SD Card for Professional

The SD Card for Professional is the toughest, most durable Memory Card to date*1. Under tests for durability, it is 10x tougher*2 than Sony’s regular SD cards thanks to the use of special materials and double-welding injection manufacturing process. It is made to withstand up to 72 hours in room-temperature water at depths of 1.2m (exceeding IPX7 standards for waterproofing), dustproof to IP6X standards and drop up to 5m.

*1 Based on Sony’s research as of May 2016.
*2. Results from Sony’s internal bending test as of May 2016.

The SD Card for Professional supports HD using AVCHD, HD using MPEG HD 422, 4K and HD recordings using XAVC-S format, as well as 4K and HD XAVC Long format.

The SD Card for Professional provides transfer speeds of up to 95MB/s (Read)*3 and 90MB/s (Write)*3 using the UHS-I SD interface.

*3 Based upon Sony testing using SD Association certified testing tool. Transfer speeds vary and are dependent on host device.

Sony’s free file rescue software supports the latest video format such as AVCHD, XAVC S and XAVC Long*4. It applies a special algorithm for a high rate of recovery of AVCHD/XAVC S*4. For AVCHD, not only can lost video files be recovered, but also their associated files and directory structure, allowing the video files to be played with compatible cameras.*5

The software is available to download at www.sony.net/products/memorycard/datarescue/download3d.html

*4 Sony’s free file rescue software supports the recovery of JPEG(DCF), MPEG-1, MP4(MPEG-4, MPEG-4 AVC, XAVC S, XAVC Long), AVCHD(ver.2.0), AVCHD 3D, 3D photo (MPO), RAW photo, MOV movie, other types of file.
*5 Based on Sony’s internal testing in recovery after quick format.
*6 Playback may not be successful depending on the media or device conditions.
*7 The software supports the recovery of files stored in Sony‘s memory media products. Recovered files will be stored in your PC. Some recovered files may not be played back by cameras or other devices, depending on the original recorded conditions.

Note: We do not guarantee the recovery of all data. Some files may not be recoverable due to their data status. The damaged or defective memory card itself cannot be recovered. Game data and content-protected music and movies are not supported.

How to use memory card file rescue?
Find out how to use card file rescue at www.sony.net/products/memorycard/en_us/datarescue/manual.html