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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/DS7_4260_PK.jpg/220px-DS7_4260_PK.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/DS7_4260_PK.jpg/330px-DS7_4260_PK.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/DS7_4260_PK.jpg/440px-DS7_4260_PK.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1112" data-file-height="1347" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Media type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Memory_card" title="Memory card">Memory card</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capacity</th><td class="infobox-data">Over 2 <a href="/wiki/Tebibyte" class="mw-redirect" title="Tebibyte">TiB</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed<span class="nowrap"> </span>by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CompactFlash_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="CompactFlash Association">CompactFlash Association</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dimensions</th><td class="infobox-data">38.5 mm × 29.8 mm × 3.8 mm</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Usage</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Digital_camera" title="Digital camera">Digital cameras</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sony_XQD_Reader_(MRW-E90).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="An XQD card reader from Sony" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Sony_XQD_Reader_%28MRW-E90%29.jpg/220px-Sony_XQD_Reader_%28MRW-E90%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Sony_XQD_Reader_%28MRW-E90%29.jpg/330px-Sony_XQD_Reader_%28MRW-E90%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Sony_XQD_Reader_%28MRW-E90%29.jpg/440px-Sony_XQD_Reader_%28MRW-E90%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4350" data-file-height="3417" /></a><figcaption>An XQD card reader from Sony</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>XQD card</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Memory_card" title="Memory card">memory card</a> format primarily developed for <a href="/wiki/Flash_memory" title="Flash memory">flash memory</a> cards. It uses <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCI Express</a> as a data transfer interface. </p><p>The format is targeted at high-definition <a href="/wiki/Camcorder" title="Camcorder">camcorders</a> and high-resolution digital cameras. It offers target read and write speeds from 1 Gbit/s to about 5 Gbit/s<sup id="cite_ref-engadget_2011_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engadget_2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and storage capabilities beyond 2 <a href="/wiki/Tebibyte" class="mw-redirect" title="Tebibyte">TiB</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-whatxqd_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whatxqd-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag failed verification of its source citation(s). (April 2023)">failed verification</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The cards are not backward compatible with <a href="/wiki/CompactFlash" title="CompactFlash">CompactFlash</a> or <a href="/wiki/CFast" class="mw-redirect" title="CFast">CFast</a> cards, and despite the name similarity, has no connection with the <a href="/wiki/XD-Picture_Card" title="XD-Picture Card">xD-Picture Card</a>. XQD and CFast were both designed as a replacement of the 1994 CompactFlash standard. </p><p>The format was first announced in November 2010 by <a href="/wiki/SanDisk" title="SanDisk">SanDisk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nikon" title="Nikon">Nikon</a>, and was immediately picked up by the <a href="/wiki/CompactFlash_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="CompactFlash Association">CompactFlash Association</a> for development.<sup id="cite_ref-engadget_2010_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engadget_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The final specification was announced in December 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-engadget_2011_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engadget_2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>XQD version 2.0 was announced in June 2012, featuring support for <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express_3.0" class="mw-redirect" title="PCI Express 3.0">PCI Express 3.0</a> with transfer rates up to 8 Gbit/s (1 GB/s).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 September 2016 the CFA announced the successor of XQD, <a href="/wiki/CFexpress" title="CFexpress">CFexpress</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cforg_2016_09_07_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cforg_2016_09_07-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This new standard uses the same form-factor and interface but uses the <a href="/wiki/NVMe" class="mw-redirect" title="NVMe">NVMe</a> protocol for higher speeds, lower latencies and lower power consumption. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Support">Support</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=XQD_card&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Support"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2012, the first XQD card was announced by Sony, declaring a 1 Gbit/s read and write speed.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2012, <a href="/wiki/Lexar" title="Lexar">Lexar</a> (owned at the time by Micron) announced plans to support the XQD format.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2012, SanDisk and <a href="/wiki/Kingston_Technology" title="Kingston Technology">Kingston</a> had not announced plans to produce XQD cards.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to Sony, as of August 2018, Nikon and Delkin are also manufacturing XQD cards.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In late 2018, Lexar – by then under new ownership – <sup id="cite_ref-longsys_announcement_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-longsys_announcement-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-micron_lexar_sale_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-micron_lexar_sale-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> announced that it would discontinue support for the XQD format in favour of <a href="/wiki/CFexpress" title="CFexpress">CFexpress</a>, citing problems with control, licensing and product availability.<sup id="cite_ref-pp_lexar_quit_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pp_lexar_quit-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hosts">Hosts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=XQD_card&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Hosts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sony has said their broadcast camcorders (<a href="/wiki/XDCAM" title="XDCAM">XDCAM</a> and <a href="/wiki/XDCAM_EX" class="mw-redirect" title="XDCAM EX">XDCAM EX</a>) will support the XQD cards. For their broadcast products the XQD card will be classified as a secondary media as XQD is based around consumer technology. Nonetheless, the cards will support acquisition in the <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_quality" title="Broadcast quality">broadcast quality</a> MPEG HD422 50 Mbit/s format. On 4 September 2013, Sony released the PXW-Z100, a <a href="/wiki/4K_resolution" title="4K resolution">4K</a> prosumer camera that records onto XQD cards.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, Sony’s PXW-FS7 and PXW-FX9 cameras also support XQD cards. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nikon" title="Nikon">Nikon</a> supports XQD cards in its newer high-end DSLR and <a href="/wiki/Mirrorless_interchangeable-lens_camera" class="mw-redirect" title="Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera">mirrorless</a> cameras: <a href="/wiki/Nikon_D4" title="Nikon D4">Nikon D4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nikon_D4s" class="mw-redirect" title="Nikon D4s">Nikon D4s</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nikon_D5" title="Nikon D5">Nikon D5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nikon_D6" title="Nikon D6">Nikon D6</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nikon_D850" title="Nikon D850">Nikon D850</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nikon_D500" title="Nikon D500">Nikon D500</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nikon_Z_6" class="mw-redirect" title="Nikon Z 6">Nikon Z6</a> & <a href="/wiki/Nikon_Z_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Nikon Z 7">Nikon Z7</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-whatxqd_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whatxqd-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Phase_One_(company)" title="Phase One (company)">Phase One</a> XF IQ4 camera system (three bodies) supports XQD cards.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=XQD_card&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CFast" class="mw-redirect" title="CFast">CFast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFexpress" title="CFexpress">CFexpress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_memory_cards" title="Comparison of memory cards">Comparison of memory cards</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=XQD_card&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 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