Long time readers will note that this is an article that we ran almost a year and a half ago. Seeing how many hits the story still gets, I felt like I should update the article a little and brush up the links.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, holy shit Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo HX is a long name but we move on. My test was a simple one; to use the Cybershot HX5 (one of the best damn pocket sized cameras I’ve ever used) and I wanted to see, if I used a higher speed Memory Stick, would it impact my shooting experience. There have been plenty of scenarios where I’ve been wanting to take a picture but my camera was still processing the past picture which will of course cause you to miss the shot that you wanted to take. Things only gets worse when it’s a lower light situation and you think your camera is done taking the picture in which you move your hand away and in return, cause a blurry picture, seeing how your camera was still processing the shot.
From the video you can tell that when my Cybershot was using the Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo HX, that it was able to snap pictures and process them at a faster rate then the normal memory stick. I can imagine that this is only exponentially more apparent on a NEX or Alpha camera. But for me, the difference you see in the video is much more visible on a daily use. My Cybershot just feels snappier from the time I turn it on and hit the shutter. Also as I noted, transferring files to the computer is extremely faster. This is nice because when I got out, I don’t take 200MB of pictures, I take 3GB+.
Conclusion:
If you have a higher end camera from Sony like the NEX or Alpha series, this is a must own for you, no way around it, seeing how those cameras can truly utilize the higher write speeds. For those who own Cybershots, if you take a lot of pictures, this is something I still recommend although they don’t come cheap unless you buy from Amazon
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