Black Magic Pocket Cinema is quite picky about SD-cards. However many do work. Some SD-cards appears vary from card cards.
Important threads:
- BMPCC (original) SD Cards
- SanDisk Extreme Pro SD Card NOT supported on BMPCC
- Which 128Gb SD card works with original BMPCC?
Summary of threads etc:
| SD-Card | Raw | ProRes | Comments |
| Amplim 32GB V90 UHS-II SDXC | – | HQ 25fps | |
| Angelbird AVP064SDMK2V60 | 30fps | ||
| Angelbird AV PRO SD MK2 V60 Angelbird V60 32GB Angelbird V60 64GB | 30fps* | Custom data on SD-card needed to ensure full compatibility with BMPCC: ”However please make sure to order directly with us, since we have only one type of cards for these camera, those cards are with us here, and not with the resellers. Please check the link below, and make sure to add a note while purchasing that you need the cards for this camera:” | |
| Integrals Ultima Pro X Gold SDHC/XC UHS-I U3 Card in the sizes 128, 256 and 512 GB | 30fps | ||
| Kingston Canvas React 128GB SDXC SDR/128GB | 30fps? | (some frame drops reported by some users) | |
| Kingston Canvas React 256GB SDXC SDR/256GB | 25fps? | ?? | User 1: Framedrops at 30, no issues at 25. User 2: Cannot record RAW at all. User 3: No issues. User 4: No issues. User 5: Issues at ProRes too. User 6: Issues! |
| Kingston Canvas Select Plus SD Card 128GB, 256GB ”Green” | 30fps | User 1. Only tested 24fps. User 2. 30fps RAW. No problems at all. | |
| Samsung Pro Plus 256GB MB-SD256H/EU | – | HQ 30fps | BMPCC Original with Samsung Pro Plus 256GB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oHwNx9B3hU Camera aborts immediately on RAW recording. |
| Samsung Electronics EVO Select 256GB microSDXC UHS-I U3 100MB/s Full HD & 4K UHD Memory Card with Adapter (MB-ME256HA) | 23.98fps | User 1: No issues at 23 FPS. No report on 30 fps. | |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro 512GB 95MB/sec (SDSDXP) | 30fps | ||
| SanDisk Extreme Plus 64GB microSDXC UHS-I U3 V30 A1 | 30fps | ||
| SanDisk SDSDXPK-064G-ANCIN | – | HQ 23.96 | |
| SanDisk 512GB SDSDXP | 24fps | ||
| SanDisk Extreme Plus 64GB microSDXC UHS-I U3 V30 A1 Card SDSQXBG-064G-GN6MA | 30fps | ||
| Sony 128gb SF-GU1Z (SFG1UZ?) | 30fps | ||
| SONY Secure Digital 128GB SF-G SDXC UHS-I 90/95MB/s U3 Class 10 SFG1UZ | ok! |
Cards known to be rejected or failed:
- Sony SDHC UHS-II “G Series” SF-G32/T1 (32GB)
- SanDisk 128GB Extreme A2 UHS-I Class 10 V30 U3 microSDXC
- Sandisk Extreme Pro 128GB 95MB/sec V30 UHS-II (SDSDXXG)
- Sandisk Up to 170MB/s cards
- Verbatim 32GB Pro Plus 600X SDHC Memory Card, UHS-I V30 U3 Class 10 – accepted but fails recording
Recommended legacy cards no longer possible to find:
- Sandisk 32GB Extreme Pro 95 MB/sec SDSDXP-032G-A46 SDHC UHS-I
- Sandisk 64GB Extreme Pro 95 MB/sec SDSDXP-064G-A46 SDXC UHS-I
- Sandisk 128GB Extreme Pro 95 MB/sec SDSDXP-128G-A46 SDXC UHS-I
- Sandisk 256GB Extreme Pro 95 MB/sec SDSDXP-256G-A46 SDXC UHS-I
- Sandisk 512GB Extreme Pro 95 MB/sec SDSDXP-512G-A46 SDXC UHS-I
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