Review on Sony High Performance CAT-G64 💾 64GB CFast G Series 2.0 Memory Card by Joseph Hall

If you have a Canon 1Dx Mk2 camera or one of Canon's cinema cameras (there are others like Red) to get the most out of your gear when you're out and about you need to use CFast cards. Unfortunately, CFast is still a relatively rare format, and I think partly because of that and partly because they're only used by high-end cameras, they don't exactly come cheap. I bought a Canon 1Dx Mark 2 camera and was looking for additional CFast 2.0 cards. . When I bought the camera, Canon offered a premium bundle that included a 64GB Sandisk CFast 2.0 card and I backed it up with a Lexar 1066x 128GB CF card. However, to take full advantage of the 1DX2 features, you must use CFast 2.0 cards. Especially if you want to record 4k videos. If you look at Revain and the internet in general, you'll see that CFast 2.0 cards don't come cheap. Shooting 4K video at 60 fps will give you around 15 minutes of video on a 64GB card. Obviously this has limited utility and most people still tend to shoot 1080p videos but it's always good to have a choice then you can crop/scale in post and also use slow motion. Unfortunately, not all CFast cards can handle 4k videos at 60 fps well. This is mainly due to the writing speed. This 64GB Sony CFast G Series card offers up to 510MB/s write speed and 530MB/s read speed. While not the fastest card out there, it certainly tops the list in terms of speed. Is it really a CFast 2.0 card and will it work with my Canon 1DX Mark 2? Yes, with both The card is delivered unformatted. Just pop it into your camera, format it and you're done. It should be noted that Sony seems to put their labels on the opposite side of Transcend if you have these cards, but on the same side as the Sandisk cards. Will the Sandisk CFast reader, also included in the premium package, read this card? Yes. After all, this is a CFast 2.0 card. Is it as fast as the Sandisk card that comes with the Premium? No, she's much faster. The SanDisk card has a read speed of 515 MB and a write speed of 240 MB. As already mentioned, this Sony card writes at a whopping 510 MB/s and reads at 530 MB/s. Will it record full 4K videos at 60 fps? Yes, it won't be a problem, but since it's only a 64GB card, you won't win. don't get many videos at such high speed. Sony also offers a 128GB version of this card. Can I still get 14fps/16fps (Live View) with this card? Of course. The Canon 1DX Mark 2 is designed for continuous shooting of 170 RAW images. It's almost impossible to actually count, but I felt like I actually surpassed 170 RAW with this Sony card before it started to slow down. I think this is because the buffer is cleared much faster. How many full 14 fps images will I get if I only shoot in JPG and not RAW? To be honest I can't answer this question as I'm tired of holding the shutter button down. Canon's specs say unlimited (at least until the card is full), and I totally believe that. The camera didn't slow down at all and only recorded JPG. Would you recommend this card? In view of the price-performance ratio of this card, I would recommend it without hesitation, with one very small caveat. If you intend to shoot a lot of 4K videos at 60fps I would prefer the 128GB version to this 64GB card. This G-series card from Sony will take whatever you throw at it and as it's a Sony you know the quality will match the brand too.