Best Memory Cards Sony A7c II – 35 Tested

The Sony A7c II uses a single SD card slot that will utilize up to UHS-II V90 cards.

Unlike its bigger brother, the Sony A7IV, the Sony A7cII does NOT have dual memory card slots and does not support CFexpress Type A Memory Cards. Also, with the new video features, you may need new memory cards if you’re coming from the original Sony A7c.

What You Need For Video: While V90 UHS-II cards will be the fastest SD cards for the Sony A7c II, you only need them when shooting at the maximum bitrate of 600Mbps with the H.264 codec or S&Q slow motion.

Any bitrate of 480Mbps or lower will work fine with V60 UHS-II SD cards, and you can find some pretty significant cost savings shooting at the lower bitrate with a more efficient H.265 codec, which Sony labels XAVC HS, but you won’t be able to use the fastest S&Q modes.

What You Need For Photography: V90 UHS-II SD cards will give you improved speeds when clearing the buffer (useful when bursting at 10fps with 33MP). Buy the fastest card depending on your needs. For most people, V60 cards are good enough.

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Here is a quick guide showing some of the fastest V90 and V60 cards that performed well in the benchmarks.

Recommended SD Cards For Sony A7c II

Here are some great SD card recommendations for the Sony A7c II. Depending on the video modes you plan to shoot in, you’ll have to decide between V60 and V90.

Sony A7c II Memory Card Benchmarks

Each memory card is tested in the camera by how quickly it can clear the buffer. The Sony A7c II likes some cards better than others. Also, Sony cameras sometimes have more trouble initializing some memory card brands with the UHS-II connection than others.

This is not always an issue if you use the same card and rarely remove it, but you often need to ensure the camera is powered off before inserting the card to ensure it initializes correctly. If it still doesn’t work, try removing the battery, inserting the battery, then the card, and powering the camera.

Memory Card Capacity

What is the maximum capacity of SD cards that can be used with the Sony A7c II?

Sony does not directly specify the A7c II’s max capacity; however, these new Sony cameras typically do not have any restrictions on memory card sizes, and you should be fine with cards up to 2TB.

Sony A7c II Camera Specs

Sensor Size: 33MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI Sensor SD Card Slot: Single Slot SD UHS-II Maximum SD Card Size / Memory Card Capacity: Up To 2TB. Estimated Buffer Size: 1-1.5GB estimated Video Bitrate: Sony A7c II has a max bitrate of up to 600Mbps for H264 and S&Q. 200Mbps for H.265. Video Resolution: 4k up to 59.94, 1080p up to 120fps

Sony A7c II What Size Card To Buy?

For photo and video usage, I’d recommend starting with a 128GB card. For those focusing more on high-bitrate video, you may want to move up to a 256GB card.

Sony A7c II Recording Specs & Details

Record Limit: Unlimited
Audio File Format: AAC, Linear PCM

4k Recording Modes UHD 4k H.264 XAVC S-I: 4:2:2 10-bit 24-60p | 240-600Mbps UHD 4k H.264 XAVC S: 4:2:2 10-bit 24-60p | 100-280Mbps UHD 4k H.265 XAVC HS: 4:2:2 10-bit 24p-60p | 30-200Mbps UHD 4k H.265 XAVC HS: 4:2:0 10-bit 24-60p | 30-200Mbps

Sony A7c II Record Times – Memory Card Capacity

This table shows the different recording modes and how much time they use for different card sizes. To get your numbers, I have to build a bitrate-to-time converter.

Sony A7cII Record Times	64GB	80GB	128GB	160GB	256GB	512GB
4k
4k 600Mbps | 75MB/s H.264	14min	18min	28Min	36min	57min	114min
4k 280Mbps | 35MB/s H.265	30min	38min	61min	76min	122min	244min
4k 200Mbps | 25MB/s	43min	53min	85min	107min	171min	341min