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Best Memory Cards for Olympus E-M5 II

Looking for the best SD memory card for your Olympus E-M5 II?

The camera has 1 x SD slot which supports UHS-II type cards. They’re faster than UHS-I and better for writing big RAW files or recording long videos.

So, what do we recommend?

Our favorite memory card is the Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II 64GB. It’s UHS-II U3 so you’ll reach the best possible speeds with the E-M5 II, which is a must for videos and burst shooting if you often fill the buffer.

After looking through many memory cards available, these are the top 3 (best price/speed ratio).

Best memory cards for Olympus E-M5 II

Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II

Our top pick:  If you want the best of the best, check out the Lexar Professional 2000x. It’s UHS-II U3 and is currently your best option if you want the maximum speed with the E-M5 II, faster file transferring to your computer and less time waiting for the buffer to clear.

It even comes with a USB 3.0 reader, as well as Image Rescue software that can help recover your lost photos. Definitely a great deal for the money, but more expensive than both slower cards below.

You can buy it at Amazon or see more reviews here.

SanDisk Extreme Pro 64GB

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For the price, the SanDisk Extreme Pro 64GB (95MB/s) is hard to beat. We recommend it for all UHS-I cameras, but since the E-M5 II can go as high as UHS-II, it’s our second choice only if you want to save some money and don’t really care about sports shooting. It’s not like this card is slow, it’s just not as quick as the one above.

You can buy it at Amazon or see more reviews here.

Lexar Professional 1000x UHS-II

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The Lexar Professional 1000x 64GB is a slower, more affordable version of the first card. Instead of 300MB/s, it tops out at 150MB yet is still UHS-II U3 so the minimum will always be 30MB/s.

It’s less expensive than the SanDisk but it’s a fraction slower, despite being UHS-II. You will notice an improvement in read speeds (aka moving the images, displaying files etc.)

You can buy it at Amazon or see more reviews here.

Don’t buy memory cards from unknown brands or something that looks too good to be true. More often than not, those cards will fail right when you’ll need them the most.

A memory card is where all of your work is stored until you transfer that on the computer.

Make sure to get a card from any of the following brands: SanDisk, Lexar, Transcend and Kingston. There are a few good out there, but the 4 we mentioned are more than enough.

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