Memory Cards

About this Episode

Your camera stores photos on memory cards, but trying to understand them is a confusing mess of acronyms, speed claims, and marketing. What’s the difference between a UHS-I SD card and a UHS-II card? We break it all down, including why you may not want the fastest (and more expensive) cards available.

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Hosts:

• Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram
• Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram

Show Notes:

(View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co)

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• Migrate Your Aperture Libraries to Photos or Adobe Lightroom Classic (Apple)

• Take Control of Your Digital Photos, by Jeff Carlson

• Best USB-C memory card readers, Macworld, by Jeff Carlson

• SD memory cards: The features and specifications to look for, Macworld, by Jeff Carlson

• SanDisk 64 GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Card, 170 MB/s Read

• SanDisk 64 GB Extreme PRO SDHC UHS-II Card, 300 MB/s Read

• Sony 32 GB SHDC UHS-II Card, 300 MB/s Read

• Fujifilm X-T3 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only) - Silver, the camera Jeff bought.

Our Snapshots:

• Jeff: Fuji X Secrets, by Rico Pfirstinger

• Kirk: Tonality Mega B&W Pack

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