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Ice Viper
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Is there a maximum size for an SD card for the P3S? Mine came with a 4 GB, but I have a 64 GB available. Just wondering if there is a limit for the P3S camera.

2017-4-5
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Ice Viper
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Correction!!! The P3S came with an 8 GB card.
2017-4-5
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Phantomski
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i think i read somewhere that 64 is the largest supported. That does not mean u cannot use 128, but.. if things do not address properly it's not something DJI can easily fix...  And I think it's 64, maybe it's 32...  It used to even be a challenge to format anything about 36g, till few years back....
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WD9EON
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I'm using a 64 GB card in mine.  Not knowing the card you have, I'd just try it if I were you.  Format it in the camera and see how it works, if it's fast enough, should be no problem.
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RoadHazard
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Page 28 of the manual says, "...supports Micro SD cards with a capacity of up to 64 GB. It is recommended using a UHS-1 or Class 10 Micro SD card to minimize the delay when reading or writing high resolution image files."
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DJI-Jamie
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The P3S supports up to a 64 GB SD card with a UHS1, Class 10 rating. The higher write speeds, the better.
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SuperSmaug
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I tried a 2gb card, didn't work.
2017-4-20
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MaxBDS
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Class rating in not enough. I suggest U2 (better would U3), class 10 rating. U3 is the newer of the three but it's a bit overpriced. The U1, U2 and U3 designation signifies its guaranteed minimum transfer rate.
U1 means that it is guaranteed to transfer at a minimum of 10 MB/s, U2 20 MB/s and U3 it's guaranteed to transfer at a minimum of 30 MB/s. In summary I suggest, for P3S:  16 or 32 GB SD card with a UHS2, Class 10 rating!
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2017-4-21
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MaxBDS
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MaxBDS Posted at 2017-4-21 05:33
Class rating in not enough. I suggest U2 (better would U3), class 10 rating. U3 is the newer of the three but it's a bit overpriced. The U1, U2 and U3 designation signifies its guaranteed minimum transfer rate.
U1 means that it is guaranteed to transfer at a minimum of 10 MB/s, U2 20 MB/s and U3 it's guaranteed to transfer at a minimum of 30 MB/s. In summary I suggest, for P3S:  16 or 32 GB SD card with a UHS2, Class 10 rating!
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https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-E ... ds=sd+16gb+class+10
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Brum Ken
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A 64 GB SD card with a UHS1, Class 10 rating works well
2017-4-21
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MaxBDS
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Confident of my knowledge , I bought a 32GB Toshiba UHS-I microSDHC card, class 10 with UHS speed class 3 (see photos). With my huge surprise the card is not recognized by my P3S. I thought it was wrong so I did a test with "H2testw" software but it all ok. Tried on action cam, it works! Tested on a samsung tablet ... it works. Trying on P3S .... it does not work! So I used another 32 GB SD card (Transcend Premium) on the P3S and it works! Anyone can give me an answer?
PS. SD card format in FAT32
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2017-5-25
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Michgolden
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I use the exact SanDisk on the left (It was what my P3S came with) but in a 64gb. Never have had an issue. Also remember to set your video cache in the app. It's set to 2gb as default.
2017-5-25
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MaxBDS
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The card on the left is the standard one: 8 GB Class 10 - U1. The central one is 32 Gb Class 10-U1. The SD Toshiba is 32 Gb class 10 - U3.  It's guaranteed to transfer at a minimum of 30 MB/s, but unfortunately it is not accepted by the drone. I ask if someone has used SD class 10 - U3.
Many thanks
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