My Mavic Air states that my SD Card is slow.... but it records ok (tested with 4k - worked ok).

Shound I upgrade?

If so, which SD Card?

Why not check on the DJI web site for specification or FAQs ?

FAQ: https://www.dji.com/mavic-air/info#0-3

SPECS: https://www.dji.com/mavic-air/info#specs


Supported SD Cards  microSD Class 10 or UHS-1 rating required

Recommended microSD Cards
16G  
Sandisk Extreme
Kingston 16GB SDHC-I SDCAC/16GB
32G
Sandisk Extreme V30
Sandisk Extreme V30 A1
Sandisk Extreme V30 Pro A1
64G
Sandisk Extreme V30 A1
Sandisk Extreme Pro V30 A1
128G
Sandisk Extreme V30 A1
Sandisk Extreme Plus V30 A1

Thnks dude.

If you want to use the 100MB option: yes.

Montfrooij Posted at 2018-1-30 14:17
If you want to use the 100MB option: yes.

Should be an option to shoot 4k in a lower bitrate. I would say 50-60MB is good enougth for me.

Adriano Araujo Posted at 2018-1-30 14:19
Should be an option to shoot 4k in a lower bitrate. I would say 50-60MB is good enougth for me.

Agreed. I’m filing up a 64GB like crazy! Great drone though!

Adriano Araujo Posted at 2018-1-30 14:19
Should be an option to shoot 4k in a lower bitrate. I would say 50-60MB is good enougth for me.

Not sure if they implemented that. But I would not advice you to.
4K bitstream has a lot of artifacts at 60MB in certain situations.
Not sure how the Air manages in those area's where there are a lot of shades of one color, but it should outperform the Pro.

Montfrooij Posted at 2018-1-30 14:22
Not sure if they implemented that. But I would not advice you to.
4K bitstream has a lot of artifacts at 60MB in certain situations.
Not sure how the Air manages in those area's where there are a lot of shades of one color, but it should outperform the Pro.

24Mb/s on the spark (1080p) is quite good ;-)

Adriano Araujo Posted at 2018-1-30 14:23
24Mb/s on the spark (1080p) is quite good ;-)

But grass on the MA in 4K is like SUHD!

I am Sparkacus Posted at 2018-1-30 14:30
But grass on the MA in 4K is like SUHD!

I mean like the stuff that grows in a field!

Adriano Araujo Posted at 2018-1-30 14:23
24Mb/s on the spark (1080p) is quite good ;-)

Yes indeed, but that is 4x less resolution, so 96Mb/s is just right.

Hi mate, we advise using the recommended SD cards which have been tested and verified and could ensure the full functions. Thank you for your support.

DJI Thor Posted at 2018-1-30 23:50
Hi mate, we advise using the recommended SD cards which have been tested and verified and could ensure the full functions. Thank you for your support.[view_image]

So i thought it would be simple just to get an SD card.. but things are getting frustrating.   In the quick manual. It clearly states i quote " microSD. Class 10 or UHS-1 rating required ".

But then i see your Supported SD cards.  And when i take a look at the 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO V30 A1.  It clearly states that it is an UHS-3 Rating microsd card.

So if that`s the Case is the manual giving the minimum UHS- factor.?  Or is it really required ?

Please i don`t want to waste any money before buying.   I would like to get the Best SD card possible for my drone.

fans386b8b51 Posted at 2018-1-31 01:54
So i thought it would be simple just to get an SD card.. but things are getting frustrating.   In the quick manual. It clearly states i quote " microSD. Class 10 or UHS-1 rating required ".

But then i see your Supported SD cards.  And when i take a look at the 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO V30 A1.  It clearly states that it is an UHS-3 Rating microsd card.

Yesy UHS-1 is the minimum, UHS-3 is my preference ScanDisk Extreme 32GB

Question:

The Recommended Sandisk Cards all have a WRITE-speed of under 100mbit/s. ("only" 90mbit/s to be exact). How do I match this with a claimed 100mbit/s of the air it self?

The way I see it, the optimal recording quality according specs is not feasible because of the recommended memory card being the limited factor.
Or am I missing something?

E.g., why not recommend the Sandisk Extreme Pro UHS-II U3 which supports 100mbit/s write speed?

