Best SD card for photo and 4K video - How to make the smart choice for you and your camera

Choosing the best SD card for photo and video can be intimidating. There's so many brands and card types out there. I'm going to help you choose the best SD memory card for your camera, by helping you understand what to look out for.

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Dieter Van Holder - 2020
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[vickydils]

And me thinking that any SD card will do! Learnt something new and will never look at an SD card in the same way again 😆.

[Shotbytony]

Just picked up my first camera and didn’t know what memory card was needed. I appreciate the amount of time and effort you put into making this video. Thank you, Dieter.

[LINGHAMRATINGS]

Too many things that never understood about choosing the right memory card but you, Dieter, made it very simple to understand and I am truly grateful for your detailed explanation. Very well done video on the subject.

[AmericanWomanReacts]

Got my first Sony A7SIII camera and am not a technical person. Looked at dozens of videos, and yours was the best one for beginners (great pace, nice use of visuals, laymen's terminology, direct/to the point). Would love to see other videos such as: how to set up your camera for shooting videos, how to transfer video to laptop, using card readers (necessary or not), connecting external mic to computer (i.e. Yeti) would be great! Thank you!

[williamlaast]

Best video I've found to explain this, thank you! You cover everything in a simple and calm way - no crazy effects or excessive movement haha

[nunyobidnis]

Thank you so much! You did an amazing job at simplifying everything! 🙏

[nicosmeets]

Hi. I am Belgian living in Nepal for the past 40 years.
Thanks gor the advice

[JWS]

I got a 128GB Sandisk Extreme Pro U3 (10) V30 card when the GH4 came out. We were told you'd need a super fast super expensive card to read and write 4K at 400MBS. What a load of rubbish. I still have that same card now shooting 6K 200MBS on the Panasonic S5ii and it still has never let me down. This exact same card is on Amazon right now for £19.95

[Visualtreats]

Wow, very well explained video. Before I would look at a SD card, even though it was written in English, it still looked like a foreign language to me, before I saw this video. Liked and subscribed. Cheers from Whitehorse Yukon.

[tersono]

Thanks so much for this video. I've been using SD cards since the early 2000s and I STILL need to refer to something like this to remember what all the symbols and classes and speeds mean! 😁🙏

[rafbaron]

This is the best memory card tutorial I watched on YT and I appreciate you breaking it down simply and practically for us.

[baymillz]

thanks man, 1 year later and i can say, you helped me a ton.

[ngltc]

Thanks for your advice. Ive watched many videos on this subject and found you to be the best in keeping it short and simple. Kooking forward to more videos from you. Awesome job!!

[sierraschooley]

Best video hands down on this subject learning a lot about filming and investing in a Sony ZV 20.1 and wanted a great card, this helped me know exactly what I need. God bless you thank you!

[lifeinp]

2:12 SDHC cards may come formatted in FAT32 because of backwards compatibility reasons, that's all. It takes literally a few seconds to simply format an SDHC card (or even a regular SD) as exFAT and it will work just fine, as long as your camera supports exFAT (which is any modern camera made in the past 10 years or so).

[NatureU]

"Hold my beer, let me take some notes" - Finally informative and very simple explanations. Big thanks

[letsreview]

thank you so much mate. my camera was recording files in chunks. I just checked my card and it SDHC. I will get the SDXC now. thank you so much.

[mollko]

Thank you very much ! Very informative video. I am choosing my first memory card for my new first camera, your video helped me a lot! :)

[david_takes_photos]

This video was perfectly crafted, you gave the information I was looking for quickly and effectively. Thank you for the awesome content!

[santiagoawee]

Just bought a Sony Zv-e10 cam. This video is what I needed. Thank you 😊