Best Memory Cards for Olympus E-M1 II

Here’s a list of our best memory cards for the Olympus E-M1 II.

It has 2 x SD memory card slots that both support UHS-II, which is great news since the camera can record 4K videos and shoots up to 18 frames per second. With a 20MP sensor, this results in big files so you’ll want a memory card that is fast enough and has loads of capacity.

Our favorite memory card is the Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II 64GB. It’s UHS-II U3 so you never have to worry when it comes to 4K videos, burst shooting or even transferring your files, which is up to 2-3x quicker than with a UHS-I card.

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

Best memory cards for Olympus E-M1 II

• Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II (300MB/s)
• SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-I (95MB/s)
• Lexar Professional 1000x UHS-II (150MB/s)

Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II

Our top pick:  As we said above, the Lexar Professional 2000x is simply the best there is. Fast file transferring to your computer, 4K videos without any pauses and quick buffer clearing.

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

For the price, the SanDisk Extreme Pro 64GB (95MB/s) is hard to beat. It’s not as fast as the Lexar above, but it costs a lot less and will still be quick enough unless you mostly shoot sports. In fact, it’s one of the most popular cards for cameras that go up to UHS-I.

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

Lexar Professional 1000x UHS-II

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.) but most of the time not in-camera.

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 5 we mentioned are more than enough.