GearFrame · Memory cards

The card your camera needs, and how fast

Every memory card type used by a camera in our catalogue. Each page lists the cameras that use it, the speed class each body needs for its top mode, and card picks with UK prices.

6 card types·293 camera slots·112 cards listed

Memory card SD The standard card for most mirrorless and compact cameras. UHS-I cards suit stills and 4K at modest bitrates; UHS-II V60 and V90 cards are needed for 10-bit, high-frame-rate and raw video. 195 cameras77 cards listed → Memory card microSD Used by action cameras, drones, instant-print and some compacts. Same speed classes as SD; pick by V-class, not by the headline read speed. 54 cameras19 cards listed → Memory card CFexpress Type B The fast card in current Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and Fujifilm pro bodies. VPG200 and VPG400 ratings guarantee a sustained write speed for raw and 8K video. 28 cameras6 cards listed → Memory card CFexpress Type A Sony's small CFexpress card, shared with the SD slot on most Alpha bodies. Needed for the highest-bitrate and raw video modes; SD works for everything else. 12 cameras10 cards listed → Memory card CompactFlash CompactFlash, used by DSLRs up to the mid-2010s. Still sold, but pick a card with a known sustained write speed. 2 cameras0 cards listed → Memory card XQD The predecessor to CFexpress Type B, same size. Most XQD bodies take Type B cards after a firmware update. 2 cameras0 cards listed →

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