MicroSD Cards Explained | Drones, Cameras, Smartphones

Let me show you which MicroSD card to choose for your drone, camera or smartphone. All abbrevations and specifications explained.
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[@bkendrick52]

By far, the best video I've found on the subject. No driving to the store to show all the options, no showing the package being opened, and no repeating lots of what others have said on the subject. Just the facts and well presented. Thanks, Tom!

[@luisbraz-ruivo]

Thanks for posting a simple explanation about SD cards.

[@markoliver474]

Your vids (short segments) are great. I appreciate your work and time. Thanks Tom.

[@flytown9853]

Very good info, I never really paid that much attention except for how many mb and how much it costs for the SD micro card.

[@Jamesferrell_]

Thanks for the info, I just usually buy whatever size I need, now I know more

[@alansavage9656]

Never knew about that with the SD cards. Excellent video Tom!!

[@_733t]

Hey man, can you do an updated one of these tests for the current market?

[@k3ng2]

Thanks for this video!! Helpen me a lot in deciding which micro sd card to buy for my mobile phone.

[@bk1963]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Much appreciated.

[@MasterKoala777]

Other videos erroneously state that SD HC is “up to 4GB max file size” only. Good thing I came across this. Thanks for the accuracy. I read later (just to verify) that SD HC supports up to 32GB max for a single file, which is a relief for me. Cheers. 🙂

[@alexassenmacher]

thx! probably your best vid so far!

[@Pindi44]

Great tutorial Tom, thanks. Any chance of updating this info, now that we have micro sd cards of terrabyte size?

[@samnella9]

Very informative. thanks, Tom.

[@MagnumVideos]

Wow! I didn't know you could talk that fast! Amazing.

[@Marcelis]

Thanks. The bar graph was the most helpful.

[@sailingxtremeadventures542]

Very informative thank you Tom

[@MRizaE]

Great video for a noob like me. What microSD card would you recommend to buy when using a Galaxy S8 and Note 8?

[@mextx4306]

Thank you !!! 😀
Amazing videos on the micro sd cards all 3 very good work

[@adarsh_pal]

thank you so much for great info. video. very easy to understand. loved it

[@edsaker8674]

Very good info, Thank you!

[@juanflyer8443]

Nice Job thanks for the explanation.

[@thejigfreak4070]

Hi Tom...just a quick question.. can i use a U3...but 20mb/s write speed for the mavic air? cheers..

[@AmericanSledders]

Great Vid, lot of good info. One thing that I would have liked to see is the bus class info, it's an important part of choosing an sd card

[@HocchanFan]

That was really informative and handy.
About the only thing I wanted to know that you didn't address here was A1 and A2, but that might not have been a thing when you did this video. It's a couple years old now.
But still, thanks a lot for the info!
This will help tremendously with picking a good card to use with my new gopro!

[@PBS-nm1uu]

great info thanks

[@DeltadronesBr]

Awesome Review! Thanks!

[@DirtyBob2001]

5 yrs later, still helpful, thx

[@rocknrolla2314]

Easy to understand.tks

[@jurmincroe5427]

Very Helpful, thanks

[@masealwart]

Thanks Tom. Nice video 👍👍👍

[@timothyfrederickchurch81]

Great video tom....

[@bmanelius]

I have trouble reading my SD card directly from Mavic after updating to the new W10, have any drivers for it? can read the SD card directly on the computer

[@jimenez3053]

Thank u for the class.

[@zoy13]

Underrated information video

[@sambasmith4656]

Very interesting channel. It's worth for sub. Good works. Thanks for your sharing. 👍👍👍

[@Gershy13]

Actually UHS isnt the same as U3. UHS has UHS-I, UHS-II, and UHS-III (its not on many cards yet tho). UHS-II is a new bus which adds more pins on the sd card to allow faster rates than UHS-I. U3 is the video speed rating, and its not called uhs 3, its called u3.
UHS-II sd cards can do up to 300mbps read and write. and the bus speed is somewhere around 600mbps.

[@benjaminsarcofilms]

I was about to comment the same. This guy is so wrong and many people don't even realize that.

[@DeltadronesBr]

And about A1 and A2? What it means?

[@superman2000]

@@DeltadronesBr I have the same question. I see this in many cards

[@Brainiaccccc]

if speed class 10 is equivalent to U1, then why there are cards with written both class 10 and U3, like in this video?

[@alponselrik]

@@Brainiaccccc marketing

[@Krazy7mx]

You are a champion.
Subbed

[@andyjohnson2812]

This was very helpful.

[@jaynori8321]

Some micro SD cards have and A2 near the UHC number. what does the A represent?

[@RyS2014]

Very helpful, this was always a gray area for me!

