HDR-1 & NVS-20, NVS-25, NVS-30, NVS-31(HS Models), NVS-33 and NVS-40 Series USB, SD & SSD Drive Compatibility Guide
2/26/19 Update: New NVS-25 drive Passed, SanDisk Cruzer Extreme Pro
1/30/19 Update: New HDR-1 drive Failed, Kingston DTE G2 (Customer Tested)
10/16/18 Update: New HDR-1 drive Passed, Buffalo HD-LXU3 (Customer Tested)
9/19/18 Update: New HDR-1 drive Passed, Transcend Ultimate JetFlash 780
| Media | Format | |
| HDR-1 | USB | NTFS |
| NVS-20 | USB | FAT32 |
| NVS-25 | USB | FAT32 |
| NVS-30 | USB, SD | NTFS |
| NVS-31 | SD | EXFAT, NTFS |
| NVS-40 | SSD | EXFAT, NTFS |
When starting a new recording on the HDR-1 or NVS-20/25/30/31/40, please transfer and backup your previous recordings to your computer, then format the media in your Datavideo product to ensure best performance.
The key feature to look for in a drive is a high sequential write speed. Drives optimized for this are recommended for recording video. To find this value, you will often need to search online, as it is rarely printed on the packaging at a store.
*Test results with an asterisk were reported by customers and not yet tested by Datavideo. Listings in italics are discontinued. Test results with web links provide additional information regarding benchmarks or user experiences to supplement the test result and are shared for information purposes only.
| Product | Firmware | Brand & Model | Model Number | Size | Type | Result |
| HDR-1 | Z03 | Buffalo | HD-LXU3 | 2TB | USB 3.0 Drive | Pass* |
| HDR-1 | W02 | Corsair GTX | CMFVYGTX3B | 128GB | USB 3.0 Flash | Pass |
| HDR-1 | W02 | Lexar JumpDrive | P20 | 128GB | USB 3.0 Flash | Pass |
| HDR-1 | T02 | Patriot Supersonic Rage | PEF64GSRUSB | 64GB | USB 3.0 Flash | Pass |
| HDR-1 | Z03 | Sandisk Cruzer Extreme Go | SDCZ800 | 64GB | USB 3.1 Flash | Pass* |
| HDR-1 | Z03 | Transcend Ultimate | JetFlash 780 | 64GB | USB 3.1 Flash | Pass |
| HDR-1 | Z03 | Corsair Voyager Slider | X2 | 128GB | USB 3.0 Flash | Fail |
| HDR-1 | Z03 | Kingston Data Traveler | DTE G2 | ??GB | USB 3.1 Flash | Fail* |
| HDR-1 | T02 | Kingston Data Traveler | DTSE9 G2 | 32GB | USB 3.0 Flash | Fail |
| HDR-1 | T02 | Lexar JumpDrive | JDS75 | 32GB | USB 3.0 Flash | Fail |
| HDR-1 | W02 | Patriot Supersonic Rage 2 | PEF128GSR2USB | 128GB | USB 3.1 Flash | Fail |
| HDR-1 | N/A | PNY Turbo Attache 4 | P-FD128TBAT4-GE | 128GB | USB 3.0 Flash | Fail * |
| HDR-1 | S02 | Sandisk Cruzer Glide | SDCZ60 | 64GB | USB 2.0 Flash | Fail |
| HDR-1 | Z03 | SanDisk Cruzer Extreme Go | SDCZ800 | 128GB | USB 3.1 Flash | Fail |
| Discontinued | Discontinued | |||||
| HDR-1 | U02 | Kingston Data Traveler | DT R3.0 G2 | 32GB | USB 3.0 Flash | Pass |
| HDR-1 | Z03 | Sandisk Cruzer Extreme | SDCZ80 | 16GB | USB 3.0 Flash | Pass |
| HDR-1 | U02 | Sandisk Cruzer Extreme | SDCZ80 | 64GB | USB 3.0 Flash | Pass |
| HDR-1 | N/A | Toshiba Canvio | V63700-B | 750GB | USB 3.0 HDD | Pass |
| HDR-1 | N/A | WD Passport | WDBBEP0010BBK-01 | 1 TB | USB 3.0 HDD | Fail * |
| HDR-1 | N/A | WD Passport | WDBY8L0020BBK-01 | 2 TB | USB 3.0 HDD | Fail * |
| Product | Firmware | Brand & Model | Model Number | Size | Type | Result |
| HDR-1 | T02 | Sandisk Ultra Plus | 64GB | SDXC 80MB/s | Pass | |
| HDR-1 | T02 | Sandisk Extreme Pro | 64GB | SDXC 95 MB/s | Pass | |
| HDR-1 | T02 | Iogear | GFR305SD | SD Reader | Pass | |
| HDR-1 | T02 | Transcend | RDF5K | SD Reader | Pass | |
| HDR-1 | T02 | Sabrent | CR-UMSS | SD Reader | Pass | |
| HDR-1 | T02 | Inland | HF9E | SD Reader | Fail | |
| HDR-1 | T02 | Iogear | GFR281 | SD Reader | Fail | |
| Product | Firmware | Brand & Model | Model Number | Size | Type | Result |
| NVS-25 | 171218 | SanDisk Cruzer Extreme Pro | SDCZ880 | 128GB | USB 3.1 | Pass |
| NVS-25 | 161109 | Lexar JumpDrive | JDS25 | 32GB | USB 3.0 | Pass |
| Discontinued | Discontinued | |||||
| NVS-25 | 161109 | SanDisk Cruzer Extreme | SDCZ80 | 32GB | USB 3.0 | Pass |
| Product | Firmware | Brand & Model | Model Number | Size | Type | Result |
| NVS-30 | N/A | SanDisk Extreme Pro | 64GB | SDXC 95 MB/s | Pass | |
| NVS-30 | N/A | SanDisk Ultra Flair | SDCZ73 | 128GB | USB 3.0 | Fail * |
| Product | Firmware | Brand & Model | Model Number | Size | Type | Result |
| NVS-31 | Sandisk Extreme Pro | 64GB | SDXC 95 MB/s | Pass | ||
| Product | Firmware | Brand & Model | Model Number | Size | Type | Result |
| NVS-40 | ADATA | SU750 | 512GB | SSD NEW! | Fail | |
| NVS-40 | Crucial | M500 | 120GB | SSD | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Intel | 530 | 240GB | SSD | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Intel | SSD 5 | 512GB | SSD NEW! | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Orico | TROODON SERIES H100 | 512GB | SSD NEW! | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | PNY | CS900 SSD | 512GB | SSD NEW! | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Samsung | 840 PRO | 512GB | SSD | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Samsung | 850 PRO | 256GB | SSD | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Samsung | 860 PRO | 512GB | SSD NEW! | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Sandisk | X110 | 128GB | SSD | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Sandisk | X110 | 256GB | SSD | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Sandisk | X300S | 256GB | SSD | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Sandisk | Ultra Plus | 128GB | SSD | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Sandisk | Ultra Plus | 256GB | SSD | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Sandisk | Extreme | 120GB | SSD | Pass | |
| NVS-40 | Sandisk | Extreme II | 240GB | SSD | Pass | |
