In we were quit with tendencies in market UsB-fleshdrajvov. It has turned out easily enough as, despite of a seeming variety of all such devices in the today's market, special distinctions between them are not present. It is possible even to speak about some main line of development, to descend with which anybody from manufacturers did not undertake attempts (unique attempt — drayvy' Kanguru with interface FireWire, announced in the end of 2004, and have remained a certain technological incident). At the same time in the market fle`sh-kart for a long time itself features a leg to break it is capable — not each movie notebook summary expert can list even all of them types with subtypes. However, as we shall see, recently all becomes not such and terrible: some formats die off, remained are grouped around of the several centres of gravity, and year past also has offered us hybrid variants, which time, probably, will come already tomorrow. CompactFlash and SmartMedia — farewell with mastodontami card SmartMedia — that Was necessary for me in the end of year, that stood in the camera and participated in our testings, the wife has managed somewhere to lose. To not throw out in this occasion the camera, I have thought, and have gone movie notebook summary on searches. A card on 1 Mb I in konce-koncov hardly, but have found — after several days of searches. For dollars! For comparison — for the same money it is possible to buy gigabaytnuyu SD, and it is not necessary to search long. Has taken an interest at friends — it was found out, that they are not made here a year, and everything, that it is possible to find, is the rests of warehouse stocks. In general in spite of the fact that these cards served belief and the truth to us of years, and the technics, movie notebook summary their using, till now meets on hands, has come it is time to say goodbye to them finally. It was felt also by manufacturers of the accompanying goods — if in kartovodah slot for SMC still, as a rule, is present, from some photowinchesters it has already disappeared. Not and the format was bad, and has served much well, but... Ruthless postup' history does not suffer outsiders. And in fact cards of this type could live and further — xD-Picture a little, than cardinally it is better than them (unless in the sizes) but so basic "engines" of the given standard have disposed: SmartMedia should die. They have solved it already several years ago, and in 20 the format has really died. Eternal to it movie notebook summary memory. :) On this background it seems, what problems at second of the oldest in the market of formats and not problems at all — you will think, have pushed aside on last place on mass character, well and what? Till now there are the cameras supporting CF, cards develop also, mastering new volumes (which by it are given most easier) and speeds — like all not and it is bad. At first sight. And here if to get accustomed, it appears, as its life comes to an end. In players CF and it could not be fixed, in phones even attempts of its use were not, and from the majority of a handheld computer sloty' such movie notebook summary type have superseded. They are kept basically for use of periphery which has collected much though many manufacturers consider this market dying off — base functionality of modern pocket computers has already reached such level when to expand it there is practically nothing. Unless memories to add it is possible, but for this purpose and SD will approach. And the in itself market of a handheld computer experiences not the best days — smartfonov is on sale much more (if any more on two orders). And and many phones which are formally being only by phones, have already mastered some functions for the sake of which earlier it was necessary to get smartfon or a handheld computer that does purchase of the last slaboopravdannoy. So there will be support CompactFlash in pocket computers or is rare — already unimportantly. movie notebook summary Weathers in the market for a long time do not do these devices. With phototechnics the situation is more complex. However, from mass inexpensive models CF have already superseded — even Canon, up to the last preferring to use in budgetary rulers CompactFlash, has passed on Secure Digital. However in professional models of a card of this type and now are the basic carrier of data. But whether will rescue it a format? I do not think. First, the same zerkalok is on sale in times less, than cifromy'l'nic — the objective reality is those. Hence, to this format the technics of a high class will not provide a greater share of the market. Instead of the mass market is less interesting to manufacturers of cards, movie notebook summary so many from it will leave, having borrowed in other formats. Thus it is necessary to consider, as in top level TSFK monopoly CompactFlash has come to the end: if earlier with the similar chamber it was possible to use only CF and it is more than anything, already in a fashion dvuhslotovy'e models: CF+xD, CF+MS or CF+SD. About the first sheaf we shall talk hardly later, and here about second and third all it is simple — simply to guess, in what can result the further succession of events. SD and MS are mass formats, manufacturers of cards and the accompanying equipment concentrate efforts to them — CF become all less user-friendly, their price grows (for a product not mass), many start to refuse from their use, the