Best Memory Cards Sony ZV-E1

The Sony ZV-E1 has only a single SD card slot that will utilize UHS-II cards up to the v90 speed class. There is no CFxA slot like we have with the FX3 and A7sIII. You will only need a single UHS-II card.

Sony ZV-E1 – Amazon / B&H

Recommended SD Cards For Sony ZV-E1

V90 UHS-II cards are the best memory cards for the Sony ZV-E1, particularly suitable for shooting at the higher bitrates of 600Mbps or for S&Q slow-motion recording. For example, the XAVC S-I uses H.264 at up to 600Mbps with intraframe recording. This will give you a compression similar to Prores422.

For bitrates of 480Mbps or lower, V60 cards work perfectly and offer significant cost savings. This is especially beneficial when using the efficient H.265 XAVC HS codec.

Also, you can even use UHS-I cards if you’re vlogging or running a podcast with a low bitrate of anything under 240Mbps.

Below are recommendations for the best SD cards for the Sony ZV-E1. Sony Tough is probably the way to go. Depending on which encoder you’re planning on using, you can use either M or G. If you’re just planning on using a very light data rate, then I also like the Sony E cards a lot.

Sony ZV-E1 Capacity

What’s the maximum memory card size for the Sony ZV-E1?

Sony ZV-E1 Camera Specs

Sony ZV-E1 What Size Card To Buy?

If videography is your primary focus, I recommend starting with a 128GB card. Of course, a lot of this depends on what bitrate you plan on shooting with. If you plan on shooting at 600Mbps, a larger card would likely be necessary, as a 600Mbps card will write 75MB a second, giving you only 28 minutes of record time on a 128GB card.

Sony ZV-E1 Recording Specs & Details

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

Sony ZV-E1 Record Times – Memory Card Capacity

Use this table to understand the various record times when using different data rates or the bitrate-to-time converter.