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Does anyone know if the the brand new Memory Card SanDisk 64GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-II will work with the Sony A7s in 1080p HD?…or..will this particular 64GB extreme UHS-ll card only work if using the Sony A7s for 4K  - to an external recorder?

 

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I don't get the question. Why wouldn't it work? It will record XAVC-S 1080p just fine. And 4K external recording is totally separate from the internal media (memory card), the 4K will be recorded to SSD's in the external recorder (Atomos Shogun).

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I was told by B & H that the SDXC UHS-II memory cards (which are the newest and most expensive) will NOT work on the A7s.

 

​If this is BS, from someone with personal experience I would love to know that. 

 

I know they will work for the Atomos Shogun for 4K capture. I was just double checking to see if I could in fact, use the SDXC UHS-II cards for internal 1080p HD on the Sony A7s ?

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According to the manual it should work fine. The internal XAVC-S 1080p requires a 64GB (or higher) SDXC Card with UHS-1 or higher. It will not work with SDHC cards however or 32GB cards. 
 

 

I know they will work for the Atomos Shogun for 4K capture.

You mean with some sort of SD to SSD adapter? The Atomos Shogun records to SSD (Solid-state drives) or Hard Disk drives, not to SD cards.

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Does anyone know if the the brand new Memory Card SanDisk 64GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-II will work with the Sony A7s in 1080p HD?…or..will this particular 64GB extreme UHS-ll card only work if using the Sony A7s for 4K  - to an external recorder?

 

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In the Atomos Shogun product description there is only mentioned the ability to use SATA to CFast adapter. I would find it strange if these cards don't work with the A7s, unless there is some defect or bug going on. 

 

I was told by B & H that the SDXC UHS-II memory cards (which are the newest and most expensive) will NOT work on the A7s.

 

​If this is BS, from someone with personal experience I would love to know that. 

 

I know they will work for the Atomos Shogun for 4K capture. I was just double checking to see if I could in fact, use the SDXC UHS-II cards for internal 1080p HD on the Sony A7s ?

I don't understand. Are you saying that you know that the Atomos Shogun works with the Sandisk SD cards? How does this add up? There are no sd card slots on the Shogun.

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Thanks Ebrahim for checking the manual. I appreciate that. Yes, you're correct SSD. Will be interesting to see what this cam can do at that point.

Oh, there's the misunderstanding :) one s to much, hehe

 

Now we just need to know if the new Sandisk sd cards are reliable for the A7s. What did B&H tell you exactly?

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I know this thread is a bit dated, but is there a known lack of compatibility between the A7s and SDXC cards that are larger in size than 64GB?

For example, I've been thinking about these two >64GB cards:


SanDisk Extreme Plus 128GB SDXC UHS-1 Flash Memory Card Speed Up To 80MB/s
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

PNY 256GB Elite Performance SDXC 90MB/s Flash Card
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...A2ZMWBP05360R6


Thanks for your feedback.

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blafarm,

 

Just don't know. I'm honestly not sure what to believe now.

 

I'll have to wait until I hear from someone who actually Owns the A7s, instead of listening to people that are reading info off of blogs. Which we all know everyone has a different opinion. 

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Yes. If you look at the back of a UHS-II card, you'll notice two rows of pins. Any other camera will just use the first row and work at slower (could still be pretty fast) speeds, whereas a camera like the X-T1 will use the second row and use the UHS-II specs.

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