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1. Brands (listed in the order of my preference)
   • Sandisk is my first choice. I only use Sandisk for my personal and professional work. The other cards listed below are great quality too, but some brands can be hard to find in brick-and-mortar stores. Sandisk is available just about anywhere.
   • Patriot
   • Kingston
   • Lexar
   • PNY
   • Transcend
2. Class or speed
   • At a minimum, use Class 10/UHS-1 cards. For 4k or higher resolutions, use UHS-3.
   • Class specs from Sandisk
   • 4k recommendations from Kingston
3. Memory card readers
   • Kingston USB 3 multi-card reader featured in the video (It’s my favorite)
   • Kingston USB 3 dual SD card reader (A great option if you only use full size SD cards)
4. Lock your cards when you’re finished with a shoot and keep them locked during import to prevent accidental overwrites/deletes/corruption
   • What is the locking/write protection/read-only function?
   • How to unlock a card
5. Formatting or “erasing” your cards
   • Sony’s recommendations on formatting new cards
6. Protect your cards with card carriers
   • Ruggard 8 card carrier
   • Ruggard 4 card carrier
   • Beeway 12 SD + 12 microSD card carrier