Canon’s first full frame mirrorless camera EOS R (B&H/Amazon/Adorama) has just announced. The bad news is that EOS R has only one memory card slot, the good news is that it supports UHS-II memory cards. In order max use of EOS R, for example shoot 4K video, a fast card is a must. Otherwise, you’ll miss most of your shots waiting for the buffer to clear. The best choice is to use the UHS-II memory cards. Currently, Sony, Lexar, SanDisk are produce UHS-II memory cards. Below are a list of top recommended UHS-II SD memory cards for Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless camera.
Recommended UHS-II SD memory cards for Canon EOS R:
The toughest & fastest UHS-II SD memory card is Sony’s SF-G series UHS-II SDXC card, this card has fastest write speed at 299 MB/s. And Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC card is also one of the best selling UHS-II SD card, it is cheaper than SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC card, yet has the same max read and write speed (R 300 MB/s & W 260 MB/s).
Card | Max. Read Speed | Max. Write Speed | Check Price |
Sony SF-G Tough UHS-II SDXC | 300 MB/s | 299 MB/s | Amazon/B&H/Adorama |
SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC | 300 MB/s | 260 MB/s | Amazon/B&H/Adorama |
Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC | 300 MB/s | 260 MB/s | Amazon/B&H/Adorama |
Hoodman Steel 2000x SDXC UHS-II | 300 MB/s | 260 MB/s | Amazon/B&H/Adorama |
ProGrade Digital UHS-II SDXC | 300 MB/s | 250 MB/s | Amazon/B&H |
Delkin Devices Power SDXC UHS-II | 300 MB/s | 250 MB/s | Amazon/B&H |
Sony SF-M Tough UHS-II SDXC | 277 MB/s | 150 MB/s | Amazon/B&H/Adorama |
Lexar Professional 1667x UHS-II SDXC | 250 MB/s | 90 MB/s | Amazon/B&H/Adorama |
Recommended UHS-I SD memory cards for Canon EOS R:
The fastest UHS-I SD memory card is from SanDisk, it has max. read speed at 170 MB/s, and max. write speed at 90 MB/s. Below are top recommended UHS-I SD cards for Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless camera.
Card | Max. Read Speed | Max. Write Speed | Check Price |
SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC | 170 MB/s | 90 MB/s | Amazon/B&H/Adorama |
SanDisk Extreme UHS-I SDXC | 150 MB/s | 70 MB/s | Amazon/B&H/Adorama |
Lexar Professional 633x UHS-I SDXC | 95 MB/s | 45 MB/s | Amazon/B&H/Adorama |
PNY Elite Performance UHS-1 SDXC | 95 MB/s | – | Amazon/B&H/Adorama |
Transcend UHS-I SDXC | 95 MB/s | 60 MB/s | Amazon/B&H/Adorama |