PHU-120K Professional Hard Disk 120GB reliable for EX1R?

[Don Greening]

[Kent Beeson] “If so should I buy this nearly $1000 item instead of SXS 32GB cards? Is this hard drive reliable and high quality for use with the new SONY EX1R? “

I would assume so. A friend of mine rents one from time to time for his EX1 and has no trouble with it. Its limitation is that you can’t record overcrank to it because of the USB interface (like SDHC 3rd party cards).
Using the PHU-120 with the EX1R would be exactly the same as with the EX1. Maybe rent one and try it out first before you buy and see if the unit will indeed fill your needs.

– Don

[Kent Beeson]

Thanks for reply – I’ve been told though the draw back is unless one is recording an event with little or no movement of camera, it’s always possible to bump, jar or drop the hard drive and lose (potentially) all material on the drive…bit risky, I guess I’ll have to get the SxS’s.

Thanks

K
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[Craig Seeman]

I don’t trust portable hard drives either. They’re an accident waiting to happen. Sony has announced a less expensive variant of the SxS cards (shorter lifespan). I’d get those before getting the PHU. Heck I’d get SDHC and adaptor before getting the PHU as well if you’re looking for low cost. On the higher end there’s the NanoFlash. Personally I think the PHU is a product without a viable niche.