Best Memory Card for Nikon Z50

The Nikon Z50 is Nikon’s first Z-mount APS-C mirrorless camera released in 2019. For video shooters, UHD 4K is supported along with Full HD recording, which can shoot at up to 120 fps for slow-motion playback. In order to max use of Nikon Z50, you’d better to get a fast memory card for Z50. Unlike Nikon Z6 & Z7, Nikon Z50 has one SD card slot, can support UHS-II SD memory cards, here are recommended memory cards for Nikon Z50.

Recommended UHS-II SD cards for Nikon Z 50:

Nikon Z50’s SD card slot support UHS-II SD cards. Currently the fastest & toughest UHS-II SD memory card is Sony’s best selling SF-G UHS-II Tough SD card, this card has fastest read speed at 300 MB/s & write speed at 299 MB/s. Below are top recommended UHS-II SD card for Nikon Z50:

Card Max. Read Speed Max. Write Speed Check Price
Sony SF-G Tough UHS-II SDXC 300 MB/s 299 MB/s B&H/Adorama/Amazon
Sony SF-G UHS-II SDXC 300 MB/s 299 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC 300 MB/s 260 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC 300 MB/s 260 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Hoodman Steel 2000x SDXC UHS-II 300 MB/s 260 MB/s B&H/Adorama
Angelbird AV Pro UHS-II SDXC 300 MB/s 260 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Delkin Devices Cinema SDXC UHS-II 280 MB/s 250 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony M Series UHS-II SDXC 260 MB/s 100 MB/s B&H/Adorama
Lexar Professional 1000x UHS-II SDXC 150 MB/s 75 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Recommended UHS-I SD memory cards for Nikon Z 50:

You can also use cheap UHS-I SD cards for Nikon Z50, currently the fastest UHS-I SD memory cards are from SanDisk (Max Read Speed at 170 MB/s) and Sony, both has max. write speed at 90 MB/s.

Card Max. Read Speed Max. Write Speed Check Price
SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC 170 MB/s 90 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony UHS-I SDXC 95 MB/s 90 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Delkin Devices Elite UHS-I SDHC 95 MB/s 80 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony High Speed UHS-I SDXC 90 MB/s 70 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Transcend UHS-1 SDXC 95 MB/s 60 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama