{"id":1836,"date":"2018-10-16T19:20:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T18:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:56:12","slug":"which-card-for-my-gopro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/which-card-for-my-gopro\/","title":{"rendered":"Which SD Memory Card For My GoPro?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Updated: 23\/02\/26)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest areas that is overlooked when getting a video\/camera setup for trips out is the speed of the your SD<\/a> or Micro SD card<\/a>. Now this doesn’t matter if your camera is a GoPro, DJI, Contour<\/a>, Garmin<\/a>, Sony<\/a> , Nikon<\/a> or whatever because without a good memory card you may struggle to capture the video footage you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Which SD Memory Card For My GoPro?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The GoPro Hero 13<\/a>, and GoPro Hero (2024)<\/a> are the latest models from the POV giant and are out now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Which SD Memory Card For My GoPro?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Speed Class Rating is the official unit of speed measurement for all SD cards<\/a>, including both full and micro sized versions. Speed Class is a minimum speed based on a worst case scenario test and represents the minimum transfer rate of data that the card is capable of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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SD Speed Class<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Class 2 – 2MB\/s
Class 4 – 4MB\/s
Class 6 – 6MB\/s
Class 8 – 8MB\/s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Class 10<\/a> – 10MB\/s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This can be seen on cards as a number within a circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultra High Speed (UHS) Class<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just to confuse things a little more there is also an Ultra High Speed (UHS) classification. Ultra High Speed 1 – U1 is the same as Class 10 (10MB\/s). UHS sets a minimum transfer of data that the card is capable of in a similar way to the SD speed class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U1 – 10MB\/s (same as class 10)
U3 – 30MB\/s<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This can be seen on cards as a number within a bucket\/U.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U3<\/a> is pretty new and is a response to ensure that consumers can easily identify those cards with the highest transfer rates suitable for 4K\/2K filming. If your card is not U3<\/a> this doesn’t necessarily mean that it is not up to the job. It may simply not be labeled with the new U3 symbol<\/a>. Check the transfer rates – this is the key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why should you care?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Speed Class is important for video mode or camcorders, as when recording video the device is actually saving a steady stream of data. This is exactly what you are expecting a GoPro camera to do whilst filming video at high resolutions. GoPro recommend SDHC cards with a Class 4 rating or higher for the Hero 2. A Class 10 SD card<\/a> is recommended when using Time-Lapse mode or photo every 0.5 seconds. For the GoPro Hero 3, 3+, 4, Session 4, 5 or Session 5 a Class 10 SD card\/U3<\/a> is the best choice regardless of what you are using it for. Always get the fastest card you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is always a danger that if your SD card isn’t up to it that you could encounter error messages or loss of data. When ever my GoPro has crashed or frozen it has always been down to the card I have been using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The difficulty comes when you start looking at Speed Class and card storage size. The higher the speed class the higher the price, the higher the card capacity the higher the prices. Over the last few months I have swapped out all of my cards for the newest Lexar 633x U1\/U3 series<\/a>. All are more than capable of coping with all the recording options available on the GoPro. All my cards are also 32GB, 64GB or 128GB. I have purchased cards with greater capacity as I have incrementally upgraded my GoPro cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lexar Professional micro SDHC memory card.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SD Card Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the cards listed below are fast and you\u2019ll need fast and reliable if you are shooting at high resolutions. We are currently running the Lexar, Sandisk Extreme that are shown below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SanDisk Extreme Pro 128GB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SanDisk Extreme Pro 256GB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SanDisk Extreme Pro 512GB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lexar 1066x Silver Series 128GB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lexar 1066x Silver Series 256GB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lexar 1066x Silver Series 512GB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GoPro now recommend a much wider range of cards as listed below. This includes the Amazon range of UHS-3 Cards<\/a> which represent great value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GoPro also recommend a limited number of 1TB options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gigastone 4K 1TB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SanDisk Extreme Pro 1TB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The safe bet is to get the fastest Class 10 U3<\/a> you can afford as it will work in all of the GoPro range and just about any other POV\/Action camera that requires a Micro SD card<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a great deal of fake SD cards out in circulation and it is important that you buy yours from a reputable supplier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some older editions of the GoPro Cameras can only handle card capacities upto 32GB or 64GB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n