Micro SD question

[Rolltide4474]

What is the largest micro SD memory card can you put in a Mavic Pro and what brand do you recommend.

 

[Starz]

One thing to remember about BIG.
If you loose what is on the card, you loose ALOT.
32 or 64 works well. Here’s my choice.

 

[Former Member]

16gb sandisk. For me, there is no reason to have anything larger. Even at 4K, That's a lot of recording time

 

[tcope]

Took me a few seconds to look that information up for you.....

DJI Mavic Pro Platinum – Specs, Tutorials & Guides – DJI

 

[tcope]

16gb sandisk. For me, there is no reason to have anything larger. Even at 4K, That's a lot of recording time

On paper, that would get about 20-30 minutes of recording time at 4K 100mbps (1 battery).

 

[msinger]

There are a lot of memory cards that'll work. Here are a few good brands to consider:

SanDisk Extreme 32GB


SanDisk Extreme 64GB


Samsung EVO 64GB


Samsung EVO Select 64GB


Samsung EVO Plus 64GB


See this guide for more details on choosing the best memory card for you.

 

[Former Member]

On paper, that would get about 20-30 minutes of recording time at 4K 100mbps (1 battery).

If I was shooting something important to, I would change out the SD card on every flight. Thank you for doing the math [emoji6]

 

[brett8883]

I do have a recommendation on what NOT to get. Don’t get the Sandisk Extreme Plus 64 GB. There seems to be an issue with this card that makes the gimbal reset during flight

 

[Reelman67]

What is the largest micro SD memory card can you put in a Mavic Pro and what brand do you recommend.

I have a 64gb sd card installed but I find the size to be somewhat irrelevant since I download the data from every flight to other offline storage. Like almost everything digital I save, I save to 2 locations. Storage media can fail at any time.

 

[Mav.phant.inspire]

I used a Lexar 200 gig card on mp1 and now use it on m2p never have any problems with it, drone does say it’s slow. But video (dlog m, 4K) is always great. I’d recommend it, it was $100 1.5 years ago. Haven’t lost it yet...

 

[FoxhallGH]

There are a lot of memory cards that'll work. Here are a few good brands to consider:

SanDisk Extreme 32GB


SanDisk Extreme 64GB


Samsung EVO 64GB


Samsung EVO Select 64GB


Samsung EVO Plus 64GB


See this guide for more details on choosing the best memory card for you.

Important thing to note about all these cards is that they are 'UHS Speed Class 3' - see the U logo with the 3 in it. That defines the spec' that will allow a minimum sustained data record speed that will accommodate HD video ...

 

[Robert Mitchell]

I'm using a Sandisk 64 on my MP and a Samsung 128 on my M2P. Both work perfectly.

 

[crlmjohnson]

I do have a recommendation on what NOT to get. Don’t get the Sandisk Extreme Plus 64 GB. There seems to be an issue with this card that makes the gimbal reset during flight

I have 2, 128gb sandisk extreme in my crystalsky ultra bright, and a 128gb in my mavic pro 2.
Do you think that these are ok

 

[gerrymad]

Biggest recommendation is to stay away from the off brands on Amazon. There are a lot of reports of them not having the performance or the advertised size.

 

[Former Member]

Bigger is not always better, especially in this case. If you have an itchy index finger, and like to record every second of your flight, what are you going to do with all that footage? If you're recording in 4k, and you intend to edit it later, you need to become more efficient with what you choose to record.

I have found that most people who want cards any bigger than 32gb, are people who dont use discretion when they shoot, and never offload their material. If they did, they would probably use a 32 lol

All of the best videos that people post up here are not 20 minutes long. They are composed, edited clips and usually not longer than 3 minutes. So if you have loaded up your $60 256gb Sandisk Extreme SD card with all your hours of footage, you are going to have to sort through all of that to create one 3 minute clip. Better bring some coffee.

 

[Tbredhed]

I like the really large card when I'm flying and won't have convenient access to a computer to download any videos. I used a 128GB when we were in Europe last year. Saves carrying several cards and if I lose that card well I've lost the drone so I've got bigger worries. When I'm flying at home I use a smaller card.
Cheers

 

[Former Member]

I like the really large card when I'm flying and won't have convenient access to a computer to download any videos. I used a 128GB when we were in Europe last year. Saves carrying several cards and if I lose that card well I've lost the drone so I've got bigger worries. When I'm flying at home I use a smaller card.
Cheers

I guess if you are used to doing it that way, you might have a system. If I left all my important footage one one card for the whole trip, and i didnt offload or back it up, that would keep me awake at night.

My thoughts are redundancy, especially if the footage is going to be unique and not easily replaceable. When I travel, I bring (4) 32gb SD cards, my laptop, a memory stick and an external hard drive. As soon as I land, that footage gets reviewed, offloaded, backed up, posted to Youtube and Facebook, and the SD card gets wiped clean. Most times, in addition to the above, I Livestream every single flight to Facebook. Believe it or now, most of my friends are happy with seeing it there, so I am careful about what I shoot. I dont even need an SD card to do that.

 

[msinger]

I like the really large card when I'm flying and won't have convenient access to a computer to download any videos. I used a 128GB when we were in Europe last year. Saves carrying several cards and if I lose that card well I've lost the drone so I've got bigger worries. When I'm flying at home I use a smaller card.
Cheers

Great point! There are certainly times when using a larger memory card would be a better choice.

Larger memory cards (e.g. 32GB vs. 64GB) are sometimes cheaper too. If you can save some money and get a larger memory card, it's a win-win situation.

 

[Tbredhed]

I guess if you are used to doing it that way, you might have a system. If I left all my important footage one one card for the whole trip, and i didnt offload or back it up, that would keep me awake at night.

My thoughts are redundancy, especially if the footage is going to be unique and not easily replaceable. When I travel, I bring (4) 32gb SD cards, my laptop, a memory stick and an external hard drive. As soon as I land, that footage gets reviewed, offloaded, backed up, posted to Youtube and Facebook, and the SD card gets wiped clean. Most times, in addition to the above, I Livestream every single flight to Facebook. Believe it or now, most of my friends are happy with seeing it there, so I am careful about what I shoot. I dont even need an SD card to do that.

When we travel abroad I never bring a laptop, and I know if I was to bring a bunch of smaller cards in my drone case I'd forget to mark one or two of them then I'd end up overwriting it or running out of room while filming.

I'd say I need to get better organised but I'm in my mid 50s so if I haven't done it yet I never will. ;-)
Cheers

 

[Former Member]

When we travel abroad I never bring a laptop, and I know if I was to bring a bunch of smaller cards in my drone case I'd forget to mark one or two of them then I'd end up overwriting it or running out of room while filming.

I'd say I need to get better organised but I'm in my mid 50s so if I haven't done it yet I never will. ;-)
Cheers

Thats one of the things wives are good at. Remembering props, batteries and controllers when us brave pilots forget them.