[@tjeerdtrekkie1030]

Yes thank you! I can make a better more confident choice now

[@odessa1799]

Very good presentation

[@Alex-CA]

Thanks Tom

[@giacomo_catalano3514]

Amazing video

[@Freebird67]

thanks Tome excellent

[@flyawayandyk2916]

Thanks Tom !👌👌😇

THANKS!!

[@jimtdm81]

Perfect review

[@corpablo]

finally, thanks tom

[@darrelldishman246]

THANK YOU...

[@AkbarNurPribadi]

I wonder is there really actual sandisk ultra with u3 and v30?

[@sextonfilm]

Thank you for this video. A huge help!

[@margiepeng4799]

Hi can I make friend with u?

[@VLSWITCH]

Hey Tom. Thanks for your information. This is the card I use, SanDisk! See you.. TONIO

[@samcraftyhands3305]

Hi i can get a scan disl like this but it doesnot have the v30 on everything else are there can i still buy it i really really need help

[@saharsha07030]

Great

[@nicholasong7855]

The first Sandisk one is now I am using

[@Npwn]

thanks! really helpful information and well presented

[@chavakano54]

Read and write speed megabytes or megabits?

[@edwardglinski4593]

I use a 32 GB capacity, U3 write speed class V30 write speed video, San Disk Extreme plus, 100 Read speed card.
After about 10 minutes of continuous video recording, I then transfer the SD card to my MacBook Pro. I notice that I will get 2 different video feeds. One will be about 3.2 GB, and another at about 2.0 GB. Why do I get two separate video feeds on my MacBook instead of one continuous video feed, perhaps to about 5 GB?

[@healwithquran5032]

Because the partition doesnt allow more than 4gb data transfer so it makes 2 files one close to 4gb and other less than 4gb

[@hongkong579]

so whats best for a gopro hero 3+ ? 1080p 60fpsseems so bad quality :-/ its not crisp sharp...

[@lseide1322]

ok thats cool but what would be the best card for a nintendo switch

[@Geodxn]

I'm using the micro sd card to play music in my mp3 player. Is it safe to use a card with 256gb storage?

[@prageethathapaththu8090]

Understandable.....

[@danielintili6998]

Hi Tom, very good video!
I have a Mavic Pro and I need a new MicroSD 64GB.
Which do you recomend me for a Mavic Pro to film in 4K?
Thank in advance.
Daniel

[@asmundr6588]

do you think you would be able to find where to buy them....Africa thing

[@Bobo-vo5id]

Hey I’m trying to convince my mom to let’s me buy a drone. Any help

[@nicholasbrouillard7655]

Thank you for all the unexplained = EXPLAINED ! 4 stars !

[@black10kevin]

what does the A2 and A1 mean?

[@saddany3254]

Why there are multiple speed class printed on the msd card? Why not just one, a lot easier in the eye.

[@anaiscabrera.l.3508]

Hello!! Please could you tell me wich micro sd you recommend for dji spark? Because the service customer the dji spark told me that sandisk extreme 16GB its the best.....BUT alll the review of dji spark say that its better 64Gb...even in the stores...👀 i just want to use my spark for a lot or videos and pics...please help me. Thank you

[@The_Rizz_Lord_]

Aaah gary numan !

[@memyself1176]

Thank you 👍

[@arlodowgwilliams2605]

Hi Tom i have a sandisk card 3 in a U. what does XC 1 mean? 64 GB card? Thanks Mark

[@CrepitusRex]

P. S. I even subscribed to your channel and I'm not even into drones!

[@yairsosa2689]

dang a so lucky i got the 64gb sd card i did not know that there was a limit

[@thelovelymissjones]

Great vid for the non techie

[@amberthomas9784]

Ok, but what is a disk number?

[@mathquik1872]

But how do they work?????????????

[@bnereli]

very well Tom. But you are speaking tooooo fast. Are you trying to break fast talk records.?😀

[@margiepeng4799]

Hey, do you need a Ip camera?

[@Jared-Cooper]

I have a 1tb micro sd card.

[@ccharraf]

I am even more confused now.
Whats the best micro SD for a dash cam ???

[@ashyslashy5818]

THUMBS DOWN FOR GETTING HIT WITH A GOOGLE AD FIRST THING

[@trisickle8408]

I felt threatened every time I looked into this mans empty soul.

[@stephenstewart4962]

enuf makeup on dude?

[@RevZafod]

Excellent info, Tom. I realize your first language is Deutsch, so a minor comment. "Abbrevation" in the video sounds like aggravation to English speakers, rather than the intended abbreviation. We're always learning, except for Trump voters.

[@kevinmaye7137]

abbreviation revZafod.....get it right yourself.
Tom....you're doing a superb job..well done.

[@xrxman01]

Negative then leave the US.