BUILT TO LAST With up to 4TB of storage, the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield handles high-res ProRes footage with ease
“The very last shot was a simple flight over the sea – the drone malfunctioned and crashed into the water. Everything was lost.” From that point on, Timson backed up every shot as quickly as possible on both his laptop and the fastest, most durable SSD drive he could get his hands on. Cue the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield – a rapid and portable external drive with a rubberised cover. Designed to endure the odd bump or drop, it also fights off rain, being both water and dust resistant with an IP65 rating. Since drone work is often outdoors in tough conditions, the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield is an ideal partner.
“High-quality footage is crucial, so I always shoot in the most data-rich codec available – ideally in ProRes, at a minimum of 4K and at high frame rates if possible. I need a fast portable drive with enough capacity to store plenty of footage, and the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield is perfect,” explains Timson. “Especially as it can be as large as 4TB.” The Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield is fast and hardy enough for the toughest jobs, boasting a strong aluminium body which aids heat dissipation, even when shooting 10-bit 4:2:2 All-Intra footage. Another key requirement for drone users, especially with the latest FPV-style high-speed versions, is that achieving optimal results places a massive strain on computing power. Timson explains: “FPV drones in particular are inherently unstable, so the footage must be stabilised with software. Some use the drone’s own built-in stabilisation software, but for serious work, it’s best to turn that off. All the stabilisation is done in post on the computer, using software like Gyroflow.” That puts a huge strain on computing power, and if the footage is stored on anything less than an ultra-fast drive, rendering can be excruciatingly long. Fortunately, the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield is more than capable of handling the job. It offers high-sustained write performance, allowing the recording of 8K or even 12K video. With read and write speeds of up to 1050MB/s and 1000MB/s,
respectively, it’s about ten times faster than most external HDDs. The portable drive is also compatible with Windows machines using USB. The compact Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield weighs 98g, measures 88mm in length, 13mm in thickness and comes in sizes up to 4TB in a range of colours. It’s plug-and-play ready for the latest Apple Mac computers and includes drivers for Windows PCs. The software allows you to set a custom name and a password. The portable drive is also pre-installed with Samsung Magician, which monitors its health and can verify if a Samsung SSD product is genuine. “With an education in physics and my Air Force training in engineering and tech, I always research my equipment choices extensively,” says Timson. “That led me to the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield. “High-performance flying is always about pushing the envelope of what’s possible. My latest project is a custom- made, four-rotor FPV drone capable of carrying large cameras for incredible quality, as more movies and high-end commercials want something unique.” Once built, the footage will be trusted to Samsung portable drives.
*Power consumption results based on Samsung internal testing, conducted under controlled conditions. Idle status defined as eight minutes without I/O operations.
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