Panasonic GF7 Memory Card Compatibility

SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory cards are produced to function with the Panasonic GF7. For video and continuous shooting, it is important the card you use has a fast enough write speed.

You can wreck the overall performance of your camera by using the wrong card.

Don’t care about the tech jargon? Here’s my recommendation on the memory card to use with the Panasonic GF7:

• UHS-I, U1, and Class 10 Speed Rating. Can sustain 10MB/s write speeds.
• Excellent choice for photos.
• Capable of recording Full HD (1920x1080) Video.
• Inexpensive with more than good enough performance.
• Larger capacities are available for a reasonable price.

Best SD Cards

SD cards are now noticeably more affordable than at the time the camera was newly introduced to the market.

With prices staying quite low, it is not going to make sense to get anything but a professional-quality SD memory card.

SanDisk Extreme Pro, Lexar Professional, and PNY Elite Performance cards have all been reliable for me. I have never suffered from unusable data or a card physically fail with those cards.

All the problems I have experienced has been because of generic unbranded memory cards. Seeking to save around a buck is not worthwhile if your GF7 will not operate correctly.

A good way to spend less money is to grab a smaller storage capacity SD memory card from a high-quality company. By doing this, you’ll know your shots are secure on the SD card.

Recommended SD Cards

• UHS-I, U1, and Class 10 Speed Rating. Can sustain 10MB/s write speeds.
• Excellent choice for photos.
• Capable of recording Full HD (1920x1080) Video.
• Inexpensive with more than good enough performance.
• Larger capacities are available for a reasonable price.

• UHS-I, U3, V30, and Class 10 Speed Rating. Can sustain 30MB/s write speeds.
• Good for burst shooting photos and recording 4K video.
• Larger capacity cards are available.
• Reliable & Durable: Magnet Proof, Shock Proof, Temperature Proof, Waterproof.

• Comparatively expensive for faster read speeds.
• UHS-I, U3, V30, and Class 10 Speed Rating. Can sustain 30MB/s write speeds.
• Only makes sense for professional use or if you need the largest storage capacity available.
• Temperature-proof, waterproof, shock-proof, and X-ray-proof.

Panasonic GF7 SD Card Compatibility

Only SDXC, SDHC, and SD memory cards can be used by the Panasonic GF7. Check to make sure that you have the current firmware installed on your camera for the best overall performance.

The newest SDUC (Secure Digital Ultra Capacity) memory cards, are not usable in the GF7.

You should understand the 4 kinds of Secure Digital (SD) memory cards that can be found. They can be recognized based on the card’s size.

• SD (Secure Digital) - 128MB to 2GB.
• SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) - 4GB to 32GB.
• SDXC (Secure Digital eXtended Capacity) - 64GB to 2TB.
• SDUC (Secure Digital Ultra Capacity) - 4TB to 128TB.

Image Capacity

Listed below is a fast estimation of how many large JPEGs shots you should be expecting to be saved on a card:

• 16GB - 4,640 images
• 32GB - 9,280 images
• 64GB - 18,560 images
• 128GB - 37,120 images

Speed, Class, & UHS Ratings

Card Speed

Speed ratings of an SD card is dependant on the sequential write and read speeds of the card. The continuous write speed of a card is critical for clearing the buffer for continuous shooting in addition to recording video.

A slow memory card can decrease the number of continuous images the Panasonic GF7 can capture. This is because the buffer in the camera is not able to write to the memory card quickly enough.

With video, a slow memory card can cause an unexpected end to shooting. The video file might also be corrupted. If you are going to record video, it is critical the memory card you use meets the required minimum write speed for video.

Card read speed is important for file transfers to a computer. If you are filling up cards with images or video, a memory card with a fast read speed will save you time.

Speed Class Rating

An SD card receives a Class rating in accordance with its sustained write speed. Cards that have a minimum write speed of 10MB/s are labeled as Class 10.

• Class 2 - 2MB/s
• Class 4 - 4MB/s
• Class 6 - 6MB/s
• Class 8 - 8MB/s
• Class 10 - 10MB/s or faster

Every name-brand SD card that you can get today will receive a Class 10 rating. You can locate the class rating of a SD card by finding a number inside of the C on the label.

Ultra High Speed (UHS)

The Ultra High Speed bus (UHS) can be gotten with SDHC, SDXC, and SDUC cards. UHS cards to have increased read and write speeds.

Three different versions have been specified. The versions are UHS-I, UHS-II, and UHS-III.

You can determine the UHS rating of a memory card by examining the front of the SD memory card. If there is a Roman numeral I, II, or III on the front of the memory card, that will be the rating of the memory card.

• UHS-I - Maximum transfer rate of 104 MB/s
• UHS-II - Maximum transfer rate of 312 MB/s
• UHS-III - Maximum transfer rate of 624 MB/s

Related Cameras

If you needed to choose one, the 64GB SanDisk Extreme Pro is the best memory card for the Panasonic GF7. Any future camera you own, you will know what SD memory card to purchase.

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