There is another thing than just video. There're a several cameras out there, that have smaller internal buffers. These cameras mostly come with UHS-II. So if you're using a V60 or V90 card, the buffer gets more or less uninteresting, as the V90 cards are that fast that buffer clears instantaneously.

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

Thanks for commenting. Yes, I think cameras with small buffers can benefit from faster cards.

Just about the best explanation of SD cards ive ever watched ...many thanks my friend

@StreetPhotographyChina

12 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful and thanks so much for commenting! Let me know if there are any other topics you would like me to cover next.

I just found out about the V60 and V90 cards. I needed to record some high-speed video, at 120 and 240fps @ 4K and 1080p, and during my pre-event setups, my Sony a6700 proudly announced that it needs a V60 card, in order to select my desired settings! I placed a next-day Amazon order for two cards, and the event was a success!

@StreetPhotographyChina

19 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Yes, I think for SIMPLE video work, the type I do (1080p / 24fps) a V30 is more than enough, but I am not doing anything very demanding. V60 sounds like a nice option for you without having to dig deep to buy a V90.

@johnpwrites

16 күн бұрын

My Sony as6000 writes to XAVC video but I’ve tried multiple cards that don’t work. I’m thinking based on what you said the V60 might work

Great well researched and clearly explained. Absolutely crazy disorganized inconsistent nomenclature.

@StreetPhotographyChina

21 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for leaving a comment.

WOW! Thank you for this highly informative and concise explanation of SD cards. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. I just subscribed to your channel based on this one exceptional video. Thank you, thank you.

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful and THANK YOU so much for the subscription. Please do let me know if you have any ideas for future videos.

finally, someone explained all of these ! this video needs to go viral!

@StreetPhotographyChina

13 күн бұрын

I wish! Thanks for commenting, much appreciated.

Thank you for the clear explanation of SD cards. Very informative.

@StreetPhotographyChina

12 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it. Let me know if there are any other topics you would like me to cover next and thanks for commenting.

Thanks! Very useful and complete information!

@StreetPhotographyChina

3 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting.

That's such a good and informative. Thank you for explaining

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

You are so welcome! Thanks for leaving the comment, much appreciated.

Great explanation, thanks for simplifying and explaining so well!

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

Thank you for the kind comment.

Thank you for this clear explanation.

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful, thanks for commenting.

Your video is the best I've watched by far, very easy to understand and extremely informative, thank you very much.

@StreetPhotographyChina

15 күн бұрын

You're very welcome! Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

Thank you for clearly explaining the SD cards

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful and many thanks for commenting.

Awesome educational video. Thanks for the effort.

@StreetPhotographyChina

14 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it! Appreciate the comment.

So well explained. You have the talent to make this easy to understand..

@StreetPhotographyChina

14 күн бұрын

Many thanks, appreciate the kind feedback.

Very informative. I was not aware of much of the information presented. Thank you very much!

@StreetPhotographyChina

15 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting.

Concise and well presented; congratulations.

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for leaving a comment.

Great video, well explained.

@StreetPhotographyChina

4 күн бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate the comment.

Excellent video - well researched, well presented and very useful

@StreetPhotographyChina

18 күн бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the feedback.

Thanks for very helpful information.

@StreetPhotographyChina

14 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment.

Loads of useful information.... I need to watch this again. Thanks for the insight

@StreetPhotographyChina

19 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting.

Thanks for making this video!

@StreetPhotographyChina

3 күн бұрын

My pleasure! Appreciate the comment.

Great video. Thank you.

@StreetPhotographyChina

5 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it! Appreciate you taking the time to comment.

Well done, succinct yet thorough enough. There are two additional aspects of SD card choice: GB/dollar and risk of loss. Really large capacity cards often cost more per GB, and if you lose one or one gets corrupted, you've probably lost not only more money but more files. Most of my cameras are at least ten years old with a less than 20 megapixel sensor, giving me the advantage of making just about any modern SD card fast enough. I shoot mostly stills on these low megapixel cameras, so I use mostly 32GB cards. I have two or three larger cards for capturing video, but that's pretty rare in my world.

@StreetPhotographyChina

15 күн бұрын

Yes, cards do become more expensive per GB once you reach a certain capacity, same for hard drives. And you make a great point about corrupt cards. I remember for important events I always had TWO cards, filled one half way and then swapped to another card, just in case one broke, I would still have some photos. Of course, more expensive cameras have twin card slots with redundancy if you want it set that way, but that's really more for professionals who risk big financial loss if anything happened to the photos.

