NAB Show: Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B Card Diamond Series and Professional CFexpress Type A Card Gold Series

At NAB Show, Lexar, a Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co., Ltd. company, unveils the Professional CFexpress Type B card Diamond Series and Professional CFexpress Type A card Gold Series

From field to post production, the company aims to provide users products that offer quality, performance, reliability and compatibility to accelerate workflow from start to finish.

To meet the demand of performance memory solution needed for professional filmmakers and content creators, the Professional CFexpress Type B Card Diamond Series provides read speeds of up to 1,900MB/s, accelerating the post-production workflow for enhanced productivity. And with write speeds of up to 1,700MB/s ⁽¹⁾, capture smooth RAW 8K, 6K and 4K video with ease. It is also backwards compatible with select XQD cameras ⁽²⁾.

Designed to leverage the capabilities of next-gen cinema cameras and mirrorless camera adopting the CFexpress Type A format, the firm also unveils the Professional CFexpress Type A Card Gold Series. Featuring speeds of 900MB/s read, and 800MB/s ⁽¹⁾ write, this card allows to capture high-quality images and 8K, 6K and 4K video. The company will also launch the CFexpress Type A Reader, which supports USB 10Gb/s transfer protocol via USB Type-C, in the coming months.

The cards support VPG 400 spec which guarantees a minimum sustained write speed of 400MB/s to capture professional-quality video for compatible host devices. Designed for professional video users, it also ensures that content is captured seamlessly with no drop frames. Moreover, they are built with the rugged durability you need to capture content even in the harshest of conditions. The cards are designed to be shock and vibration-proof, and resistant to extreme temperatures ⁽³⁾. Both cards are backed by a lifetime limited warranty ⁽⁴⁾.

“Lexar has a long history of providing industry leading memory solution for professional users and we are excited to continue this tradition with the world’s fastest Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B Card Diamond Series and Lexar Professional CFexpress Type A Card Gold Series. These cards will dramatically help professionals speed up their workflow while providing the quality, performance and reliability they’ve come to expect from Lexar.” said Joel Boquiren, GM.

Professional CFexpress Type B Card Diamond Series and Professional CFexpress Type A Card Gold Series are under development and will be available in 2Q22.

⁽¹⁾ Speeds based on internal testing. Actual sustained speed may vary depending on host device
⁽²⁾ Compatible with firmware enabled CFexpress cameras
⁽³⁾ Temperature-proof: Withstands operating temperature range from 14ºF (-10ºC) to 158ºF (70 ºC) and non-operating temperatures from -4ºF (-20ºC) or 185ºF (85 ºC). Shock resistant (50[G], 11[ms] / half sine wave. Apply the above impact 3 times from each of 3 orthogonal directions.) Vibration resistant (10[Hz] to 2,000[Hz] to 10[Hz], Sweep time: 20 minutes. 12 cycles per axis, (36 cycles for 3 axes), Test time: 12[hr]).
⁽⁴⁾ Limited lifetime warranty is limited to 10 years from purchase in Germany and regions not recognizing lifetime warranty