Im considering buying the new 2/3 PMW 350 XDCam.
My only concern is the price of the SxS cards.
Im either thinking about a Nano Flash with compact flash cards or the new e films adapter that takes SDHC cards and fits into the SxS slot.
Has anybody had experience with either of these devices or formats. If it is reliable the SDHC option is fantastic.
Any advice would be great.
David

The latest firmware gives some added reliability and features to the SDHC cards - always best to do a trial recording first. Depending on brand be careful not to button on / off too quickly, can create errors.
I've used them for the last 18 months or more and have had a couple of scary incidents. Use SxS for best security.
Cheers,
Mal

The latest software V1.10 gives full compatibility with the Sony MEAD-SD01 adapter.
This is the Sony SDHC adapter.

With the MEAD-SD01 adapter, Sony only recommend Sandisk SDHC class 10 cards.

Offspeed operation is NOT possible (certainly NOT guaranteed).

There is no Salvage available as per SxS cards, and use of SDHC cards is only recommended for “emergency” or non-critical use.

We also have the MEAD-MS01 which allows use with High Speed Memory Stick Duo (HG Duo) - same constrains apply as for SDHC.

The ideal solution for everyday use is the new 32GB SxS-1 card, easily identified by it's orange colour - rather than blue.

The SxS-1 card offers double the capacity (32GB) for same price as original SxS (blue) 16GB card.
It utilises multi-cell technology compared to single cell.
Lifetime is slightly compromised but they are still talking everyday use for 5 years.
There are no limitations regarding offspeed use or salvage etc.

As an alternative, the Convergent Design Nano-Flash appears to be an excellent product and offers MPEG2 422 Long GoP recording at bit rates from 50-180Mbps.
Stop Start function can be triggered via timecode on the HDSDI stream from the camera.

Best Regards,
Clive

Hi. I've shot several times now with the nanoFlash and had great results. The Media is more expensive than SDHC cards, but once configured, it works seamlessly when clicking start on the camera itself. Plus, you can record 35mbps on the camera itself (if so inclined). I have used a third party SDHC adaptor (Hoodman) for the camera and never had one issue. I can tell you that, at higher bit rates in 4:2:2, blacks are MUCH better; MUCH. Although I've been using it with an EX-1. Here's the link:
http://www.hoodmanusa.com/products.asp?dept=1063
The 350ex records onto S X S @ 35mbps, like the EX-1 and EX-3; not sure if the adaptor works on the 350, but it should, unless SONY did something to block the use of adaptor cards in the 350. (sorry if it isn't a workable solution; I'm not that familiar with the 350) Hope that helps.
Regards,
Joe

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Just for info, I have been using Transcend 32GB class6 SDHC with Sony MEAD-SD01 adapter for a little while with no issue whatsoever. In this config, with 1.1 firmware, the 350ex surprisingly does full slow-mo at 60p without choking