Good Information, this will really help me in selecting a suitable card for my Camera.

@StreetPhotographyChina

16 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for taking time to leave a comment as well. Much appreciated.

Thank you so much for clarifying this subject which is so confusing to so many of us. 😊

@StreetPhotographyChina

15 күн бұрын

You are so welcome! Appreciate the comment.

excellent video, well explained.

@StreetPhotographyChina

16 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and appreciate the comment.

This was great thanks

@StreetPhotographyChina

16 күн бұрын

Very welcome and thanks for commenting.

Excellent. Thanks

@StreetPhotographyChina

15 күн бұрын

You are welcome!

Well done ! Thank you.

@StreetPhotographyChina

9 күн бұрын

Thank you too!

Supers video, nice and clear explanation thanks

@StreetPhotographyChina

14 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks for commenting.

Thanks for this. Very useful. I checked all my cards and was pleased to see that have not bought any cards in excess of my needs

@StreetPhotographyChina

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment, although seems like you were already on the right track, lol.

When I bought my camera a couple years ago I also got a kit of accessories including a 64GB SD card. It works fine for my needs but I do notice it's very slow at copying the files over b to my computer. After shooting one 20 minute KZread video it can take over an hour to transfer the files before I can start editing.

@StreetPhotographyChina

Күн бұрын

An hour seems unacceptable. It only takes a few second for me. The speed will be the slower of the card and the card reader in your computer. Is it an old computer? And what is the speed rating of the card?

Great stuff! I had no idea SD cards were so complicated! Compactflash next?

@StreetPhotographyChina

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. Compact Flash is more or less obsolete so I probably won't be doing a video on that.

Excellent explanation.

@StreetPhotographyChina

8 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks for commenting. Much appreciated.

Very well explained video! Also, beside cameras writing in 100Mbps and having a V30 card is more than double the speed the camera needs for video, it might help when shooting burst photos. But again, depending on the camera, the SD reader inside the camera could be way slower and might not write on the card as fast as the card can. There are some tests on the internet with tens of RAW files and the time needed with different cards to write to them which leads to the actual speed the camera can write on the card. For a Sony A6400 the camera can write at ~45MB/s on the card because when tested with faster cards the time needed to write the same amount of RAW files is the same and stabilizes. This is another thing to keep in mind, if you're not shooting with the latest high-end camera and shooting burst photos yet again that speed over a V30 is not needed. Plus, there are cheap and reliable cards like Kingston Select Plus 128GB (lesser capacity is slower at writing) that can write at 85MB/s so... A great and cheap choice for most users.

@StreetPhotographyChina

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Yes, that's a key point and the source of common mistakes. You're speed is always limited by the weakest link in the chain, so if your SD card has a super fast write speed but your camera or card reader has a slower speed, the slower speed is what you will get. I actually bought the Sony Tough V90, not knowing at the time what the different specs meant. I now know any V30 would be more than enough for my use (still photos, rarely use burst mode) and my newest SD card only cost me around $20.

This is very helpful as I have been considering options for a trip I am planning in the fall. Now I know that what I have (a Lexar Professional 1667X 128GB SDXC UHS-II/U3 Card) is perfectly adequate for my needs All I really need is one or two more similar cards. Thank you for taking the trouble to do the research and for then presenting it so clearly. xièxiè.

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

I actually have a Lexar 1667X 128GB as well. It's actually too good for my Leica Q2 still photos so I have switched it to use in my Sony ZV-1 for creating the KZread videos such as this one.

@peterpage597

16 күн бұрын

@@StreetPhotographyChina ​ I do a lot of landscapes but also bird photography, shooting short bursts of 20 frames per second with a Canon R5, so this card is perfect for me; no need for the much more expensive CFexpress card I was considering. Thank you again, you saved me a lot of money.

After watching this clip, I understand the choice to buy. After being confused for a long time.

@StreetPhotographyChina

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for commenting, glad you found it helpful.

That is very informative and has demystified those ridiculous markings that are very unclear. Like all products, there should be a standard that helps the consumer make the right choice

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

Thanks for commenting. I think the confusing standards are largely due to the history and evolution of SD cards, but it certainly would be great if they could find a way to unify all the different standards. I wonder if maybe they don't want to because I am certain many people mistakenly purchase cards that are far in excess of what they need in terms of technical specification. So they make more money!

