The SF3 Series - CFexpress/XQD Pro Card Reader features two Thunderbolt 3 ports the first one used for connecting to your computer, while the second supports daisy chaining of up to five additional Thunderbolt peripheral devices(1) to a single port on your computer.
Thunderbolt 3 - The USB-C That Does It Allįeaturing a dual-port 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface, this professional reader ingests footage from CFexpress 2.0 Type B or XQD memory cards to any Mac® or Windows® computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports-on location, in the studio, or in the edit suite-at the fastest speeds the cards will support. Now you can take advantage of Thunderbolt 3’s 2750 MB/s bandwidth to ingest four, six or more cards simultaneously! Sonnet SF3 Series Pro Card Readersĭesigned to be Stacked and Daisy Chained Fastest External Interface Available Measuring 5.75 inches wide by 1 inch tall by 3.5 inches deep, the SF3 Series - CFexpress/XQD Pro Card Reader is suitable for use in any workspace and workflow for DITs working multi-camera shoots or in a small space, the Sonnet reader’s design advantages stand out.īuilt with rugged aluminum enclosures, SF3 Series card readers are designed to be stacked and daisy chained, enabling multiple CFexpress/XQD, REDMINI-MAG®, SxS™, and CFast™ 2.0 readers to occupy the same footprint, while connecting to your computer through a single cable. The CFexpress/XQD Reader for Digital Imaging Technicians (DITs) Sonnet’s SF3 Series pro card readers include threaded mount points that enable you to securely attach two readers side-by-side on a rack tray in just 1U of rack space. Get a Sonnet SF3™ Series - CFexpress/XQD Pro Card Reader it’s the ultimate tool for finishing the job fast. Moving those files to your computer for editing is a must, but if you use the wrong tool, you’ll spend a lot of time waiting around. Whether you’re capturing 4K at 60P RAW video footage to CFexpress™ memory cards, or shooting hundreds of photos in a session and saving them to XQD™ memory cards, the generated files are huge, and the cards fill up fast. All new Sonnet Products purchased on or before December 31, 2018, have a One Year Limited Warranty, except as listed here.
To install the XQD driver in Catalina, you must first disable System Integrity Protection (SIP), install the driver, and then re-enable SIP see XQD driver page for complete details.Īll new Sonnet Products purchased on or after January 1, 2019, have a Two Year Limited Warranty, except as listed here. Sony has not yet updated XQD driver credentials to enable easy installation in macOS Catalina (10.15).
ThunderLok3 compatible specifically with Sonnet 0.5- and 0.7-meter Thunderbolt 3 cables Sonnet 2-meter Thunderbolt 3 cables require ThunderLok 3L.5K monitor requires a Thunderbolt 3 to Dual DisplayPort adapter. Two 4K monitors requires either a 4K monitor with multi-stream transport support (DP out), or a Thunderbolt 3 to Dual DisplayPort adapter.
Also supports Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 devices on Macs when used with the Apple Thunderbolt 3(USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter plus a Thunderbolt cable, both sold separately.
Mac with Thunderbolt 3 ports Mac with a Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt port with an Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter plus Thunderbolt cable (both sold separately) macOS® 10.12.6+ macOS Catalina compatible(4) Windows CompatibilityĬomputer with Thunderbolt 3 ports Windows10 (64-bit Edition Version 1809 or greater) Dual Card Slots, Less Waiting
With Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt Macs when used with an Apple® Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter and a Thunderbolt cable (both sold separately) One port connects to computer second port supports daisy chaining of up to five additional SF3 Series pro card readers Threaded mount points enable secure attachment of two readers side-by-side on a rack tray in just 1U of rack spaceįastest interface available offers 2750 MB/s of PCIe bandwidth Small and rugged aluminum enclosure for reliable operation design enables multiple SF3 Series card readers to occupy same footprint Ingests footage from CFexpress 2.0 Type B cards and XQD cards at up to maximum supported speedsĭual card slots enable simultaneous ingest of footage from two cards for greater efficiency