Best Memory Cards for Canon EOS Rebel SL3

The Canon EOS Rebel SL3 has a single SD card slot that supports UHS-I SD cards and here are the recommended & fastest SD cards for Canon EOS Rebel SL3 DSLR camera.

The Canon EOS Rebel SL3, also known as EOS 250D in Europe, is the smallest and lightest Canon DSLR camera to date. Featuring a 24.1MP APS-C-format CMOS sensor and DIGIC 8 image processor, the Canon EOS Rebel SL3 (Amazon, B&H, Adorama) enables up to 5 fps continuous burst shooting as well as UHD 4K video recording and a 4K time-lapse movie mode, as well as Full HD and HD recording. So, if you like burst shooting or 4K video recording, some fast and reliable U3 capable SD cards will be your best choice!

Below are our top recommended & fastest SD memory cards for Canon EOS Rebel SL3 (EOS 250D) DSLR camera, and our favorite UHS-I SD card for Canon SL3 is SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I card 170 MB/s (V30, U3).

Best SD Memory Cards for Canon EOS Rebel SL3

As we mentioned above, the Canon SL3 has a single SD card slot that fully supports UHS-I SD cards, that means you can’t get any extra write speed benefit from the UHS-II cards although they can be used in Canon SL3 in UHS-I mode at the fastest write speeds of the UHS-I cards. For still photography, 5 fps burst shooting and UHD 4K24p video recording, the UHS-I SD card is already more than enough. So you don’t need to pay extra money on the UHS-II cards unless you require fast transfer speeds (read speeds) from your card to your computer.

The fastest UHS-I SD card for Canon SL3 is SanDisk Extreme Pro 170 MB/s UHS-I card. Offering up to 90 MB/s write speeds and up to 170 MB/s read speeds, the SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-I Card 170 MB/s (V30, U3) is ideal for capturing full HD, 3D, and 4K video, as well as raw and burst photography. If you are on a very tight budget, you can also choose the SanDisk Extreme UHS-I SDXC Card (V30, U3) or Kingston Canvas React UHS-I SDXC Card (V30, U3) instead – both are great value and excellent UHS-I SD cards for Canon SL3.

But if you want to get the ultra high read speeds (transfer speed) and write speeds (fast buffer clearing time), you can also get a fast UHS-II SD card to take advantage of the read speed of UHS-II cards, especially when transferring videos and photos from the card to a computer. Our recommended UHS-II SD card for the SL3 is Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II card – With maximum read speeds of up to 300 MB/s and maximum write speeds of up to 260 MB/s, the Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II card offers the super fast speeds for both writing and reading files.

SD Card Max. Read Speed Max. Write Speed Get Card
SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-I Card 170 MB/s 170 MB/s 90 MB/s Amazon
SanDisk Extreme UHS-I Card 150 MB/s 70 MB/s Amazon
Kingston Canvas React UHS-I Card 100 MB/s 80 MB/s Amazon
Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II Card 300 MB/s 260 MB/s Amazon
SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-II Card 300 MB/s 260 MB/s Amazon

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