Compatible Cards - Canon EOS 5DS Instruction Manual

Compatible Cards

The camera can use the following cards regardless of capacity: If the
card is new or was previously formatted (initialized) by another
camera or computer, format the card with this camera (p.67).
CF (CompactFlash) cards
* Type I, UDMA mode 7-compatible.
SD/SDHC*/SDXC* memory cards
* UHS-I cards supported.
Cards that Can Record Movies
When shooting movies, use a large-capacity card with a fast reading/
writing speed as shown in the table.
Movie Recording Size
(p.297)
ALL-I (I-only)
IPB
If you use a slow-writing card when shooting movies, the movie may
not be recorded properly. Also, if you play back a movie on a card
with a slow reading speed, the movie may not play back properly.
If you want to shoot still photos while shooting a movie, you will need
an even faster card.
To check the card's reading/writing speed, refer to the card
manufacturer's Web site.
In this manual, "CF card" refers to CompactFlash cards and "SD
card" refers to SD/SDHC/SDXC cards. "Card" refers to all memory
cards used to record images or movies.
* The camera does not come with a card for recording images/
movies. Please purchase it separately.
CF card
30 MB/sec. or faster
10 MB/sec. or faster
SD card
20 MB/sec. or faster
6 MB/sec. or faster
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