The ULTIMATE Memory Card Guide for Sony Alpha Cameras || a7S III, a7 III, etc.

[@tshansen]

This is one of the best videos I have seen on the topic. No gimmicky neon light 2000 dollars setup in the living room, but just plain good explanation of what and what not. You sir, did really well. Thank you. Cheers from Norway 👏🏻

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thank you!! That means a lot to hear; glad that this was helpful to you.

[@tshansen]

@@andrewsaraceni I have a a7s iii on order I can pick up tomorrow, seeing this video was really helpful. So no I just hope to get a great deal on the body and lens, it coast alot of money here. 🙈

[@andrewsaraceni]

Congrats!! I think you'll love the camera - it's a big investment for sure, but I would say in the time I've had it it's definitely worth it.

[@tshansen]

@@andrewsaraceni Thank you sir... looks like you have been shooting full frame for a while. Do you have a good tip for uhs-ii card reader? I can't seam to find anyone good online here in Norway or maybe I can use my regular card reader? it may work with the new cards but with slower speed?

[@andrewsaraceni]

Yeah, it depends on what your reader is and what it supports. I use the standard Apple USB-C to SD card reader dongle which supports UHS-II speeds. Even if your reader doesn't support UHS-II directly, it'll still work with those cards, just at slower (UHS-I) speeds when transferring files.

[@jehuvandiver]

Wow man great video! I just got an a7s iii and had a lot of questions about what memory cards to get but this cleared up all my questions! Thanks

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks! Glad to hear this answered your questions (I had a lot of them too initially...).

[@walkrelax897]

The best and most comprehensive guide on SD cards for the Sony a7S III. Have a like sir!

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks, I appreciate the like!

[@Weensy]

great video! you definitely deserver more views for this one.

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@ekphotography]

Thanks for the information.. Just got an FX3 and need to know this.

[@andrewsaraceni]

No problem! Glad it was helpful.

[@rockseatravels9763]

Straight to the point, thanks! Always used the scan disk professional but never knew what all that stuff you explained, meant! Angel & I say thanks

[@andrewsaraceni]

No problem, glad to know this was helpful!

[@adarsh.jaiswal]

tell me a best sd card for sony a 6700 i will shoot 4 k 30 , ? please tell me good and fast card

[@andrewsaraceni]

Hi Adarsh, I'd definitely recommend the ProGrade V90s for the a6700, it has similar video requirements/specs to the a7S III (just in APS-C): amzn.to/35zH3Qg You can get by with a V60 though for most modes as well.

[@adarsh.jaiswal]

@@andrewsaraceni thanks sir 😊🙏🏻

[@MrRicardoacv]

Great video! Everything I wanted to know and more 👍🏼 thanks!

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks Ricardo, glad to know it helped!

[@amosblackmore1]

Great video! Very informative and simplified! Not only I liked, I also subscribed and last but not least I used your links to get my V90 SD card! Thank you!

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks Amos; glad it helped, and I appreciate the support!

[@TheVoiceofReason4ya]

Well done, all in one comprehensive explanation.

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks!

[@adarsh.jaiswal]

please tell me sir , i want a sd card for sony 6700 ,i will shoot 4k 30 , im from india

[@andrewsaraceni]

Hi Adarsh, see my other comment, but I think the ProGrade V90's are your best bet.

[@adarsh.jaiswal]

@@andrewsaraceni thank you so much sir 🙏🏻

[@luisburgos7127]

Thank you so much for your video. It was really helpful!!!

[@andrewsaraceni]

No problem, Luis!

[@Snapper314]

THANK YOU for this informative video! Prepping for the (hopefully) soon arriving Sony A7IV, which might support 4K/60.

[@andrewsaraceni]

No problem! And I hear you, I'm eagerly awaiting the a7 IV as well.

[@kamidsoofficial8929]

Great vid just picked up my Sony A7s iii

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks, and congrats!

[@princearthurlouispagan9901]

Excellent presentation!

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks!

[@ArmandBaclay]

Very helpful and informative !

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks, glad to hear this was helpful!

[@rodneyruffin2128]

I use a A7III for real estate photography and video. Which one would you recommend? Thanks in advance

[@andrewsaraceni]

I would say the SanDisk V30 SD cards are a great option for the a7 III - that's what I used for years in mine.

