So you just got a Sony camera, but don't
know which memory card to get.
Let's talk about which one is the best for your camera.
Hey everyone, Camber here back with you,
and today I want to tell you what is the
best memory card for video for your Sony
camera. And if you're new here, this
channel is all about teaching you how to
use your camera to make good videos, so
consider subscribing. So I made a video a
while back on what all the different
numbers on SD cards mean and how to
choose the right one based on your
camera's max recording bitrate. However,
the most common question I still get
asked on that video is, "Hey, I just got
this camera. What's the best memory card
for it?" So go ahead and let me know down
in the comments which Sony camera you're
using. So what I'm gonna do in this video
is group all the cameras by their max
recording bitrate and show you what card
I suggest; as well as how much recording
time that will give you when filming at
the highest bitrate. And if anything I
say about the cards is confusing as far
as sizes or speed class ratings, just go
check out the other video I made here
about what all the numbers on the memory
cards mean so then you can understand
what we're talking about here. I have
links for all the cards below so you can
check that out once you figure out which
card you need for your camera. And I'm
not sponsored by SanDisk.
I just have always used their cards in
all my cameras without any issues so
that's what I'm suggesting below. I also
have timestamps below so you can find
out at what time I talked about your
camera model and then skip ahead to see
which card you'll need for it. So
starting off with a group of cameras
that has the highest recording bitrate
of 100 megabits per second, we have
Sony's a6100, a6400, a6500, a6600, the
a73, the a7s2, the a7r2/3/4.
And finally the a9. So what
I suggest for all these cameras is a 128GB,
U3 card. And this will allow you
to shoot at 4k for up to 2 hours and 50
minutes. And this is based off my own
personal minimum of two hours of
shooting time so that when I'm at live
events I can leave my camera rolling and
not have to worry about running out of
space. But if you think you need more
space then you can always get
the 256 gigabyte card and that will
double the time you can do; or if you
think you need less space, go with the 64GB,
and that'll be half the time.
And next up we have a group of older
models that shoots at a maximum of 50
megabits per second. And these are the
a5100, the a6000, the a72, and the a7s. And for these I suggest a 64GB card with
a minimum speed rating of U1.
And this will give you the opportunity
to shoot Full HD at that 50 megabits per
second for 2 hours and 50 minutes. So if
you think you need more time, a 128GB
card will give you over 5 hours whereas
a 32GB card will give you just
under an hour and a half. Finally the
oldest model we're going to cover here
is the original a7, which shoots at a
maximum of 28 megabits per second. And
for this camera I suggest a 32GB
card with a minimum speed rating of U1,
which will give you just over two and a
half hours of shooting time at Full HD.
So those are the best SD cards that I
suggest based on the max recording bit
rates of these various Sony cameras. And
again I have links in the description so
you can check any of those out, click
right over to what you need. If you do
have any more questions, leave them in
the comments; I'll clarify whatever I can.
If this video is helpful then go ahead and
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and I'll see you soon.
