Jobo intros GIGA Vu SONIC and GIGA one SONIC Image Storage Devices
Two new portable image storage devices, namely the GIGA Vu SONIC and the GIGA one SONIC, have made their presence in the market by Jobo AG.
Developed for professionals and amateur digital photographers, these image storage devices come in four different memory configurations. While the GIGA Vu SONIC offers 80, 120, 160 and 250 GB hard disk memory, the storage space of the GIGA one SONIC ranges from 80, 120, 160 to 200 GB hard disk.
The GIGA Vu SONIC offers a 3.2-inch QVGA color display, an ultra quick download speed of up to 1 GB of data in 30 seconds and TRUE RAW decoding of several RAW image files. Whereas the GIGA one SONIC provides a 1.8-inch monochrome screen, a long-lasting battery and a transfer rate of up to one minute for 1 GB of data.
Johannes Bockemuehl-Simon, JOBO’s CEO, remarked “On-the-go storage and retrieval of digital image files has become a day-to-day fact of life for busy photographers. Not only are these new units extremely fast when it comes to downloading all digital data for safe and reliable backup storage, they are available in various capacities and price points sure to please any photographer looking for the best backup protection their money can buy.”
Both the devices support PC and Mac computers and work effectively with all popular media cards such as CompactFlash (CF) I/II, Microdrive, SecureDigital (SD), SDHC, (Memory Stick) MS, MS Pro, MS Duo, and MultiMediaCard (MMC). Moreover, the GIGA Vu SONIC adds more ability to store and display digital data in popular file formats that include JPG along with other specific RAW camera formats.
The two image storage capacities are compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS 9.x, 10.x & higher and Linux operating systems. They offer high-speed USB 2.0 connectivity to transfer data to/from PC.
In the GIGA Vu SONIC, users are offered various functionalities for easy access to images. It incorporates thumbnail view of pictures, slide show, picture rotation (90°, 180°, 270°), picture deletion and multi-level zoom function. Other specifications include user interface skin options, copying and deleting of files and folders as well as histogram display. With support for On-the-go (OTG) function, the accessory provides incremental backup that comprises of synchronization between memory card and hard disk, automatic incremental backup to most recent folder, manual incremental backup to user defined folder.
The GIGA Vu SONIC measures 133 x 75 x 25mm and weight 280g. It comes packed with USB cable, AC adapter (100-240V), car adapter, carrier bag and an instruction manual.
Coming to the GIGA one SONIC, it comes with various data transfer modes such as, from memory card to GIGA one SONIC, from GIGA one SONIC to memory card and from GIGA one SONIC to computer (via USB).
Moreover, it has 5 control buttons for easy operation, a battery Status indicator, energy-saving function and a sturdy aluminium casing. It has dimensions of 127 x 73 x 20mm and weight of 240g. In the box, the image storage devices bundles USB cable, AC adapter (100-240V), car adapter, carrier bag and an instruction manual. On the screen, users will notice the status of free hard drive disc space and download rate.
Jobo AG has not uttered a word on the price and availability of the GIGA Vu SONIC and GIGA one SONIC image storage devices.
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