QuadKid Posted at 2018-1-31 02:12
Yesy UHS-1 is the minimum, UHS-3 is my preference ScanDisk Extreme 32GB

Ty sir,

I was looking at the "LEXAR Professional MicroSDXC UHS-II 128GB 1800x"
The speed might be a bit overkill but it will help large file transfers from the SD to my PC.

Garia666 Posted at 2018-1-31 02:28
Ty sir,

I was looking at the "LEXAR Professional MicroSDXC UHS-II 128GB 1800x"

I would stick to a smaller card, it is easy enough to swap out the card everytime you change the battery between flights, by doing this you prevent loss of photos/videos from previous flights should something happen during one of your flights. This is why I use the 32GB (more than enough space for 20 minutes of flight in 4K)

I have tried a few cards from Lear, Sandisk & Team Xtreem, all are class 10. Any UHS-1 cards give a yellow warning ⚠️

The UHS-3 ones do not, so I think it’s UHS-3’s for the Air.
The SanDisk in the recommended list are all Class 10 UHS-3

My question is,

does the Mavic air have a UHS-2 micro sd card interface?

I can not find out if the drone also supports UHS-2 cards.

I would like to buy: SANDISK 128GB MICROSDXC EXTREME PRO UHS-II U3 ​​275MB / S

Does anyone know anything about this?

QuadKid Posted at 2018-1-31 03:29
I would stick to a smaller card, it is easy enough to swap out the card everytime you change the battery between flights, by doing this you prevent loss of photos/videos from previous flights should something happen during one of your flights. This is why I use the 32GB (more than enough space for 20 minutes of flight in 4K)

This is where you`re experience kicks in which i have not.
So i listened to your advice and bought 2x 64gb Samsung Microsdxc EVO UHS-1 its class 10.
There very cheap and have 100 read 90mb write .
So i can buy a couple more of needed.. For now it should do.

Hi!

Could someone confirm that Mavic Air supports >32GB memory cards?

Supported File System        FAT32

Mavic Pro also supports exFAT, but there is only no information about that on Air.

I know that they recommend up to 128GB memory cards, but is there any use for them?

Same thing for me. Surprised to see other folks with the same issue. I have a slow SD card message but I have a UHS-1 card, which should work fine. I have not verified whether the 4K video lags on playback. But this is annoying issue on it's own. I would expect DJI to note something about UHS-1 SD cards not supporting 4K, or do not show this annoying message. Of course, I could buy a UHS-3, which is "recommended", but I thought that "supported" means that it works.

Vlad Khomenko Posted at 2018-2-14 10:26
Same thing for me. Surprised to see other folks with the same issue. I have a slow SD card message but I have a UHS-1 card, which should work fine. I have not verified whether the 4K video lags on playback. But this is annoying issue on it's own. I would expect DJI to note something about UHS-1 SD cards not supporting 4K, or do not show this annoying message. Of course, I could buy a UHS-3, which is "recommended", but I thought that "supported" means that it works.

UHS-3 solved the "problem" for me.

Adriano Araujo Posted at 2018-2-14 10:31
UHS-3 solved the "problem" for me.

Yeah, but the point is that money were spent in vain.
Of course I will find where to put that UHS-1 card in future, but that was not what I wanted at the time of buying that card.

Samsung Evo 64gb 100/60 works fine. Cheap and the reviews were ok.

Garia666 Posted at 2018-1-31 02:28
Ty sir,

I was looking at the "LEXAR Professional MicroSDXC UHS-II 128GB 1800x"

That's the microSD card I use in all of my drones, including the Mavic Air (topic of this thread). Love it.

Diz Posted at 2018-1-31 02:26
Question:

The Recommended Sandisk Cards all have a WRITE-speed of under 100mbit/s. ("only" 90mbit/s to be exact). How do I match this with a claimed 100mbit/s of the air it self?

You mix up different thinks by writing not case sensitive!
U3 is 90 MB/sec. B = Byte and one Byte have 8 bit

PS013 Posted at 2018-1-30 11:37
Why not check on the DJI web site for specification or FAQs ?

FAQ: https://www.dji.com/mavic-air/info#0-3

Why not just answer his question instead of being a jerk about it?

Had a 32 GB UHS3 - A1 card - did fine
Bought a 64 GB UHS3 - A2 card - video is not fine anymore - sadly the first flight with this card was a paid job with 2.1k 60 FPS recording :-(  ...   didn't think the A1 vs. A2 would change a thing but the write speed is 60 bit istead of 90 bit on the A1 card