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Most modern Sony Handycams (4K) prefer SDXC cards (64GB and larger). Older SD or SDHC models may limit capacity to 32GB or 64GB.

For most Sony Handycams, a 128GB SDXC UHS-I U3 Class 10 card is ideal, such as the Sony SF-M series or TOUGH series for 4K video. These offer high-speed recording up to 300MB/s and typically provide about 3 hours of 4K or 32 hours of HD footage.

For high-performance 256GB cards compatible with Sony camcorders (4K/XAVC S), top recommendations include the Sony SF-M Tough Series UHS-II V60 or SF-G TOUGH Series V90 for superior speeds. For reliable, cost-effective options, the SanDisk 256GB Extreme PRO UHS-II is an excellent choice for 4K video recording.



Sony TOUGH 256GB SDXC media

A 256GB Sony TOUGH SDXC card (SF-G or SF-M series) provides roughly 256GB of storage, which generally holds approximately 214,000+ 12MP photos or over 500 minutes (8 hrs.) of 4K video (at 30 Mbps).  

Camcorders and digital cameras - Digital Media Capacity



How many pictures ?

This chart shows the approximate number of digital images you can store on removable media.
Example: Using a 128mb memory chip, you can store about 376 images at 1 Megapixel each.
 
Removable memory card media Mode VGA 1 MP 2 MP 3 MP 4 MP
4GB Fine 24,014 6,003 4,002 2,501 2,001
Standard 60,036 10,915 7,504 4,447 3,638
2GB Fine 12,154 3,038 2,025 1,266 1,012
Standard 30,385 5,524 3,798 2,250 1,841
1GB Fine 5,928 1,482 988 617 494
Standard 14,821 2,694 1,852 1,097 898
512MB Fine 2,904 726 484 302 242
Standard 7,261 1,320 907 537 440
256MB Fine 1,428 357 238 148 119
Standard 3,571 649 446 264 216
128MB Fine 790 202 133 82 65
Standard 1,975 376 246 149 121
64MB Fine 394 101 66 41 32
Standard 985 187 123 74 60

Digital Image Resolution

2560 x 1920,  5 Megapixels or 4,915,200 pixels
2272 x 1704,  4 Megapixels or 3,871,488 pixels
2048 x 1536,  3 Megapixels or 3,145,728 pixels
1600 x 1200,  2 Megapixels or 1,920,000 pixels
1280 x 960,    1 Megapixel or 1,228,800 pixels
640 x 480,    VGA or 307,200 pixels





How many pixels ?

This chart shows the approximate number of pixels you need in order to get a quality photo print.
Example: You need to take your shot at 1 Megapixel in order to get a quality print at a 4x6 inch size.
 
Digital Resolution Chart
Image Capture Resolution
4x6" Print 5x7" Print 8x10" Print 11x14" Print
640x480 - 0.3
MP

Good

Poor

Poor

Poor
800x600

Very Good

Acceptable

Poor

Poor
1024x768

Excellent

Good

Acceptable

Poor
1280x960 - 1
MP

Photo Quality

Very Good

Good

Poor
1536x1180

Photo Quality

Excellent

Very Good

Acceptable
1600x1200 - 2 Megapixel

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Very Good

Acceptable
2048x1536 - 3 Megapixel

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Excellent

Good
2240x1680 - 4 Megapixel

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Very Good
2560x1920 - 5 Megapixel

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Excellent

3032x2008 - 6 Megapixel

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Photo Quality
3072x2304 - 7 Megapixel

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Photo Quality
3264x2448 - 8 Megapixel

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Photo Quality

Photo Quality


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