Make sure you get the right MicroSD memory

[Terpinol]

To capture 4K footage, I bought what I thought would be an affordable, but adequate MicroSD memory chip: a SanDisk Ultra 128GB (128GB being the limit of what MP2 can handle).

It's rated Class 10 / U1, which according to this chart from the SD Association site should be able to handle (although not ideally, of course) 4K video.


However, to my dismay, when I started up my MP2, I got a warning that my external memory isn't fast enough for recording 4K video. Wasted money. Back to shopping for faster memory. Just thought I'd pass that on.

 

[JohnC]

You need a write speed of 100mbs to succeed, Class 10 UHS 3.

No issues with Sandisk Extreme Pro.

 

[Kilrah]

Yup, must be U3, even if an U1 was fast enough in practice it is looking for the U3 flag to enable 100Mbps recording.

 

[Terpinol]

According to the chart, U3 is only 30MBps, but we need to use 100MBps? V100?

 

[Kilrah]

That comment was incorrect.
The video is 100Mbps, which is 12.5MBps, so 30 is fine but 10 is not.

Anyway the only thing you need is an U3 card.

 

[AForceone]

Just to provide more info for other readers / those doing research:
There are two aspects to video quality: Resolution (i.e. 4K, 1080) and bitrate (about of bits in a period of time) data (think of it more data = better details / quality). That is why it is important to not only think of can a card handle 4K but also can it handle the bitrate . You can encode 4k in a super low bitrate (8mbps) and it may work on a class 4 card. The reason U1 card may have worked for Mavic 1 is because those 4K videos were at ~59mbps. The 4K files Mavic 2 are 100mbps, which is 12.5 MB/s. That is more data and faster (higher wire speeds) cards are needed. From above chart, you can see U1 is maxing at 10MB/s, hence the OP got the error.

 

[AForceone]

According to the chart, U3 is only 30MBps, but we need to use 100MBps? V100?

mbps is megabits per second. Above chart is showing Megabytes. 100mbps = 12.5 MB/s. U3 card should be ratted for MINIMUM of 30MB/s.

 

[microlinux]

The Samsung Evo U3 cards work well for me, and they are pretty cheap. I picked up a 64GB for $17 recently.

 

[4wd]

I like Toshiba (UHS1 class 3)
I've had a Sandisk card physically break apart, they are nothing special, no need to pay more for one because they aren't *better*

 

[Whack]

Sandisk ultra plus works if you record in h.264

 

[Ddjmrql]

I have a Samsung 128GB 100MB/s (U3) MicroSD EVO Select Memory Card with Adapter (MB-ME128GA/AM). Awesome performance. On sale right now for $28.99 at Amazon. I have been using it for a year, no issues encountered.

 

[WickedWingman]

watch out for amazon memory cards! there's so many counterfeits on there. i've ordered multiple micro sd cards claiming to be U3 (sandisk, samsung, and others). when i put them in my m2p, it says i have a slow card. i bought "the same model" from bestbuy, and it works fine.

 

[AForceone]

Avoid 3rd partey sellers. Buy those that are sold by and shipped by Amazon.

 

[WickedWingman]

i would have thought amazon would check validity if they are prime eligible. not the case.

 

[Kingram]

This what I got but haven't tried it yet.

 

[WickedWingman]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsun...dxc-uhs-i-memory-card/5785406.p?skuId=5785406

This works great

 

[Eric17]

I bought this one awhile back, worked great on my first mavic, should be fine for the m2p

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Memory-Speeds-Ready-SDSDQXP-064G-G46A/dp/B00NUB3530/ref

 

[Eric17]

Heres another, not sure what the difference is between so many look alike cards beside capacity.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XYHN68L/ref=psdc_3015433011_rv_t2_B00NUB333W

 

[Mr. Salty]

And if you wan't to go to the Extreme Pro ,

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-UHS-I-Memory-SDSDXXG-064G-GN4IN/dp/B01J5RHD58/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537024377&sr=8-1&keywords=SanDisk+Extreme+Pro+64GB+SDXC+UHS-I+Memory+Card+(SDSDXXG-064G-GN4IN

That appears to be a full-size SD card, not microSD.

 

[Kingram]

That appears to be a full-size SD card, not microSD.

I think your right.