Recommended SD Media Cards for Nikon D7100

The Nikon D7100 features two Secure Digital (SD) card slots. In these slots you can use SD, SDHC, SDXC media types. The D7100 supports high speed transfer protocol UHS-1 (also labeled UHS-I). When using an appropriate high-speed card, the D7100 is capable of up to 99 MB/second transfer rate.

SD cards are rated by speed and given a Class number, such as Class 10, Class 6 or Class 4. Higher the class numbers are capable of higher write and read throughput. In order to record HD video or shoot bursts of photos, you should use the highest speed card available. Using a Class 10 UHS-1 card will improve burst shooting by reducing write time. Using high speed cards will also reduce the amount of time it takes to download from the card to your computer.

Below is a list of SD cards that have been tested and approved to use in the Nikon D7100. Other cards may work, but have not been tested. To assure maximum compatibility, please use one of the following cards.

Nikon D7100 Recommended SD cards:

Manufacturer SD, SDHC and SDXC cards
SanDisk 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB
Lexar Media Professional 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Toshiba 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB
Panasonic 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB

The Nikon D7100 supports wireless SD cards produced by Eye-Fi. When you insert a compatible Eye-Fi card into an available SD card slot, the D7100 will display an icon to show the status of the Eye-Fi card. To enable the upload option, press the Menu button and select Setup Menu. Before you first use the card, follow the directions provided by Eye-Fi to update the card firmware to the newest version. This will assure maximum performance.

The following Eye-Fi cards have been approved for use in the Nikon D7100:

102 thoughts on “Recommended SD Media Cards for Nikon D7100

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  2. George Buggs

    Two questions:

    1. Can I insert a sdHc 32 GB card in slot one and a 64GB sdXc in the other slot in my Nikon d7100 and read to both simultaneously? Both cards are 30 mbps.

    1. Fergus Casey

      Will the newer V30 card work with the D7100? (SanDisk Extreme PRO 64 GB up to 95MB/s Class 10 U3 V30 SDXC Memory Card)
      Many thanks

      1. D7100 Admin Post author

        Yes, definitely. The V30 is just a speed rating. There is no difference in the card.

  3. Bryan

    There is now a SanDisk Extreme PRO that is listed at 280MB/s. Can the D7100 support that speed or does it cap out at 95MB/s?

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      The Extreme Pro 280MB/s card requires UHS-II for maximum speed. The D7100 does not support UHS-II. The SanDisk card is backwards compatible but will operate only up to 50MB/s in UHS-I mode (that particular card does not support the faster UHS-I variant SDR104). For maximum speed you would be better off with the SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s UHS-I card.

      1. Ralph Kevin

        Yes, that is true… Unfortunately I bought the SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-ii hoping that it would be faster… my bad, I didn’t read reviews before. Haha

  4. Jon

    So, I just ordered a d7100. I was told by a rep that I needed the Digital Speed 16GB 700X Professional High Speed Error Free (SD) Memory Card Class 10. If not I’d have a camera that wouldn’t work.

    In other words, I just snookered into paying for a $99 SD card when I didn’t have to.

    Not happy!!!!!

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hi Jon, sorry to hear about this unscrupulous sales tactic. I had not heard of this card, but after some research found it claims 120MB/s speed. That would be impossible given the bus speed of UHS-I is 104MB/s, and this card doesn’t even claim to support UHS-I. Perhaps they mean 120Mbps (megabits per second), which would be 15MB/s (megabytes per second) and would be more in line with a standard Class 10 SD card, the type which should cost around $10.

      1. Fiona

        I have actually brought a brand new d7100 home twice now after being sold sad cards that do not work and as a result, I have a non functioning camera. I would have never figured this out but they did when I returned the camera. She said she tested this sad card but not the actual one she sold me. I will have to now return to the store for the third time. Not convenient and not happy! Tempted to return the whole shooting match ($3k)
        This card is a sandisk extreme plus sdhc uhs-1 16gb speed up to 80mb

  5. Mw

    Hi.
    What about SD Sandisk 16gb Ultra 30mb/s ?
    I don’t use burst shot, 80% of my photos are landscapes, 20% portraits. 🙂

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      It will work fine for that style of shooting. However there are times you might wish for a faster card, not for shooting, but for reviewing your images on the camera (to reduce lag) and when downloading to your computer. Then a faster card like the SanDisk Extreme 60MB/s might be worth the difference in price, depending on if those things matter to you.

