Memory Stick PRO-HG™ is designed for high-speed data transfer based on Memory Stick PRO™ format technology to support the growth of products that record large amounts of data, such as high megapixel digital cameras and high-definition camcorders. This media was co-developed by Sony and SanDisk.
While only serial interfaces and 4-bit parallel interfaces are supported in Memory Stick PRO™ format, an 8-bit parallel interface has been added to the Memory Stick PRO-HG™ format. By increasing the maximum interface clock frequency from 40MHz to 60MHz, theoretical transfer rate of 480Mbps (60MB/s) is achieved, which is three times faster than the Memory Stick PRO™ format.
The minimum write speed of 120Mbps (15MB/s)* at 8bit parallel transfer and 40Mbps (5MB/s)* at 4-bit parallel transfer is guaranteed.
*When used in combination with an optimized compatible device.
Since the Memory Stick PRO-HG™ format is an extension of the Memory Stick PRO™ format, Memory Stick PRO-HG™ media can be used with both Memory Stick PRO-HG™ and Memory Stick PRO™ compatible devices*.
Combination of Memory Stick PRO-HG™ and Memory Stick Duo™ ExpressCard™ Adaptor can achieve high-speed data transfer of 240Mbps (30MB/s). This allows one hour (3.6 GB) of data recorded by a Memory Stick™ "Handycam" to be transferred to a PC in approximately two minutes.
| PC | VAIO VGN-AR92US |
| OS | Windows Vista® Ultimate |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo™ T7600 2.33GHz |
| RAM | 2GB |
| HDD | 80GB x 2 units (RAID 0) |
Transfer speed was achieved when recording 922MB file right after the media was fully formatted. Actual data transfer speed varies upon the measurement conditions.
α (alpha) DLSR-A700 + Memory Stick PRO-HG™, this combination offers more comfortable high-speed continuous shooting. And, the media allows for large-capacity high-resolution image data to be transferred to a PC at high speed. Naturally, you can also enjoy your beautiful images, just as they are, on PSP™.
Newly mounted in the α700, a "BIONZ" processing engine. This is the key to the high performance of the α700, allowing data-rich picture information to be processed at high speeds. Combined with the Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, they work in concert to maximize their potential, capturing every moment of the moving subject, sharply and beautifully.
