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Play your cards write! There’s a new option for filmmakers looking to capture demanding footage straight to microSD that works perfectly alongside the Samsung Portable SSD T9. It’s the new Samsung T9 256GB microSD card, which combines high capacity with the speed needed for data-heavy recording – making it a natural fit for the 4K DJI drone used on the Hatton shoot. Sequential read speeds reach up to 200MB/s, while writes of up to 130MB/s keep pace when the bit rate climbs. The UHS-I card carries U3 and V30 ratings, confirming its suitability for 4K UHD video capture, alongside an A2 rating for application performance. Being fast is only half the story when a card is heading out on location. Samsung
has also engineered in protection against water, extreme temperatures, X-rays, magnets, drops and wear. So whether it’s high above the canal in a drone or being swapped between kit on the towpath, there’s some serious resilience packed into that tiny 256GB card.
Lock-ing good The Samsung Portable SSD T9 has a dotted, non-slip finish with a luxurious feel, while also ensuring the Hatton Flight footage was safely stored with password protection
increases. AES 256-bit hardware encryption provides protection for sensitive material, while Samsung Magician software offers drive-health monitoring, benchmarking and firmware updates. By the end of the day at Hatton, the boats had done their job and the water had been churned into a working waterway. It was a transformation that happens very rarely. For the production team, fast storage wasn’t merely about saving a few minutes copying files. The compact Samsung Portable SSD T9 provided the speed, durability and reassurance needed to keep an unrepeatable day’s footage safe – and the whole production flowing smoothly.
Gen 2x2 interface offers transfer speeds of up to 2000MB/s and Samsung’s TurboWrite technology provides a 180GB buffer to help maintain performance during transfers or editing. Yet all that capability comes in a drive measuring just 88x60mm and weighing only 122g. Location production can also be a tough environment for technology. Powerful LED fixtures were used to create the dramatic look required for the interviews, adding more stands, cables and heavy equipment to an already busy location. The portable SSD’s rubberised exterior provides additional protection against the inevitable knocks of life on-set, while its specified operating temperature range of 0°C to 60°C means Britain’s more extreme summer weather poses little threat. Advanced thermal materials and efficient power consumption help maintain stable performance when the workload
Portable SSD T9. That meant footage could be checked, the client could approve the look and there was another copy of those irreplaceable files away from the cameras’ memory cards. Even in the slow-paced world of canal boats, speed matters in terms of memory. The Samsung Portable SSD T9’s USB 3.2
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