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Best Memory Cards For Canon Cameras

  • June 28, 2021
  • AGriffin

One of the things we’ve done for over half of a decade on this blog is to test all the most popular memory cards in each camera by each brand.

In this guide, I show you my recommended sd memory cards for Canon cameras but also include a list of each camera we’ve tested so you can find the specific information if needed for how each card performs in each camera.

 

Best Memory Cards For Canon Cameras

Canon cameras have supported a wide variety of cards over the years from CF, CFast 2.0, and lately UHS-I, UHS-II, and CFExpress. 

Most Canon cameras today are supporting UHS-I and UHS-II memory cards. Here is a quick recommendation list for UHS-I or UHS-II cards.

Be sure to check out your camera on the benchmarked list below to see exactly what card is best for your needs. Especially since not all Canon cameras can take UHS-I or UHS-II cameras.

 

For UHS-I Cameras

For UHS-I Canon cameras the best memory cards are the Sandisk Extreme Pro, Sony Professional, Delkin Advantage or the Kingston Canvas React.

Sandisk Extreme Pro 170MB/s – Amazon
Sony Professional – Amazon
Delkin Advantage – Amazon
Kingston Canvas React – Amazon

 

For UHS-II Cameras

A lot more of the Canon cameras are now switching over to UHS-II technology. 

The best UHS-II sd cards for Canon cameras are the Sony G Tough, Sandisk Extreme Pro 300MB/s and Delkin Power.

Sony G Tough – Amazon
Sandisk Extreme Pro 300MB/s – Amazon
Delkin Power – Amazon

 

List Of Canon Cameras Benchmarked

Here is a massive growing list of all the Canon cameras we’ve tested memory cards in.

Be sure to check out what sd cards are best for your camera. Not all Canon cameras perform the same, and sometimes you may not need UHS-II cards for shooting video even if your camera supports it.

CameraSensorSpeed ClassTypeRelease Date
Canon R5Full FrameCFexpress / UHS-IIMirrorless2020
Canon R6Full FrameUHS-II / UHS-IIMirrorless2020
Canon RPFull FrameUHS-IIMirrorless2019
Canon EOS RFull FrameUHS-IIMirrorless2018
Canon 5D IVFull FrameCF / UHS-IDSLR2016
Canon 6D IIFull FrameUHS-IDSLR2017
Canon 5DS RFull FrameCF / UHS-IDSLR2015
Canon 1Dx IIFull FrameCFast / CFDSLR2016
Canon R7APS-CUHS-II / UHS-IIMirrorless2022
Canon T8iAPS-CUHS-IIDSLR2019
Canon 90DAPS-CUHS-IIDSLR2019
Canon SL3APS-CUHS-IDSLR2019
Canon M50APS-CUHS-IMirrorless2018
Canon M6 IIAPS-CUHS-IIMirrorless2019
Canon M6APS-CUHS-IMirrorless2017
Canon M5APS-CUHS-IMirrorless2016
Canon 7D IIAPS-CUHS-IDSLR2014
Canon 80DAPS-CUHS-IDSLR2016
Canon SL2APS-CUHS-IDSLR2017
Canon 77DAPS-CUHS-IDSLR2017
Canon T7iAPS-CUHS-IDSLR2017
Canon T6iAPS-CUHS-IDSLR2015
Canon T6sAPS-CUHS-IDSLR2015
Canon T6APS-CUHS-IDSLR2015
Canon G7X III1"UHS-ICompact2019
Canon G7X II1"UHS-ICompact2016
Canon G1X IIIAPS-CUHS-ICompact2017

 

Finding The Right Card Is Important

Because each camera has unique specs they will require getting the right memory card. There is no reason to spend a ton of money on the best UHS-II memory cards for example if you don’t need that max speed.

For video shooters, many cameras only produce a 4k bitrate of 120Mbps and won’t see any benefit by using faster memory cards than required. 

However, some cameras like the Canon EOS R have a bitrate of 400Mbps, and it will require the top end UHS-II memory cards to function correctly.

 

CFExpress And The Future

The Next generation of Canon cameras like the 1DX III will use CFexpress memory cards. It’s likely Canon will switch over to this new format for their professional cameras and keep their consumer cameras using UHS-I or UHS-II memory cards.

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AGriffin

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