Thank you🙏🏽

@StreetPhotographyChina

8 күн бұрын

You are so welcome

@sayharris1361

8 күн бұрын

@@StreetPhotographyChina I’m shooting with a Sony a1 an 200-600mm files are great but large.😂

V90 for my Canon R7. Kingston gave me a good price per mb. Thanks for the clarification as this has got out of control now. Too many symbols, shapes and sizes

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing, yes, the classifications have become very complicated so I am happy you found the video helpful.

That was a very useful presentation, thank you. However, I have never found in the camera specs which speed the camera can use. I only found information about support for UHS I or UHS II. Nothing about Mbps. Perhaps a Leica from Germany is an exception.

@StreetPhotographyChina

15 күн бұрын

All camera manufacturers publish the speed in the technical specifications, but you sometimes need to spend time to find them. I am using the Sony ZV-1 for all my KZread videos and on the website I can see under the RECORDING section it says "XAVC S 4K: 30p 100 M" which means at 4K 30p it writes at 100 M, so I know a V30 is more than enough. Which camera are you using? Perhaps I can try to find it for you. Here is the Sony ZV-1 spec page: www.sony.com/electronics/support/compact-cameras-zv-series/zv-1/specifications

I have that exact Lexar card except with 128GB 😂 I’ve always thought the 1667X was some sort of identification/model number 😂😂

@StreetPhotographyChina

16 күн бұрын

Haha, that's hilarious. Well, now you know! Thanks for commenting and sharing.

Sir, Your videos are as always very informative. Can you make a video on which camera model needs which SD card. The prize should be reasonable so that new up coming photographers can keep two three extra cards. The camera makers like Sony, Canon suggest cards which are extreme and general in nature thus too expensive.

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

Many thanks for the kind comments. I think your idea is great, although there are a lot of cameras out there. I do think you're right that the camera manufacturers may not always provide the best advice regarding the best card to buy, but to be fair, it also depends a bit on your usage. For example, my Leica Q2 can shoot video, but I have never used it for video.

Hi I found this program very useful, would it be possible to get a link to the chart you used at the end?? would like to print it out.I also, subscribed to all

@StreetPhotographyChina

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for commenting and subscribing. As you requested, I have added a link to the page on the SD Association's website that has that helpful summary chart. Please do let me know if you have any problems, I can also email it if needed.

I'm brand new to camera's and photography/videography. I currently have a 256 Pro Plus V30 with read speeds of 180, and write speeds of 130. I have been taking photos and video with it. I think it's enough for me at the moment, but I plan on doing more video recording in the future. My camera has 2 card slots so I can have 1 slot be just for photographs, and the other card slot be for videos. I'm considering getting a 256 GB card that is a V60 and has significantly higher read/write speeds than my current card. I know there are "better" cards out there, but I don't feel like paying close to $200 for a card.

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

It sounds like V60 is the most you would need currently so I agree you could ignore V90s for now which are more expensive.

Maybe they need to come up with a logarithmic notation to accommodate the breakneck speeds at which technology exponentially grows. Otherwise, we'll keep getting obsolete notations and marketing icons crammed into tiny nano-SD cards one day

@StreetPhotographyChina

13 күн бұрын

You make a great point, even 1667X is kind of ridiculous to still print on an SD card in 2024. Soon there won't be any room on the cards for any more symbols!

Excellent

@StreetPhotographyChina

Күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

So other then speed whats the actual diffeence between SDXC/SDUC and a CFexpreess type A? Type A is the same format as an SD card so whats actually different about it?

@StreetPhotographyChina

17 күн бұрын

CFexpress is actually NOT the same physical form as SD cards - type A is smaller and thicker, so they are not interchangeable, although some cameras I believe have combo slots that can accept both sizes of card. CFexpress is generally faster and more expensive and more suited to professionals or people with very high requirements in terms of write speeds. The Sony A7SIII (which delivers write speeds of 700MB/sec) and Canon R5 both have CFexpress card slots. My Leica Q2 only takes SD cards, but there's no reason to use faster CFexpress cards in that camera anyway.

I bought an old notebook computer off eBay last year, and it had a whopping 4mb SD card with it!!!

