Panasonic and SanDisk have separately released details of new 4GB SD High Capacity (SDHC) cards, which comply with Class 2 speed specifications and offer high storage capacities.

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July 21, 2006: Panasonic and SanDisk have separately released details of new 4GB SD High Capacity (SDHC) cards, which comply with Class 2 speed specifications and offer high storage capacities.
SDHC is a new name for SD cards larger than 2GB that adhere to the SD 2.00 specification, which was developed by the SD Association. The new cards, which will be available in capacities up to 32GB in future, feature a completely new design and product logo that makes them easy to identify. Although identical in size and shape to standard SD cards, only SDHC-compatible products will be able to accept the new SDHC cards. They are not backwards compatible with legacy SD format host devices.
Panasonic’s 4GB SDHC card will look quite different from the company’s blue SD card range, being black with a silver label and black packaging. It is due for worldwide release in August to coincide with the launch of Panasonic’s SDR-S150 SD video camcorder. The new card will allow approximately one hour and 40 minutes of MPEG2 video at 704 x 480 pixel resolution and 30 fps to be recorded in this camera.

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SanDisk’s 4GB SD High Capacity card, which is due for launch in Australia during the fourth quarter of the year, will be bundled with the MicroMate USB 2.0 reader at no extra charge. These new readers work with both SDHC and SD cards. SDHC cards require an SDHC-compatible reader. SanDisk will differentiate its new cards with the new SDHC logo on the card and retail package.
Details of Panasonic’s memory card line-up can be found at www.panasonic.com.au. SanDisk’s SDHC product information is available at http://www.sandisk.com/sdhc/.