Are XQD cards discontinued?

Sony M Series XQD cards are also discontinued. Another choice is Delkin Devices Premium XQD cards, and Nikon is planing to release their own XQD cards, so we will update this post once they are out.

Are XQD cards Old or new?

XQD cards are a relatively new card format found in several professional level still cameras from Nikon and high-end video cameras from Sony.

Why are XQD cards so expensive?

In terms of higher costs, the only reason why they cost what they cost now is because only Sony (and to a lesser degree Delkin) is making them. At one time, Lexar XQD cards cost about $80 for 64gb.

Are XQD cards more reliable?

Card Design: XQD cards are more robust and harder to damage. Not an issue if you take care of your gear, but not everyone does. The more idiot-proof design of XQD will help reduce that failure rate. User Base: SD cards are used in everything, whereas XQD is only in high end professional cameras.

What is XQD and why should I use it?

What is XQD and Why Should I Use it? XQD is a media card format that was designed to be a successor to the CompactFlash card. XQD has been adopted by Nikon and was first incorporated into the D4 and D4S and subsequently into the D5, D500 and D850 DSLRs and Z 7 and Z 6 full-frame mirrorless cameras.

Is the Sony XQD G series memory card obsolete?

In a year or two when micro-SD cards are twice the speed of this card (and the hardware to use that speed is available), this may be an obsolete technology, but until then, this is the gold standard. Reliable Sony, no bologna… If your camera uses one of these you probably paid a lot of money for it.

What kind of card reader is XQD card?

A XQD card reader from Sony. XQD card is a memory card format primarily developed for flash memory cards.

Which is the only company that makes XQD cards?

(The new G Series XQD card is compliant to XQD Format Version 2, both PCI Express Gen. 2 and USB 3.0 interfaces are supported on a newly-developed controller for high performance.) Presently, Sony and Lexar are the only manufacturer of XQD cards.