Why not more cameras with SSDs?

roxics

roxics

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Why aren't more manufacturers building cameras that shoot straight to SSDs in some kind of cheap enclosure?

BTW we could really use a sort of general Gear Discussion forum here at the top of the board that isn't specific to any certain make or brand for topics like this.
 
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Yeah but if it's in some kind of enclosure it could have a more robust connector. It's not like that would be the hardest thing to design when you're building a whole new camera.
 
And 2.5 ssds are bulkier than just about every other type of media. And there are no certifications or standards at all for the actual nand flash chips or buffers or controllers so support and certification is up to each camera manufacturer which is a headache for them.

On the other hand the video devices recorders seem like they're onto something with their new speed drive media that is a msata SSD in a usb3 enclosure.
 
Cost-to-value ratio.

In the recent past, I got a Blackmagic Cinema Camera and this was part of the reason - SSD's were THE CHEAPEST reliable memory per Gig.
But now the Sandisk Extreme Pro 256Gig card is priced the same so that advantage is gone.

Back when Blackmagic developed the Cinema Camera it was the only way to record RAW into a camera for reasonable lengths at that price point, but times and technology have changed.
 
It's easy to build a reliable and heavy-reuse SSD connector. We did it. It's also easy to design your device to only work with the SSDs that you approve to properly function with your camera. And, we did it.

The price-per-gig on high-quality SSDs is terrific, and better than just about any other solid state media out there.
 
Also, 2.5" drives are not all sized the same. They can vary widely in thickness. Heck I used the recommended Sandisk Extreme SSD and I sill managed to bend a connector in my Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Cost-to-value wise it's obvious SSDs have an advantage, but I think it's telling that even Blackmagic seems to be moving away from them. They make more sense in dedicated recorders than in cameras IMHO. Convergent and Video Devices seem to have done a better job than Blackmagic on their implementation.
 
blommer said:
Also, 2.5" drives are not all sized the same. They can vary widely in thickness. Heck I used the recommended Sandisk Extreme SSD and I sill managed to bend a connector in my Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Cost-to-value wise it's obvious SSDs have an advantage, but I think it's telling that even Blackmagic seems to be moving away from them. They make more sense in dedicated recorders than in cameras IMHO. Convergent and Video Devices seem to have done a better job than Blackmagic on their implementation.
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There's also the fact that the m.2 ssd standard has all the benefits of ssd in a much more compact form factor. Can't wait to use it in a future Odyssey 8Q+ Mitch ;) http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?343771-Odyssey-7Q-now-1800-at-BH
 
hojomo said:
There's also the fact that the m.2 ssd standard has all the benefits of ssd in a much more compact form factor. Can't wait to use it in a future Odyssey 8Q+ Mitch ;) http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?343771-Odyssey-7Q-now-1800-at-BH
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Har, har. Let me note that Convergent Design has no plans to replace the Odyssey7Q+ in the near future. And 2.5" SSDs are doing quite well for us, thank you. Their popularity in the consumer world means that innovation is rapid, availability is high and prices continue to fall rapidly.
 
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