The Nikon D7200 is an advanced DX camera with two SD memory card slots. While the resolution is identical to its predecessor, the D7200 features a larger buffer meaning it’s recommended you buy a memory card that can fully take advantage of this, so you experience no delay in shooting.
Our favorite memory card is the SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB. It’s super fast (95MB/s) and affordable, plus SanDisk is the most reliable memory card company out there.
We recommend buying either UHS-I cards or UHS-II if you really need faster transferring speeds to your computer. Also make sure to look at the rating of each UHS card, as U1 is the slowest, and U3 is the fastest.
Best memory cards for Nikon D7200:
- SanDisk Extreme PRO 32GB (95MB/s)
- Lexar Professional 633xx UHS-I 32GB
- Lexar Professional 1000x UHS-II 16GB
Our top pick: Hands down the best card on the market is the SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB (95MB/s). It’s cheap, super fast and excellent for bursts, RAW shooting and videos. I don’t recommend you to get the 128GB version because it’s safer to store your images on a few smaller, separate cards. The good thing about it is if you ever upgrade, it’s still the best option for even more advanced cameras.
You can buy it at Amazon or see more reviews here.
The Lexar Professional 633x 32GB U3 also comes with Image Rescue 5 software (review here). Both memory card brands are fast and reliable, but the included software will save you from headaches if you accidentally delete your shots (it happens to all of us). It’s just as fast as the SanDisk above.
You can buy it at Amazon or see more reviews here.
If 32GB is too much for your needs, the Lexar Professional 1000x 16GB is still large enough for more than 1,000 shots. It’s also UHS-II type, meaning it’s faster to transfer the images on your computer than with the cards above, but your Nikon D7200 won’t write files any quicker as it tops out at around ~75MB/s.
You can buy it at Amazon or see more reviews here.
If you’ve found any other card, make sure it’s from a good brand like Lexar, SanDisk, Transcend or Toshiba, and that the speed is over 45MB/s (UHS-I or higher as you can use it in newer cameras too).
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