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Premium XQD Memory Cards Announced by Delkin Devices

- 6 years ago

Delkin Devices has been quietly making excellent memory solutions for some years, now, and these new Premium XQD Memory Cards from the US brand combines their signature industrial strength and reliability, promising unmatched performance.

Key information

  • 64GB, 120GB and 240GB storage capacity options
  • 2933X speed rating
  • Max read speed: 440MB/s
  • Max write speed: 400MB/s
  • XQD format version 2 compliant
  • Records 4K and Full HD 1080p video at high frame rates
  • RAW continuous burst ready
  • Supports EB streaming
  • Serialised for additional protection
  • 48HR Replacement Guarantee


Version 2.0 compliant and with speeds that should satisfy both pro photographers and videographers, the new Premium XQD from Delkin is specially designed to shine in the latest generation of high-end cameras from both Sony and Nikon.

Each of the new XQD card versions has undergone testing to make sure that full functionality and performance in these, high-end XQD cameras, is assured. These include the Nikon D5, D500 and D850, as well as several of Sony’s XDCAM Super 35 broadcast camcorders [e.g. PXW-FS7 and PXW-FS7M2].

Formulated with the extensive demands of today’s broadcast, cinema and photography industries in mind, these new Premium XQD memory cards should prove to serve as a card that you can trust for fast, reliable photo and video capture. It is important to note though that XQD cards are not backwards compatible with either CompactFlash or CFast 2.0 hosts.

Lifetime guarantee and 48hr replacement

Along with this impressive list of specs, there’s a quality guarantee that Delkin promise is like no other card and means that every XQD card is supported by their 48HR Replacement Guarantee policy. In what appears to be a unique, [not to mention, impressive] offering; the Delkin XQD memory cards and others from the brand displaying the ‘48HR logo‘ come with a premium 48-hour replacement guarantee in addition to their brilliant ‘Lifetime Warranty‘ policy. They will replace any non-working card within 48 hours or less [not including weekends], prior to receiving any non-working card. Users can also replace any faulty cards over the counter at any authorised Delkin XQD dealership.

Team PhotoBite will be putting these cards through their paces in the very near future, so watch this space!


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Simon Skinner

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Having spent many years working in various pockets of the music industry, and always with a camera in hand, Simon has worked with organisations such as Warner/Chappell, Food Records and ultimately, co-founding the innovative independent record label, Izumi Records before moving fully into the world of publishing in 2007. Amongst numerous other projects in the last decade, he has been responsible for a number of specialist photo trade magazines and journals for the filmmaking and photography communities, along with a coffee table book entitled, "Great Britons of Photography' which he produced with Peter Dench and Leica. Now heading up PhotoBite, Simon and the team have set themselves a task of delivering informative and inspirational content for photographers of all levels, from the beginner, shooting with smartphones, to the seasoned photographer and filmmaker.