The top two flash-memory card makers are letting Sony handle the market for the new high-end XQD format--at least for now.

The CompactFlash Association announced on Wednesday that it has adopted a new specification and format to replace the venerable CompactFlash memory card. Tongue-twistingly dubbed "XQD," the PCI ...

The D500 supports the speedy XQD storage format, handy for shooting long bursts or 4K. One thing that sets the new Nikon apart is a 153-point autofocus array.

But there’s something else that stands out about the D4: it’s the first digital camera to use the new XQD flash memory card format (it will also support CompactFlash cards). And Nikon wasn’t the only ...

The new XQD cards will make their first appearance at CP+ 2012, held in February 2012 in Yokohama, Japan. What CompactFlash hasn’t revealed is which major manufacturers will support the new format.

The CompactFlash Association has announced a new memory card format: XQD. The new cards will measure 38.5 x 29.8 x 3.8mm, which is smaller than current CF cards but still slightly larger than SD ...

Are you ready for yet another memory card format? Dubbed XQD, the medium was first announced by Sandisk, Sony and Nikon in November 2010. And after the the CompactFlash Association finalized the ...

A new memory card technology emerges in the form of XQD. Lexar sent over its 64GB Professional XQD for review. It's got amazing speed and price.

If you’re feeling a little out of the loop, that’s because the XQD format became official last month. The CompactFlash Association announced XQD cards as the next step in memory card technology.

For years, CompactFlash was the memory card of choice for serious photographers, and is still used in many DSLRs, especially at the higher level. But, SDHC has been muscling in on that territory. So, ...