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  • Pros & Cons of Different Memory Cards

    Pros & Cons of Different Memory Cards

    Say your camera supports both CFexpress™ Type B AND SD – which do you choose? You may be thinking, “A memory card is a memory card, they’re all the same.” Actually, not all memory cards are the same. In fact, they can be very different from one another – in form factor, capacity and speed.…

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  • Video Bitrate Explained

    Video Bitrate Explained

    Take a look at the specifications for the Canon R5 C mirrorless cinema camera – it says “DCI 4K (4096 x 2160) at 119.88 fps [810 Mb/s]”. You may already know that “DCI 4K” refers to frame resolution and “119.88 fps” refers to frame rate, but what about “810 Mb/s”? Well, that is the bitrate…

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  • What Photo Editing Software Do Most Photographers Use? (Results of a Shotkit Survey)

    What Photo Editing Software Do Most Photographers Use? (Results of a Shotkit Survey)

    Photography and gear reviews website Shotkit.com recently published the results of a survey which answered the question: “What photo editing software do photographers use?” The responses of 657 amateur and professional photographers also revealed why many photographers still use Adobe Lightroom, or for those that don’t, why they choose an alternate software. Here’s a summary…

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  • Memory Card Breakdown: CFexpress™ vs SD

    Memory Card Breakdown: CFexpress™ vs SD

    Supported in the latest camera models from Canon, DJI, Fujifilm, Nikon, Panasonic and Sony, CFexpress™ Type A and Type B memory cards, as well as Secure Digital, are today’s standard for fast and reliable memory card storage. Now SD has been around for a while, but CFexpress™ Type A and Type B are fairly new…

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  • Why Memory is So Important to Photographers (By Mike Carroll)

    Why Memory is So Important to Photographers (By Mike Carroll)

    The Night Sky: The beauty of our universe is certainly something I look forward to — especially the Milky Way. The sound of nature, shooting stars and that feeling of getting lost in yourself while you’re under the night sky is priceless. The Milky Way, Alabama Hills, CA (Sigma 28mm f/1.4 Art + Lume Cube…

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  • CFexpress™ Type A Cards Explained

    CFexpress™ Type A Cards Explained

    You may have heard of CFexpress™ Type B, but did you know there’s also CFexpress™ Type A? What makes it different from Type B? Which cameras currently support it? Is it worth upgrading to from SD cards? New technology brings A LOT of questions, and that’s why we’re here to breakdown what CFexpress™ Type A…

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  • Why You Need a New Memory Card

    Why You Need a New Memory Card

    Did you know that your memory cards need to eventually be replaced? If not, it’s ok – a good percentage of photographers and videographers don’t know either. A common misconception among camera owners is that once you buy a memory card, especially an expensive one, it will last forever. But unfortunately, all flash memory wears…

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  • Secure Digital Cards Explained

    Secure Digital Cards Explained

    Take a look at your DSLR, mirrorless camera or camcorder and the chances are it supports Secure Digital (SD) memory cards. SD has become today’s standard memory card format as it is widely accepted in both consumer and professional-grade cameras. But despite how commonly used it is among photographers and videographers, there are many who…

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  • Formatting Explained

    Formatting Explained

    Image by Photo Mix from Pixabay “Format your memory card” – that’s one, if not the top, tip photographers and videographers are advised to do when it comes to proper memory card use and maintenance. Although, if you were to ask someone why it’s important, they themselves may not fully understand why – in fact,…

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  • PCI Express (PCIe) Explained

    PCI Express (PCIe) Explained

    PCIe – Some may know what it stands for, but most do not. Short for Peripheral Component Interconnect Express, PCIe is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard that has been around for years and is commonly used in PC graphics cards, hard drives, SSDs, Wi-Fi and Ethernet hardware connections. It is only more recently…

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