The new released Panasonic Lumix GH5 II (B&H/Adorama/Amazon) is one of the best selling mirrorless cameras for video. Featuring a 20.3MP Live MOS Sensor with AR Coating, the camera records DCI and UHD 4K with the full sensor area and can output 10-bit 4:2:0 internally up to 60p, or 4:2:2 at 30p. Lumix GH5 II has two SD card slots, both are support fast UHS-II SD cards, so in order to max use of GH5 II, you’d better get the UHS-II SD memory cards, we have tested and reviewed latest memory cards, and below are top recommended ones for Panasonic Lumix GH5 II:
Recommended UHS-II SD memory cards for Panasonic Lumix GH5 II:
If you are shooting high quality 4K videos, the best choice is to get a UHS-II SD memory card for GH5 II. Based on our review, currently the fastest & toughest UHS-II SD memory card is Sony’s best selling SF-G UHS-II Tough SD card, this card has fastest read speed at 300 MB/s & write speed at 299 MB/s. The SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC card and Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC card both has the same max read 300 MB/s and write speed 260 MB/s. Take a look at recommended UHS-II SD memory cards for Panasonic Lumix GH5 II below:
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 |
Recommended UHS-I SD memory cards for Panasonic Lumix GH5 II:
You can still use cheap UHS-I SD memory cards on Panasonic Lumix GH5 II. Currently the fastest UHS-I SD card is from SanDisk, the SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC card has max read speed at 170MB/s and max write speed at 90MB/s. Take a look at recommended UHS-I SD cards for Panasonic Lumix GH5 II:
Card | Max. Read Speed | Max. Write Speed | Check Price |
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 |