addition, the Professional 3600x CFast 2.0 card line is available in 12 and 256GB capacities.

All company’s products undergo testing in the firm’s ‘Quality Labs’ to validate performance, quality, compatibility, and reliability with more than 1,200 digital devices.

⁽¹⁾ Up to 525MB/s read transfer, write speeds lower. Speeds based on internal testing. Actual performance may vary. x=150KB/s.
⁽²⁾ Complete list of compatible cameras,
⁽³⁾ Based on 256GB capacity shooting 2K@200fps. Actual minutes will vary depending on camera/device model, format resolution and compression, usable capacity, and bundled software.
⁽⁴⁾ Image or other data recovery is not 100% guaranteed actual usable memory capacity may vary. 1GB equals one billion bytes.