Which SD Card brand / model do you use for recording video?

Cromulent · 16 Jun 2019 at 07:22

I need a new microSD card for recording 4k 60fps video footage and was wondering which brand/model is best for this purpose? It obviously needs to be fast enough to keep up with the data rate of 4k 60fps video footage. I'd also like to make sure that the microSD card is reliable. I don't want to have to keep replacing it every six months.

Captain · 17 Jun 2019 at 15:45

I always stick with SanDisk and Samsung, never had issues with either.

iamtheoneneo · 17 Jun 2019 at 15:49

Yeh Sandisk for personal use, never had issues.
But in my job we exclusively use SSDs now. It's sooooo much better.

EGuitarStar · 17 Jun 2019 at 21:18

I use SanDisk SD cards for my cameras and Samsung for Micro SD card on phones.

Cromulent · 18 Jun 2019 at 11:04

Thanks, guys. I ended up going with a SanDisk Extreme Pro 256GB microSD card. Hopefully, it'll last for quite a few devices as it wasn't a cheap microSD card.

Russinating · 18 Jun 2019 at 13:59

SanDisk.

Rroff · 18 Jun 2019 at 14:23

SanDisk tend to do the more specialised cards for cameras, etc. i.e. can do very high burst speeds, etc. but I use Kingston for a lot of bulk storage as so far I've found them more long term reliable. Though SD cards in general aren't the best bet for long term use anyhow - often with a lot more limited number of write cycles than an SSD if in constant use.