@StreetPhotographyChina

13 күн бұрын

That's probably an antique you should donate it to a museum!

@Larry

12 күн бұрын

@@StreetPhotographyChina Haha, absolutely, do you know how small they actually went?

How do I find out what the write speed is for my camera? I’ve tried finding it on the manufacturer’s web site, I’ve even emailed them and could not get that information. I have an OM Digital systems OM-1 mark II. Any suggestions?

@StreetPhotographyChina

14 күн бұрын

The write speeds are always in the specs but you do need to know what to look for. There's never one write speed it depends on the mode / resolution. I found this on DP Review which lists all the specs. It looks like the camera writes at 202Mbps at some 4K settings (eg 4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 202 Mbps), so a V30 would be fine. It is UHS-II compatible so you can also use UHS-II cards. I am sure the specs are also on the manufacturer's website as that's usually where review sites get the information. Hope this helps, but let me know if you need more. Here's the link: www.dpreview.com/reviews/om-system-om-1-mark-ii-initial-review/2

@StreetPhotographyChina

14 күн бұрын

All the specs are on the OM Systems website. Just look under "Movie Recording System" it lists all the speeds in Mbps (Megabits per second): explore.omsystem.com/us/en/om-1-mark-ii

@LarryFasnacht

14 күн бұрын

THANK YOU! I never take videos and when I was looking for those specs I couldn’t find them as they are not listed in the photo section and I never looked in the video section. I bought some V90 cards and tested them against V60 and there was no difference. With the OM-1 I often shoot bursts of 100-200 images RAW&JPG at a time. It can take quite a while, over a minute, for the buffer to clear. But now I know using V90 cards won’t make that happen any faster. Thank you.

@StreetPhotographyChina

13 күн бұрын

I'm happy I was able to help and this is exactly the point I was hoping to make - so many people are buying cards that are beyond the capabilities of their cameras and therefore wasting money. If I am able to help people save this unnecessary cost, my mission is accomplished!

Sony Tough cards are the gold standard when only the best will do!

@StreetPhotographyChina

12 күн бұрын

They are, but depending on your use it isn’t always necessary and lower spec cards can get the job done

This is the best explanation of SD cards that I have seen, Thank you.

@StreetPhotographyChina

12 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks for commenting I really do appreciate the feedback which keeps me motivated to continue working on new videos.

The Fastest SD Cards are way behind the better CFExpress Cards, which makes Cameras with both Slots(like the Nikon Z8 for example) severely Hobbled for Video, even extended Bursts of Still Photography

@StreetPhotographyChina

14 күн бұрын

Yes, CFexpress cards are higher spec and generally faster. Great for those that need that kind of speed, although I don't come close to that requirement even shooting 4K / 24 fps on my Sony ZV-1

@pjimmbojimmbo1990

14 күн бұрын

@@StreetPhotographyChina I had a Nikon D850(45mp) and it did the CFExpress and SD card thing. With the CFEpress card, it never bottlenecked the Buffer, but the SD Card(Fastest Card at the Card at the time in 2021) would cause the Camera to choke once the Buffer filled, and it was only doing 9 fps. My Z9(45mp) has 2 CFE slots, and I can shoot 15+ fps Raw, all day and the Buffer never fills up

I use a normal U3 V30 Card and have done for years . I'm more interested in video than photo. I have a Panasonic S5ii and shoot 6K 10bit 420 at 24fps and have zero issues. My shoots are full day shoots and the cards I have never let me down. Hope this is useful.

@StreetPhotographyChina

8 күн бұрын

Thanks, that's exactly the point. Most people won't need a V60 or V90 but probably don't realize it and have paid way more than they need to. Glad you're not one of them. Appreciate the comment.

@JWS1968

8 күн бұрын

@@StreetPhotographyChina I remember back in the day when the GH4 was announced. I watched a review of it by Philip Bloom and it was a concern at the time that the 4K thing would require an expensive super fast card. He didn't know at the time either. But luckily we never did. I don't shoot in RAW, so maybe then it's different but I don't feel I need to. I think RAW shooting is over rated. Just my opinion. Happy shooting. 😊😊

I've recently started using older model cameras when taking photos and find that a 32GB card is perfect for my needs as they are easily affordable and can hold between Around 5000 to 10000 photos taken at a setting of 12 mp depending on the image quality that is chosen and is the maximum card size that cameras from 2010 could take but is now the Smallest card that is sold in most places but when using older cameras you can fall for a trap because some of them used xD cards and not SD cards as they were proprietary cards used by Fuji film and Olympus and are hard and costly to get and weather in the future SD cards will also become a trap because they will end up being replaced by some other type of card

@StreetPhotographyChina

15 күн бұрын

Yes, that is a major issue with older cameras. Sony had their own memory stick that looked like a stick of chewing gum, but they've abandoned that format already. I actually have a 32 MEGABYTE (not GB) card still. Can't imagine what I used it for previously. A good illustration of Moore's law.

