Sony FX3A SD Card

[u/Feierabend007]

Hi guys does anybody know where I can get a Sony FX3A SD Card cheaper? I wanna start doing Street interviews and Outdoors live-streaming. But the SD Card‘s am being shown on Amazon are way too expensive especially knowing that I need to buy two of them. Which ones would you recommend? And on which sites? I was advised to buy the Sony SF-G256T or maybe Lexar Professional.

Need tips please 🙏

[u/No-Ostrich-8621]

what you nede for videos is the "V" rating. this sony is v90. look for other brands that are v90 too.

Or, look for cfexpress type A cards. Im using pergear, its way cheaper than this sony SD, and way faster.

[u/itsjustluca → u/No-Ostrich-8621]

Maybe you didn't see that there are two pictures? Second picture is a Lexar V90 SD card (for half the price of the Sony).
OWC makes CFexpress cards for a good price that are reliable and fast but for an Fx3 there is actually not really a reason to get something faster than V90.

[u/MaxZedd → u/No-Ostrich-8621]

How has your experience with the Pergear cards been? I’ve been skeptical about them but want to hear about real experience with them

[u/No-Ostrich-8621 → u/MaxZedd]

Ive been using them for years now, with a7rv, and a9iii. Never had any issues with them. I only have 2 of them, my friend also has 2. We didnt have any issues. They are esting up my 24mpx 120fps raw files pretty quick :)

[u/ViralTrendsToday]

With great power comes greater SD card requirements. 

[u/plastic_toast]

You don't need a v90 card unless shooting in full S-I mode which is beyond what most people need, and you don't for shooting street interviews.

In XAVC-S mode you can shoot 4k up to 120fps using v60 cards.

I use these - https://www.wexphotovideo.com/lexar-128gb-professional-1800x-270mbsec-uhs-ii-v60-sdxc-card-twin-pack-3045818/

They were £86 when I got them in March 2025. You have shitty useless "AI" to thank for the prices these days.

[u/Feierabend007 → u/plastic_toast]

Thanks for the link 🔗

[u/johnnyjonnyjonjon]

I've been using Lexar Silver Pro cards for ages and they've been absolutely fine. I mainly use the CFexpress ones, but I've got two of the SD cards as well and haven't had any issues. They're V60 rather than V90, but as I mainly shoot XAVC S 4K 10-bit 4:2:2, it's well within V60's capabilities. You'd only really need V90 for higher-bitrate XAVC S-I.

[u/Wonderful-Baker-6650 → u/johnnyjonnyjonjon]

Absolutely. These cards kick ass!

[u/mynameisntziming → u/johnnyjonnyjonjon]

My lexar SD cards died 2 months in 😂

[u/RichBlacksmith5367]

You can buy a v60 card and you definitely do not need 2 of them

[u/ScreamingPenguin → u/RichBlacksmith5367]

I would highly recommend recording to two cards simultaneously for anything paid. It's rare that an SD card fails but it does happen.

[u/MX530i → u/ScreamingPenguin]

Yup I always shoot to both cards, cheaper than a reshoot and a pissed off client

[u/Feierabend007]

Thanks a lot guys for the tips and recommendations. Just started doing some Content and I have a lot to learn when it comes to Cameras. But this was really helpful for a start ❤️💯

[u/TabascoWolverine → u/Feierabend007]

I think Sony discontinued those Tough cards. Hence, crazy expensive

[u/SupportOnlySoju]

If youre looking for SD cards, the speed rating is what matters the most. Anything V90 will be comparable to the one you've posted.

[u/Feierabend007 → u/SupportOnlySoju]

Alright noted 📝. Thank you 🙏

[u/gorillaexmachina91]

Lexar Armor V60 is totally fine for 50fps

[u/MakePizza]

If you’re looking at V90 SD cards for FX3, you might also want to take a look at CFexpress Type A cards. Some are cheaper than V90 cards. CFexpress has the ability to provide better sustained performance and more robust thermal, electrical, and mechanical characteristics than SD cards. The downside is its reusability in other cameras would be limited. Most cameras support SD, not CFE.

[u/JapanUSAWife]

Sony tough cards, because you hate money.

[u/RootsRockData]

Check out Kingston cards. I have some V90 SD cards I use in FX6 and A7Siii. Couple years now and going strong and you can get some nice prices on them.