[@yvonnegougelet]

This is really helpful. I followed!! I currently have 2 Sony A7iii's. Ideally, I'd like to shoot in 4k, but looks like I can only shoot 30fps. So I can shoot 120fps in 1080. All of your advice says V30 should be enough. That's all I use. But when I dump my photos (often thousands from the day, it takes forever to transfer over.) What would you recommend if I want to transfer my files over a lot faster from my sd card to my hard drive?

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks! You might get faster speeds in transferring with a V60 or V90 card, but it'll also depend on your SD card reader, and/or how it's connected to your computer. Also, copying to SSDs (your computer's main drive or external) will always be faster than hard disk drives.

[@yank1tonybats511]

Great video. Do you need a Prograde card reader or will most computers with SD card readers be fine? Thanks

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks! Just about any SD card reader should work, though I'd recommend one that supports UHS-II for faster read/write speeds.

[@MrPStone305]

Question do you play the drums?

[@andrewsaraceni]

I do! I'm also a part-time musician on drums/percussion and keys in a couple bands.

[@sloprea]

Thak you for the info, it helped me get the right card for my sony a7IV. sd 128gb V90

[@andrewsaraceni]

No problem, glad to hear it helped!

[@pzonetech]

thank you for the video. I own a7iii and main usage is videography. Can I use the UHS 1 SD card in UHS 2 slot ?

[@andrewsaraceni]

No problem! Yes you can, and the opposite is possible as well - though you wouldn't get UHS II card speeds in a UHS I slot.

[@pzonetech]

@@andrewsaraceni three months old video , I dropped a query, n u replied in just few minutes ! U know what , u got a new sub and bell ringer .❤️

[@omwanakamawaenaechwele]

Good information

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks!

[@suikhuathang6480]

Awesome....👍👍👍👍 good example😀

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@shango82]

This was great. Thank you. I recently put in my preorder for the a7iv, I currently own the a7iii and do shoot some video. Do I need a cf express a card to shoot in 10bit 4:2:2? 4k60? What card will I need to unlock the cameras full potential?

[@andrewsaraceni]

No problem! I also preordered the a7 IV; I think similar to the a7S III, for nearly all of the video frame rates/codecs you should be fine with a V90 SD card like the Prograde I mentioned, even a V60 in many cases (except for the XAVC S-I codec). I can shoot in all codecs 10-bit 4:2:2 4K60 in my a7S III currently with the Prograde V90 cards.

[@shango82]

@@andrewsaraceni great! Thank you!! Definitely got a sub from me! Would you be open to doing a camera setting video? For some reason I always feel like my picture quality is not good. Might be out of date to one for the a7iii, but perhaps one for the a7iv when it comes out?

[@andrewsaraceni]

@@shango82 Thanks for the sub! And you must've read my mind. 😀 I've been thinking about doing a settings/setup video, so I'll likely put one together when I get my hands on the a7 IV.

[@user-nu8bf3bf9m]

Could you please go over recording duration for each setting when youre using 256gb? That would be super helphul!

[@andrewsaraceni]

The examples I included around the 11:11 mark were done with a 256GB V90 card, so you should find they cover many of the recording durations (by codec/bit rate) you'd get out of both the Standard and Enhanced spec cameras.

[@davidtipping7731]

@@andrewsaraceni Thanks for the great review. This was a very valuable breakdown of the information. With your examples of record duration, were you running with just a single 256GB card or did you have 2? If running with 2 cards, was it in redundancy mode, or extended mode (giving you 512gb available?) Cheers!

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks David! The recording duration examples in the video were done with just one 256GB card in the camera.

[@asselkalikova]

Правда ли, что карта со скоростью записи 150m/b + V60 будет тормозить работу камеры A7S III? она будет виснуть при съемке?

[@andrewsaraceni]

Я не думаю, что это проблема - это не должно иметь никакого влияния на видеосъемку и повлияет только на размер буфера, если вы снимаете фотографии.

[@punknugget561]

Great video! I would LOVE to know what is the best card for the Sony A7C Camera? I have the SanDisk Extreme Pro 128GB SDXC UHS-I V30 card. Should I get the Kingston 128GB Canvas React Plus SDXC UHS-II V90 Card instead for all my video option needs? I couldn't find anything with the links you provided in the description, so that's why I'm asking. Please let me know what you can, thank you.

