Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

I always use a 64GB card as primary. In my second slot I use anything handy and only have it set up for over flow which is almost never. My view is it is better to have more storage than I could ever expect to need. It will cost me just a couple of dollars more than a small card and if I don't use it all there is no down side to having capacity. It is like putting gas in the car, I fill it up, I don't just put enough to get me there!

dbaird2495

I agree with your concern. When just shooting JPEGs, I use an 8GB card and when shooting RAW a 16GB card. Swap cards frequently.

knelso4

I do daily download to phone or tablet. SD card in USB connected reader is fast.

Canisdirus

I just buy the biggest card.
Since I am backing up my images ... as everyone should btw ... I can't lose too many images if there is a card failure .. which is ... highly unlikely.

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

I use 64GB cards, the maximum size for my camera. When away from home, I copy each days pictures to my laptop and to an external HD. I do not erase them from the card. When a card fills up, I switch to a new card, still not clearing them from the full card. I confess that I shoot raw, not JPEG, so a 64GB card might be outlandish for you if all you shoot is JPEGs.

chapdude

thanks for taking the time ..good info

chapdude

thanks for taking the time ..good info

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

I shoot 8 gig sd cards and I shoot in RAW, but the cards never come close to filling because I download them (and post process them) almost immediately after every shoot. Sometimes I may wait two days (and two shoots) before downloading. The only time I came close (and actually did fill up one memory card) was during a cross country road trip and I filled up a card on one of the days. The other days I came close to filling the cards, but didn't. I still downloaded the photos every night.

chapdude

thanks

steinr98

All those answers are good! However- and here we go- IF you shoot in fast succession you want a fast card- @ least a number 10! And #2, if you ever get into videos, you want a larger card- ask all the fellows above how many had a card go bad??? I bet not many- And if you have a large card for future use, no one says you have to fill it- so buy at a good price and don't worry about the size!!

chapdude

thanks

df61743 Loc: Corpus Christi, TX

I generally use the largest or near the largest card my cameras will support, because we're not really talking about a huge incremental expense, and thus I have plenty of room for however many JPG, RAW, and video files I may want to put on it. I usually have a smaller card or two in the bag for more space should I need it, but that has never happened.

At the end of a photo shoot, I transfer whatever is on the camera to a laptop, and put a copy on a portable drive. Then I format the card in the camera and I'm ready for the next photo shoot.

I think the philosophy of using several small cards is a red herring. If the large card fails I've lost one shooting session. If the small card fails, I've probably also lost one shooting session.

My thoughts are also somewhat driven but the fact that I've never had a card, large or small, to fail.

Dick

chapdude

thank you

hassighedgehog Loc: Corona, CA

I have a Lumix ZS60 and use a Delkin Black 64 GB card SDXC. Purchased with the camera at recommendation of the camera salesman. I believe this was because he was considering the possibility of shooting video. Internet reviews on this card call it almost indestructible. Was expensive, but I think it is worth it.

smussler Loc: Land O Lakes, FL - Formerly Miller Place, NY

I've bought a half dozen or so 64GB cards since I bought my camera earlier this year. One thing I did was research the write speed of my camera. There are cards that are quite fast, but paying substantially more
for an extremely fast card is a waste of money in my mind. Sure, I might be able to copy the files quicker on my desktop, but if that takes a bit longer, I really don't care. Each time I shoot, (different Date, different venue, etc) I have the camera create a new folder - just makes it easier to transfer the images at the end of the day. I also change the file naming scheme to use a 3 char Month - for no particular reason.
I watch for Amazon deals of the day. Usually get 64GB cards for < $20.
I format the cards (in camera) right after getting them (Usually from Amazon) A few months back I received a card that my camera didn't like, nor my desktop. Returned it for an exchange, and was sent another, that was also defective. They were PNY's. Strange, as I have a PNY card in my camera now - it's working Fine as did another PNY card I used earlier for a 35mm slide copy "project" of mine. The bad cards were only 9.99, but not the bargain I wanted, as I had to deal with returning them - at Amazon's cost. All previous cards that I've purchased from Amazon have been fine - SanDisk, Lexar and other PNY's. Strange that I got the two bad ones... I left a review saying that...

Here's link I used: https://alikgriffin.com/best-memory-cards-nikon-d5600/

FWIW: Found this for your camera:
https://itstillworks.com/kind-sd-card-panasonic-lumix-require-17568.html
and https://alikgriffin.com/ultimate-guide-memory-cards/ -- some info on Panasonic