Memory Card Speed - How much does the Nikon D800 / D810 need?

Memory Card Speed - How much does the Nikon D800 / D810 need?

◾ 100x = Up to 15MB/s read transfer, write speeds lower
◾ 200x = Up to 30MB/s read transfer, write speeds lower
◾ 400x = Up to 60MB/s read transfer, write speeds lower
◾ 600x = Up to 90MB/s guaranteed minimum sustained write speed


source: Lexar - What does 100x, 200x, 400x, and 600x (1x=150KB/s) performance mean?


But Minimum Write Speed is ...


Nikon D800 Recommended SD and CompactFlash Media Cards


SD card class 10 very slow speed - 10MB/s
SD card V90 - 90MB/s
source: sdcard.org - speed class


Approved Memory Cards - D800/ D800E Memory Card Speed - How much does the camera need?



Supported 1000x CF cards for continuous RAW recording



CF UDMA 6 vs. UDMA 7 Faceoff

Best: 32GB CF 1050X UDMA 7 Cinema Memory Card?



Nikon D810 Fastest CF and SD Memory Cards





Nikon D800 Performance - Timing and Performance






SanDisk Extreme PRO® CompactFlash® Memory Card
Shot speeds up to 150MB/s
Min. Write Speed: 20 MB/s (Class 20)
Max. Write Speed: 90 MB/s


The SanDisk Extreme PRO CompactFlash Memory Card is backed by a lifetime limited warranty**- 30 years warranty in Germany, Canada and regions not recognizing lifetime warranty. click for more information..

SanDisk Product Warranty Table - Warranty Period (Years)



SanDisk Extreme PRO 32GB CompactFlash Memory Card UDMA 7 Speed Up To 160MB/s- SDCFXPS-032G-X46



CF Lexar® Professional 3400x CFast™ 2.0 card
Up to 510MB/s read transfer, write speeds lower.
Min. Write Speed: 20 MB/s (Class 20)

Max. Write Speed: 145 MB/s

Limited lifetime warranty is limited to 10 years from purchase in Germany.

SD Lexar® Professional 1100x XQD™ Card
Minimum 168MB/s read transfer, write speeds lower.
Limited lifetime warranty is limited to 10 years from purchase in Germany







Nikon D800 vs D700 FPS and Buffer Comparison



Nikon D800 vs. D810 Buffer Size

Nikon D800 / D800E NEF (RAW), Uncompressed, 14-bit 74.4 MB 16 pcs

Nikon D810 NEF (RAW), Uncompressed, 14-bit 73.2 MB 23 pcs



Nikon D800 / D800E NEF (RAW), Uncompressed, 12-bit 57.0 MB 18 pcs

Nikon D810 NEF (RAW), Uncompressed, 12-bit 55.9 MB 34 pcs

Nikon D810 NEF (sRAW), Uncompressed, 12-bit 27.8 MB 18 pcs




The CompactFlash Association





Card recomendations for D800 / D810





The D810 can shoot faster than the D800 (5fps vs 4fps). Nikon also boosted processing performance with the new EXPEED 4 processor.
Our tests show the new D810 can write faster as well. Both CF and SD card write speeds are significantly improved over the D800.
Our fastest CF card reaches 98.6MB/s write (compared with 71.1MB/s for the same card in the D800);
the fastest SD card now reaches over 71.8MB/s write performance (compared with 38.7MB/s in the D800).

source: Nikon D810 Fastest CF and SD Memory Cards (above)





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