situation develops on a spiral: cards all movie notebook summary are less demanded, that inevitably does their even less demanded. However, this process will borrow obviously not one year, but to be ready it is necessary to such, pessimistic turn. So, year 2005, similar, has finished in development of two oldest formats fle`sh-kart. In case of SmartMedia final — neither cards, nor the technics calculated on them more are not made. In case of CompactFlash the history yet has not ended, however replacement of a format from all niches, except for top level TSFK and uterya a monopoly position in the last (that was finally issued in 20 just though tendencies were traced last couple of years) can lead only to one result. Precisely same, as well as in case of SMC, only hardly later. xD-Picture — a possible victim of the built in memory? To cards xD initially many designated the light future, however a reality has quickly brought movie notebook summary the corrective amendments. First, before present competitors they have no special advantages, but lacks weight. Absence of the controller, theoretically, could reduce the price of cards, however it is not observed. But another is observed — problems with release of cards of high capacity (for not all microcircuits for them are suitable — specificity beskontrollerny'h cards is those), presence of problems of compatibility of old technics with new cards (besides — the typical phenomenon for cards without the controller), a little higher prices (that manufacturers not can choose freely also microcircuits fle`sha). Besides the basic developers of the standard have initially taken of strange enough position, demanding with the third firms license deductions (and, it it is enough greater) for support xD. In such conditions wishing it to realize it has appeared very little. The final analysis has appeared such, as one would expect — movie notebook summary at present cards of this type are applied only in CFK Olympus and Fujitsu. In practice it is already a lot of, what provides xD a quite good share of the market, only with the little smaller, than at leaders, whether such position in the future however will be kept? There Are serious doubts. Let's understand all over again with chambers of the top price range where these cards are applied together with CompactFlash. I think, nobody will argue, that in such conditions the second standard, let and diing out, is much more preferable. Similar CFK the high capacity of the carrier of data (the staff in format RAW with 8MR chambers borrows some mbyte, and megapixels everyone grow) and high speed of record (for the reason resulted above aggravated also quite often used serial shooting) is required to the movie notebook summary user. On these two parameters loss xD simply catastrophic — eight times on capacity (if to compare really accessible models on sale) and more than the order on speed. Accordingly, in this technics slot xD, as a matter of fact, now is more likely a unnecessary architectural ornament, or an additional degree of freedom — if suddenly the basic card will be filled, and time for its replacement at once will not be. In general, from this party xD-Picture for serious support to wait it is not necessary. Sad picture and in case of cameras of the bottom price range — movie notebook summary in them time has simply come to refuse replaceable memory. Before a card were necessary because of nizkoskorostnogo the interface for communication with a computer, and also the lowest capacity and dearness fle`sh-pamyati, now these two problems have disappeared. In an inexpensive soap tray installation polugigabayta the built in memory will increase the price only dollars on (and due to simplification of a design of the camera — it is possible, as less), however such volume will appear already sufficient for the majority of users as even at use 6MR 1 photos will allow to store matrixes at the maximal movie notebook summary quality with the maximal sanction, and for 4MR (actively applied in this class of the equipment) the figure will grow up to 2 staff. It already much will be enough even on fortnight holiday. ;) And to copy after returning home all photos on a computer directly from the chamber by means of USB 2. operation simple and capable to borrow less than minutes. Cameras met the built in memory always, however earlier were, more likely, exotic while to year their number has started to grow in the past quickly. It is connected in many respects by that to manufacturers is unprofitable to do production too cheap: better at the same price to movie notebook summary provide with its additional opportunities. Earlier all was simple — we increase the sanction of a matrix and everything, however recently the given way has already ceased to work: for a press 10h or viewing of photos on the monitor of a computer too many points are not required. Shooting of video and other pleasures too are already accessible almost to all chambers, here and it was necessary to think out other advantages of new models above old. It is remarkable, that the given process grasps also chambers of an average level — in them without expansion of memory while to manage slojnovato, however installation of small volume movie notebook summary built in fle`sha all the same costs cheaply, and appeal of the device raises. And whether it is required to the user to expand really memory, or it will appear, as built in enough — will show time. The second too is quite possible. Certainly, process of reduction of a share of the market of cards of memory due to distribution of technics with memory built in concerns all types of replaceable cards, it however is most catastrophic for xD-Picture. Other formats are universal, sloty' for them quite often meet and in home appliances or printers so purchase of card Secure Digital, for example, instead of a choice movie notebook summary of the camera with the same volume of the built in memory all the same can appear attractive — then to look photos on the TV or its press on the printer without participation of a computer. Cards xD are applied exclusively in phototechnics so of similar universality cannot brag. And on a design they (as well as SmartMedia) are practically indistinguishable from the built in memory. Unique difference — working in shifts. And all — in the rest is the same microcircuit with the contacts soldered by it. As soon as working in shifts ceases to be strategically important factor (that we now and observe), use vstroenno
However, now all depends on manufacturers of cameras. If Olympus and Fuji « will rest a movie notebook summary horn » with xD anything bad long time does not happen. On the other hand, in such conditions there can be not the most pleasant to a share of these companies in the market as production of competitors will start to look more attractively, and, means, all the same it is necessary to something to think out. Time will tell, as it all will turn back. Memory Stick — in Bagdad all Easy fine swan this became no time disgusting utenok not, but the drake from it has turned out quite normal. Generally speaking, to assume such it was primary difficultly — all movie notebook summary the same, creating a new format of cards, engineers Sony it is strong enough oblajalis' (sounds rudely, but from a song of words you will not throw out). And a stock on speed have not provided, so cards almost at once have appeared one of the most sluggish, and the maximal capacity in 1 Mb quickly began to lack, and the sizes at cards have appeared those still (in case of cameras on it usually all to spit, and here in phone a greater card to establish already inconveniently). To all other in Sony and have not managed distinctly to explain to everything, one more format what for is necessary, and did not begin to explain, not aspiring movie notebook summary at all to that other manufacturers of technics used it. The such boring intrafirm standard has turned out — Sony has thought up, Sony uses. At users of technics from Sony the special choice is not present, the given format simply can be interesting to the rests only by way of increase of the general erudition. However, only one support from Sony it is already a lot of — in view of that this firm is one of the largest manufacturers of household electronics, a card have managed to enter into a three of leaders on popularity. Then it was possible to some extent and some other manufacturers on the party to involve, the truth while only in the form of the declaration on intentions — Samsung, for example, both used SD, and has continued, despite of all curtseys aside movie notebook summary Memory Stick. However, any more absolutely Memory Stick — for last years cards considerably have changed. Usual « a stick of memory » from the market have actually disappeared, and their successor became Memory Stick Pro. In these cards restriction in 1 Mb has disappeared — really on sale cards on Gbytes, that is the same volume as Secure Digital and only the little have less, than Compact Flash are already accessible. The increased capacity has demanded new speeds, and it has been made — transition from cleanly consecutive to the series-parallel trunk of data has allowed to step in 20 for « a psychological mark » in Mb per second, and even having outstripped in it SD. Past there was truly a foolish situation when cards of one format concerned to « two degrees of freshness » — one supported DRM, movie notebook summary and others are not present: all Pro initially support Magic Gate, and, means, are universal. In a word, to turned out in konce-koncov to a format to show any serious claims it is already complex — it quite answers as requirements of today, and has certain "safety factor" on the future. However the pair lacks original Memory Stick has not been corrected, and they concerned just for what fle`sh-karty' are most demanded — work in portable devices. E`nergopotreblenie cards it is great enough — though a pressure of a feed quite sravnimo with initial variants SD or MMC (2.7-3.6), a current they eat little bit more, that negatively affects time of independent work. And the sizes leave much to movie notebook summary be desired — h 21. h 2. mm, or, in recalculation on volume, 30 mm 3. It almost twice exceeds volume SD-kart and almost three times more, than at MMS. Some steps on a way of correction of this problem in Sony have made very much for a long time — up to total victory Pro-modifikaciy of cards over the market have been let out Memory Stick Duo (and later and Pro Duo). Their unique difference from the base version of a format are the reduced sizes — h h 1. mm. The volume thus, naturally, was reduced almost three times so some time Duo-karty' were
