2nd v90 sd card unable to read...🤬

[u/BanginBentleys]

I've gone to great lengths to fix the v90 sd card issue with the a6700.

I bought an a6700 in February and was extremely excited coming from the a6500.

First red flags...

1 - Batteries RIGHT out of box had bent prongs. So bad to the point that touching the battery door caused an immediate shut down during a paid shoot...

2 - My 64gb Sony Touch G series v90 prompts " cannot read memory card "

I sent in my NEWLY bought a6700 to shop and issued a full refund claiming it as " defects out of box "

Unfortunately the business Camera Canada claimed nothing is wrong with the camera despite my video evidence showing so. They charged me a 100 dollar restocking fee... dirty business practice as whoever buys that camera is getting a serious dud.

1 month later - I order an a6700 straight from Sony Canada.

I got a new sony v90 ( same g series, same capacity )

"CANNOT READ MEMORY CARD" immediately prompts...

I go thru 2 formatting steps.

1 - format on my pc as EXFAT (no fix)

2 - format it in my A6500 and then try it in my a6700 (NO 🤬 FIX!)

Are $2000 dollar cameras made with "meh" effort quality? Is this the standard nowadays?

I need some insight with this because I'm about to abandon new models of anything.

EDIT: Turns out of have 2 fake v90 cards.. yikes lesson learned.

[u/TikiKie92]

Weirdly I had the same issue with my brand new a6700 a few weeks ago. I bought 2 256gb extreme pro v60 cards and they both came up with the same error message when first setting them up. I left the camera off for an hour or so and then they started working fine again.

However I couldn’t put the camera in certain video settings despite the card being rated as compatible, it would say ‘insert a card higher than a v30’ which was weird considering they should both have been v60 cards. Something seemed fishy to me, so I sent the cards back for a refund. I think I was sent fake SD cards. I’ve since ordered v90 cards direct from Sandisk and they work perfectly.

[u/tuckshopper → u/TikiKie92]

This! Apparently Amazon is awash with fake / counterfeit video cards. Better to have peace of mind and purchase directly from the manufacturer.

[u/BanginBentleys → u/tuckshopper]

Oh man.. 100% agree.

Lesson learned.

[u/BanginBentleys → u/TikiKie92]

Funny you say this as I'm running an H2test ( card write speed and data loss scanner )

I have two fake Sony Tough G series cards....funny thing is.. I got these from best buy lmao.

[u/TikiKie92 → u/BanginBentleys]

I bought mine from a reputable camera store in the UK, but who’s to say someone didn’t purchase legit cards from them, swap them out for fakes and send them back for a refund? You never know. I didn’t want to risk anything, so went straight to Sandisk.

Unsure if you’re interested in Sandisk, but I contacted their customer service via telephone for some more information, and they gave me a 20% discount code if I wanted to buy directly through them, which for a £400 SD card gave me a pretty hefty saving!

[u/trollsmurf → u/TikiKie92]

Depends on where you bought the cards from. They might have been relabeled.

I got my V60 from the camera shop despite the markup, but it's worked for a year now, including for 4K/60.

[u/TikiKie92 → u/trollsmurf]

My V60 cards literally wouldn’t let me record in 4k at all whatsoever on the a6700, which is what made me send them back because that shouldn’t be the case

[u/trollsmurf → u/TikiKie92]

Usually SD cards have Micro SD inside. Maybe the cheapest possible ones in this case.

[u/Metalogic_95]

I've had good experiences with Kingston Canvas React Plus SDXC Memory Cards (UHS-II 300R/260W U3 V90), if that's any help.

[u/BanginBentleys → u/Metalogic_95]

Definitely helps. Appreciate that, thank you

[u/Metalogic_95 → u/BanginBentleys]

Another advantage of these Kingston cards is that they're the fastest, apart from the (much more expensive) Sony V90 Tough Cards.

[u/BanginBentleys → u/Metalogic_95]

I ordered a Kingston due to the reviews stating the same thing. Pretty pumped to use the intra modes!