2:00 🤔 you're describing the formatting not the hardware (card) the FAT32 format is limited to 4GB per file just reformat the card into exFAT for larger than 4GB files

@StreetPhotographyChina

15 күн бұрын

Yes, that's correct. I thought about going into detail about exFAT and FAT32, but I am aware many viewers are not too technical and I tried to keep things simple (and avoid an overly long video length). Thanks for clarifying though.

I bought a 2TB SD card V30 [3] A11 (10) XC for just $4.5 before these capacities are even available by known SD card makers. Though 1TB in it is not avail, still it is 1TB. Slow like hell High Endurance Pro. The guy who sold it disappeared from online stores...

@StreetPhotographyChina

15 күн бұрын

Sounds like a fake card. Sorry to hear that.

@TroyQwert

15 күн бұрын

@@StreetPhotographyChina , like a back up card 1 TB for $4.5 is not that bad, ey?

Another important criteria is life span, how this is measured…

@StreetPhotographyChina

9 күн бұрын

Unfortunately there is no system to classify lifespan of the card.

@user-qm7nw7vd5s

9 күн бұрын

@@StreetPhotographyChina Actually, there is such a system. Each chip has a finite number of times data can be written over. Just as rechargeable batteries have a finite number charging cycles, until the batteries no longer can take a charge, memory chips have a similarly finite limit to the write and read cycles.

I think that you should check the needs of most wildlife photographers....

@StreetPhotographyChina

18 күн бұрын

That's a good point, I think they will have more demand for burst mode shooting compared to the typical street photographer and that might require a faster card.

Jokes on you I bought the most EXPENSIVE card I could find. 🤟😅 haha Jokes aside Im not planning on rebuying, so for me, its worth it. Especially for the times I do video. For instance, I dont do long videos, but when I do make the occasional videoclip, I pick very demanding settings. So I went for 128gb. A modest storage, but just fine for me, since I backup fairly often. I have a extra, slower SD card if I need more space, especially for still-shooting. Remember, a faster SD card reduces buffer time. I could have probably gone with something a step slower, just barely enough for 4K (according to the manufacturer, canon). That said, with my main SD card, I would much rather overshoot than undershoot of what I need. It would be a waste if my SD card couldnt satisfactory fulfill my needs because I took the bare minimum. Just my opinion, anyway Also your video is rather informative, quite nice. 👍

@StreetPhotographyChina

6 күн бұрын

Absolutely, you don't want to get the bare minimum if it means sometimes having issues, I think the main point is not to also go too far the other way and for example, get a V90 for taking still photos of old people. Thanks for commenting and sharing. I really appreciate it.

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@StreetPhotographyChina

16 күн бұрын

Not sure what that means, but thanks!

It's all smoke and mirrors.

@StreetPhotographyChina

4 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment.

Something i really wanted to know but you are too boring. I fell asleep....

@StreetPhotographyChina

12 сағат бұрын

Thanks. Don’t forget to subscribe so you can come back whenever you have difficulty sleeping.

I have a Canon R5 that I use to record videos sometimes but it's main purpose is for photography. I record only at 4K @ 60 fps and I use a CFExpress card and an SD card at V90. Both cards work perfectly. You don't really need to record at 8K since the camera can overheat at a faster rate. 4K is just right. Most of my videos are recorded on a GoPro 11 since it's a lot lighter to carry around and far more stable when moving around and at 4K @ 60 fps at V30 256 GB, works just as well also with no hiccups on the video.

@StreetPhotographyChina

15 күн бұрын

CFExpress and V90 might actually be more than you need, but if that's what you have already then great.

Maximum file size is related to the file system, not to the media itself and you can format any disk with any file system you want. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_system

@StreetPhotographyChina

9 күн бұрын

That’s a very good point, many thanks for highlighting this.