Panasonic Launches 16GB SDHC Memory Car

Panasonic has announced that the company will release a 16GB Pro High Speed SDHC Memory Card. The new card, designated RP-SDV16GU1K, will feature both high capacity and high speed and will be globally released in November 2007 with an estimated retail price of Rs. 13,096 ($319.99). This is the latest addition to their Pro High Speed line-up which offers five models: 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and now the 16GB card sizes with the Class 6 Speed specification

"As more and more people become engaged in the High Definition lifestyle, there is a growing demand for recording High Definition video and high resolution digital still images," said Zoe Susice, Panasonic's national marketing manager. "A key part of the High Definition lifestyle is the expansion of HD camcorders and high-resolution digital still cameras demanding card-based recording media with larger capacity and higher data transfer speeds. Our new model meets this demand with a massive 16GB data storage capacity and a high data transfer speed of up to 20MB/s."

The 16GB high data storage capacity is ideal for AVCHD High Definition recording. When used with Panasonic's High Definition SD video camera (HDC-SD5), the card can record approximately 4 hours of High Definition video in AVCHD normal mode, and approximately 2 hours 40 minutes of 1920 x 1080i full High Definition video in AVCHD fine mode. The card can support data transfer speeds of up to 20MB/s.