Best SD card for EOS M50

[Amateurphotomom]

Hello, I need some advice. I am a very amateur photo taker. I only take photos of my kids for special occasions eg, prom, graduations etc. I currently own a canon EOS M50. I use auto setting becasue I have no idea what to do and do not want to screw up images. I have taken some very nice photos with my camera over the years. I would love to know how to use it properly though!

Anyway my question is about SD cards. I have been using the same micro sd card for years but need to purchase a new card to take my daughter's graduation photos as I need more space. My husband purchased the Sandisk extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I card. 256 GB 200 speed. I previously used the Sandisk extreme plus microSD card 64 GB 170 speed. I am concered that this new card may be too high tech for my camera and I will end up sacrificing the quality of my humble photos. Is this possible? I cannot find anything anywhere about what SD cards NOT to use. The only this I saw was in regard to UHS-I cards where it had this asterix and said * Shooting at 23.98p is possible. Shooting takes place by cropping pixels pixels from the center of the sensor. Contrast detection AF is used. As a complete amateur I have no idea what this means. I just need to know if my point and shoot photos will be as good a quality.

Thanks for your help.

[rs-eos · Accepted solution]

Responded to your private message.

For the sake of others, will summarize my response there:

• Avoid micro-SD cards; always use full-sized ones.
• If you're only taking photos, you can ignore the info you've read about "shooting at 23.98..."
• SanDisk is a good brand; private message contains a link to a 128 GB card at B&H Photo.  Other sizes available too.

[normadel]

You can learn about your camera by reading the User Guide. Download it from Canon:

https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/eos-m50#idReference%3Dmanuals

Amazon has a whole bunch of books on the M50. They are even more helpful than the Canon User Guide.

There are lots of good SD card brands...SanDisk, PNY, Transcend, Verbatim.......on and on. Look at B&H PhotoVideo to see what's available.

I would advise against using huge capacity cards.Having multiple smaller ones means you can have a spare with you in case of card problems. Also, if one large SD card fails (which they can do) you will lose all your work. Spreading out over multiple cards is insurance. You should be routinely moving your photos off the card in the camera to a computer and external media. Don't use the camera for a repository past the day you used it.  A 32 GB card will hold thousands of photos, which you should not be saving on the card.