Other movie notebook summary cards. Which? Now we shall look. To combine incompatible Until recently the list of the companies developing new formats of cards, was narrow enough. Can be and it is good — and without that confusion in the market and what would be be developers more? And can be and on the contrary — two new participants on an inventing of new formats of the cards, entered in the list for last year, have borrowed just in that have decided to reduce quantity of variants incompatible with each other some. By the first right at the end of 20 "was shot" Samsung, having offered the market the next format of cards — MMC Micro. They have the sizes h h 1. mm that is practically identical to micro-representatives of other formats. Thus that is remarkable, MMC Micro are compatible simultaneously and with MMC 4. ( lines of data from eight possible), movie notebook summary and with SD (the truth are supported, already to a lesser degree — only cleanly consecutive mode to one line of data). Certainly, physically cards are incompatible with one of formats, they however are intended for those applications where the minimal sizes it is the most important — with the rest will not bad consult and MMCmobile. As a matter of fact, cards concern to products just year of the past as the first copies have acted on sale in the spring (later some months after the announcement), and to their autumn made already and other companies. Their way to the mass consumer will movie notebook summary be how much easy — will show time. Most strongly support of cards will affect it from different manufacturers of portable technics for now even itself Samsung does not hurry up to pass completely on own development. Yes, smartfony' the companies use MMC Micro, however usual GSM-telefony' (including not so long ago left topovy'y slayder D600) in the majority are calculated on use microSD. But as a whole the given format personally to me is nice — anyway, with its help it is possible to weaken at least disorder and swayings in phones, nakonec-to having stopped rivalry MMC and SD. Development Pretec, namely cards C-Flash is a little more interesting. They have hardly greater sizes, rather than the basic competitors ( h h mm), but are completely compatible both with SD, and with MMC 4. (after SuperSD movie notebook summary it absolutely it is no wonder) and even with Memory Stick (War is finished — by all thanks, all are free ;))! And not only with them — congenital support USB 2. that allows to exchange data with a computer without the help of any active equipment, type kartovodov is realized also. By the way, cards not only are compatible logically with MMC/SD — there is also an electric compatibility with microSD so manufacturers of phones, at desire, the smallest blood can pass from these cards to more functional C-Flash (universal sockets under two these of type of cards they already receive, movie notebook summary and there — that users will choose). But also it yet all — in advance have taken care of compatibility with perspective format Card. Initially it was developed by the Taiwan institute industrial
Development, later to work has adjoined and MMC-al'yans together with which the first version of the standard has been created. Except for the further growth of speed of transfer of the information, the new format is called to eliminate at the same time and the basic at present inconvenience SD and other at use in mobile phones: cards of memory badly approach for storage of appendices because of complexity of work with the current scheme vvoda/vy'voda.
For today it is one of the reasons of movie notebook summary that mobiles phone get the increasing quantity of memory even if there is an opportunity of its expansion — for appendices essentially to use the built in memory so cards are used only for a data storage (music or photos) is easier. The devices calculated on µCard (which, not having been in time yet to appear, at the same time have got also updatings of the reduced size — position obyazy'vaet), can store all on a card of memory. In the long term even they will manage one such slotom and without SIM-karty' as all on itself can take its functions fle`shka. In general, for a long time it is time — once SIM-karta was very convenient means to separate movie notebook summary personal adjustments and a telephone directory from the device that was one of advantages GSM before the "adhered" standards. However today many of these opportunities simply are not used: Program platform (hence, and adjustments) "have again become attached" to devices in view of their variety, and rudimentary opportunities of a "standard" telephone directory do not satisfy already almost anybody therefore it is actively used built in in phone. Occurrence of the new carrier for a data storage and programs, thus possessing in sufficient capacity, is quite capable to lead to that for some time manufacturers can cease to inflate funkcional directly phones, using instead of SIM/RUIM µCard with the standardized set of appendices. However, while it is a question of the long-term future, but to start to prepare to it is already possible. Anyway, news about occurrence of movie notebook summary a universal format of the cards compatible at it with old development, are always pleasant. On this optimistical note also we shall finish, the blessing is more than anything interesting the last year to us has not brought. And here 20 in view of all aforesaid promises to be hotter. So, at least, it will not be boring. :)
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