Best Memory Cards for Sony a6400

The Sony a6400 (Amazon/B&H/Adorama) is a mid-range APS-C mirrorless camera that replaces a6300 & a5100. a6400 has 4K video at 30p, has one memory card slot, supports UHS-I SD memory cards. In order max use of a6400, for example shoot 4K video, a fast card is a must. Otherwise, you’ll miss most of your shots waiting for the buffer to clear. There are a lot of great SD memory cards available on the market. Below are a list of top recommended SD memory cards for Sony a6400 APS-C mirrorless camera.

Recommended UHS-I SD memory cards for Sony a6400:

UHS-I memory cards are usually much cheaper than UHS-II memory cards. The fastest UHS-I SD memory card is from Lexar, it has max. read speed at 160 MB/s, and max. write speed at 120 MB/s. Below are recommended UHS-I memory cards for Sony a6400:

Card Max. Read Speed Max. Write Speed Check Price
Lexar Professional 1066x UHS-I SDXC 160 MB/s 120 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC 170 MB/s 90 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
SanDisk Extreme UHS-I SDXC 150 MB/s 70 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Lexar Professional 633x UHS-I SDXC 95 MB/s 45 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
PNY Elite Performance UHS-1 SDXC 95 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Transcend UHS-I SDXC 95 MB/s 60 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Recommended UHS-II SD memory cards for Sony a6400:

The fastest & toughest UHS-II SD memory card is Sony’s new SF-G UHS-II Tough SD card, this card has fastest write speed at 299 MB/s. The Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC card is one of the best selling UHS-II SD card, it is cheaper than SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC card, yet has the same max read and write speed.

Card Max. Read Speed Max. Write Speed Check Price
Sony SF-G Tough UHS-II SDXC 300 MB/s 299 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC 300 MB/s 260 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Lexar Professional 2000x 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 Amazon/B&H/Adorama
ProGrade Digital UHS-II SDXC 300 MB/s 250 MB/s Amazon/B&H
Delkin Devices Power SDXC UHS-II 300 MB/s 250 MB/s Amazon/B&H
Sony SF-M Tough UHS-II SDXC 277 MB/s 150 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Lexar Professional 1667x UHS-II SDXC 250 MB/s 90 MB/s Amazon/B&H/Adorama