[@andrewsaraceni]

Thanks! Honestly I think the SanDisk model you have is exactly what you'd want/need for the A7C, and aligns with what I mentioned. I'd start to think about V60/V90 cards (from ProGrade) if you're planning to upgrade to something like the a7S III or upcoming a7 IV that has higher video specs, e.g. 10-bit 4:2:2, 4K 60fps and up, etc.

[@punknugget561]

@@andrewsaraceni So the one that I have will work with every movie type setting on the A7C camera with no issues? By the way, what part of the vid did you mention the A7C camera and the specs of what it could handle? Let me know what you can and thanks for the quick reply!

[@andrewsaraceni]

Yes, the SanDisk Extreme Pro V30 cards will cover all of the resolutions, frame rates, etc. that the A7C can shoot. Since it falls in the Standard video spec category I talk about, you can check out 0:40 and the summary at 12:02 where I mention the a7C specifically.

[@punknugget561]

@@andrewsaraceni Thank you for letting me know that. I will pick up another 128 GB card from SanDisk. It would just be good to have a back up just in case. Again thank you!

[@FaizanShakeelKhan]

In your chat, Why would V60 not support 1080p 222mbps ? V60 supports up to 60*8=480mbps.

[@andrewsaraceni]

The specs and card requirements are determined by Sony, not me. FWIW, the only codec it doesn't seem to fully support in HD is XAVC S-I (all-intra).

[@dennishumbla5431]

I have two SanDisk UHS-I V30 64GB 95mb/s that I'm gonna use In my new A7 III mostly for Raw photo and have one of the card as backup. But I would like to make video also. I whant to have ha fast buffer if I need to take fast continious photos. But maby I then would have to use only one card In the UHS-II card slot, a faster card like V60 270mb/s or something so my buffer clears faster?

[@andrewsaraceni]

The SanDisk UHS-I V30 card would certainly serve you well in the a7 III - that's what I used when I had mine. But a solid UHS-II V60 card would probably get you some moderate buffer improvements, and help with future proofing for later models with enhanced video specs.

[@dennishumbla5431]

@@andrewsaraceni Ok, thanks for your info/help

[@elena_berlant]

Thank you very much' but I steel don't understand if SD V30 (up to 170 mb) SanDisk good for shooting at 30,60,120 fps on Sony fx3 camera?

[@andrewsaraceni]

You'll at least want a V60 SD card to shoot in most of the high frame rate/better codec options in the FX3, and I personally recommend (and use) V90 cards for my a7S III.

[@elena_berlant]

@@andrewsaraceni Thank you very much!

[@ADAMMAWSON]

I have the Sony A7 iii filming in 4K 30fps when panning looks like the footage is lagging or missing frames on playback on my iMac which is a very high spec. Could this be due to the memory card which is one of the recommended 128gb V90 300mb

[@andrewsaraceni]

Generally it shouldn't be. Could depend on the specs of the machine, the SD card reader itself, etc., but you could see if making proxies from the footage (I have a video on that for FCPX), or if transferring the files and playing them back from an external solid state drive, or internal hard drive on the Mac (vs. from the SD card) makes a difference.

[@ADAMMAWSON]

@@andrewsaraceni That’s great I can’t seem to find the Final Cut Pro video could you tag me on it please.

[@andrewsaraceni]

@@ADAMMAWSON Sure, it's this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnuse5Ruf7-JfrM

[@hunterstivers5155]

Can you shoot 1080 60fps with v30 cards on a7iii?

[@andrewsaraceni]

Yes, V30 SD cards would work for that (and 1080 120fps also).

[@cj7073]

A6000 for stills and light 1080p video.. is this something to be bothered about?

[@andrewsaraceni]

That would fall in the Standard spec line of cameras (technically less, since it only shoots up to 1080p video). You should be fine with any of the Sandisk cards I mentioned though.

[@Millionaire_X]

Prograde V90 UHS-ii is best

[@andrewsaraceni]

Agreed - almost 6 months in of some pretty heavy usage, and they've been flawless.

[@azharmuhammad2190]

3:02

[@Niceguy54444]

4:37 wrong do your homework and come back

[@andrewsaraceni]

The UHS-I and II specs are designed to be cross/backwards compatible. You can't achieve UHS-II card speeds in a UHS-I only supported slot (which I didn't mention), but it will work.