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Find the right SD memory card for your device
Use our guide to find out what type of SD memory card you need for your SD enabled digital camera, MP3 player, cell phone, and more!

How much can an SD memory card hold?
Use our handy charts to determine how many photos, music, and videos you can store on a given SD memory card.
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Capturing Your World at the Speed of Life

Making it Easy to Savor Special Moments

Life's greatest and most exciting moments happen quickly. We live a lifestyle that is fast-paced and on-the-go. Plus, we expect our digital products to keep up with life fast, reliable, and innovative.

Whether you are taking digital photos during a weekend getaway, listening to a favorite song on your MP3 player, or videotaping your child's first steps on a cell phone, SD memory cards and products allow you to capture and experience your world as it happens.

More people rely on SD memory cards than any other card.

The ultra-compact and easy-to-use memory cards are the most widely used memory card in the world's leading electronic products. Today, more people in more countries rely on SD memory cards than any other card. SD memory cards are used in mobile phones, digital cameras, MP3 music players, personal computers, printers, car navigation systems, electronic books, and many other consumer electronic devices.
Learn more about the benefits of SD card technology

SD Memory Card Formats

  SD miniSD microSD
Standard
(Up to 2GB)		 SD miniSD microSD
High Capacity
(4GB to 32GB)		 SDHC miniSDHC microSDHC
eXtended Capacity
(Over 32GB up to 2TB)		 SDXC   microSDXC

SD memory cards come in many formats to fit the different size, capacity and speed requirements of devices. The following quick guide will help you find the right format.

Be sure to check what kind of SD memory card your device will accept:

  • SDHC devices can use both SD and SDHC memory cards
  • SD devices can only use SD memory cards

High Speed

There are two types of expressions in speed. One is the maximum transfer speed, and the other is “SD Speed Class”

1. Maximum Speed

This means the maximum speed in which your device may write on, or read from, your SD memory card.

(Note: The average speed that your device writes to an SD memory card may vary depending upon the device and the operation it is performing.  Your device may perform those functions at speeds less than the maximum speed.  The speed may also depend how on other data is stored on the SD memory card.)

Higher speed cards have these benefits:

  • Provides the speed needed for rapid shots that require less time between photos
  • Faster files transfers from your SD memory card to your computer
Lower Speed Standard First Shot Wait between shots... Standard Second Shot
High Speed High Speed First Shot High Speed Second Shot High Speed Third Shot High Speed Fourth Shot

Example: Consecutive shooting of high-resolution pictures

Look for these logos when choosing a SD Card and host device

2. SD Speed Class (Guaranteed Minimum Speed)

SD Speed Class is specified so that the minimum and constant speed is guaranteed for camcorders, video recorders, etc. Smooth performance is defined no matter what data (like music, video, photos) you are saving.


How to Buy

The SD Card logo

You can find SD products at most electronics retailers and many online stores. Always look for the SD logo to ensure that you are getting a true SD product.