Owner`s manual

nanoFlash FAQs
10-Apr-10 ©Convergent Design, Inc. Page 12 of 42
File Size” setting in the System Menu. Finally, you can “break” to a new file during a
record session by pressing the record button for one second.
48. What is your recommended CompactFlash card reader?
USB 2.0 Firewire-800 Express Card 34
A USB 2.0 Compact Flash card reader is included with your nanoFlash, which is generally
sufficient for 100 Mbps playback. The next performance improvement comes with a
Firewire-800 reader, such as the one shown from Lexar. Finally, the ultimate performance
choice is an Express Card 34 reader, such as the one shown from SanDisk.
Special note: Smooth playback at full frame rates may not be possible directly off the
Compact Flash cards, especially at high bit-rates. We recommend that you copy the files
to your hard-drive for optimum performance.
49. Is Compact Flash reliable enough for professional video?
Compact Flash has been widely adopted by professional photographers who demand the
same reliability and data integrity as professional videographers. CF card manufacturers
typically specify 100,000 write cycles and 10,000 card insertion / removals (well beyond
typical expected usage). Some high end 300x cards are rated at over 1,000,000+ write
cycles, which is higher than the rating for the typical 32 GB 133x card. In either case,
there are more write cycles than one can expect to reach.
Each write cycle applies to individual memory cells, not to the device as a whole. Thus
one can easily record well over 50,000 events. CompactFlash cards offer excellent shock
and vibration characteristics. And many cards offer a limited lifetime warranty.
With an all solid-state construction, and mean-time-between-failure of greater than
1,000,000 hours, Compact Flash is arguably one of the most reliable mediums available
to store your video.
50. What file formats are supported and how are they different?
nanoFlash currently supports three file formats: MOV (Quicktime), MXF, and MPG.
MOV is mainly for Apple Final Cut Pro and some others.
MXF is for AVID, Sony Vegas, Edius and others.
MPG is for creating files compatible with DVD and Blu-ray burning software.