This is my first camera,period,the retailer said it came with a meimory card which it didn't ,I live in a remote rural area and don't have a clue as to where or what size memory card to order,need some help,thanks.
One more question,I looked on the website about "formatiing" the new memory card when it comes,understood all of it except how to find the "format" heading,will it be in the menu? If not I'm lost,thanks to you both.
See page 203 of your manual. I don't have that particular model but it will be in the menus somewhere, usually one of the menus under the "wrench" icon. Formatting the memory card is a really good habit to get into, particularly if you use multiple cards in multiple cameras, as I do. Before you format, make sure you have backed up the current images on the memory card to at least one other location (I use a portable external hard drive).
I haven't seen it mentioned but you should use a Class 10 SD card as it reads and writes much faster. I use a Sandisk 32gb Extreme Pro which is a Class 10 card and it reads and writes extremely fast.
I've noticed that Class 10 cards have different transfer speeds shown on them from 30 MB/s up to 95MB/s. Is there any real advantage to a higher transfer speed card?
It depends on your shooting style. If you are shooting video or high burst rate consecutive shots (especially in RAW + JPEG), faster is definitely better. If your style is slower and more contemplative, it doesn't really matter.