  6. Ken

    Just reading you thoughts, I too am experiencing some lag time with my cards . so am i correct that i should get Sandisk Pro / Extreme/ or HD ? Class 10 / Or UHS-1 ? I shoot birds in flight & landscape

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I 95MB/s is the fastest SD card for the D7100. It is SD Class 10 and UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) although older cards are labeled UHS Speed Class 1 (U1) and are just as fast. Speed class ratings are just minimum ratings and don’t tell you how fast a card is.

      1. vickie bolling

        I am a photographer and am embarrassed at my lack of technical ability. I’ve had my D7100 for a year and love it. I took pictures for my son’s high school band last year. We uploaded the football pictures to Facebook the next day. I would take the pictures and give them to someone else who would download them to her computer because mine would take days to download (only slightly exaggerating). Am I reading right that I can speed everything up by using a good card? That sounds too miraculous. Please let it be true. I’ve just be using any San Disk I can get my hands on.

        1. D7100 Admin Post author

          Hello Vickie,
          If the download speed is slow it’s not necessarily the card speed. It could be limited by the speed of you card reader, or your computer. Is it a built-in reader or an external one? If your computer supports USB 3.0, an external USB 3.0 card reader is generally the fastest option.

      2. gutzon

        Thank you for your review and comparison. I just bought a Sandisk extreme pro 32gb class 10 u3 but my d7100 says card error. Wonder why?

        1. Roelke

          I used a older Card and my camera gives bleu pic On my iPad. IT was the same card, format the card and iT is ok.

  7. mary MCCORMICK

    so will the d7100 handle this card Lexar Professional 600x 128GB SDXC UHS-I Flash Memory Card LSD128CRBNA600

  8. Wai

    Will D7100 work with the Lexar Professional 1000x UHS-II SDXC LSD64GCRBNA10002 since its UHS-II? or is it a waste of money even if it works? better off getting 600x ? Thanks.

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      The Lexar 1000X UHS-II card will operate in UHS-I mode in the D7100. It is faster than the Lexar 600x card, but there are other UHS-I cards that perform better in this camera. Check out this comparison of SD cards in the D7100 at CameraMemorySpeed.com

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Yes, however you will need to use an adapter to use the microSDXC in your camera. The adapter is usually included with the card.

  9. Ali A

    I Need some help, because I have Lexar Professional 32GB Class 10 UHS-I 600x Speed 90MB/s SDHC Memory Card and after shooting and downloading the photos to the computer I found that some photos have corrupted portion in the bottom.

    I contact the Lexar company about this problem and they sent me a new one but I still have the same problem.
    before saying that might be a problem with my Nikon d7100, I have two other SD Cards ( Sandisk and Toshiba) and both of them works fine without that problem. So can you please help me out

    Regards

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      RAW or JPEG? Do the images look OK in camera? What program(s) are you using to view them on the comuputer? Possibly an issue with the card reader.

      1. Ali A

        – I shoot in RAW
        – Yes all the photos look ok in Camera even during importing but the problem occurs after they are imported
        – I’m using Adobe Lightroom 5.7
        – Also I’m using the build in card reader of my Macbook pro 13 retina

        Regards

        1. D7100 Admin Post author

          Are you copying images to the computer first, or opening from the SD card? Sometimes Lightroom has issues opening from a card reader.

          1. Ali A

            I’m copying the photos through Lightroom

            Yesterday I did a test by having two SD Cards in the camera ( the second one for backup) and the result came that some of the photos from Lexar SD card corrupted while the photos from the Sandisk (as backup) came perfectly fine using the same method of importing, so what you suggest I should do?

            Regards

          2. D7100 Admin Post author

            First copy the files from the memory card to your hard drive using your operating system. Then open files on the hard drive in Lightroom.

          3. D7100 Admin Post author

            A couple more troubleshooting options to try:
            Open the RAW files using a different program such as ViewNX 2.
            Use different card reader or copy from the camera using USB cable.

    2. Chiara Boyle

      I have a similar problem while using a sandisk card. I photographed a friend’s wedding and lost about half the pics. is there any way of recovering these pics? I have left the card in my local computer repair shop to see if he can recover any of the photos, but it’s not looking good so far.. any advice would be welcome.

  10. Gerben

    This is related to the SDHC compatibility post for the D7100 and someone commenting that his Lexar 32GB cards have corrupted NEF files…..

    I am struggling with the exact same issue, purple bars in some raw files and also some unexpected end of file errors.

    I tested my 2 Lexar cards extensively before using in the camera and nothing seems wrong.

    From the 1100 RAW files on one card only 2 or 3 have this issue, on the other card only 20 RAW files and also 2 or 3 with the issue.

    Importing into Lightroom straight from camera = not OK
    Importing into Lightroom using Cardreader = not OK
    Importing using Nikon ViewNX2 tool = not OK (tried both camera and card reader)
    Tried on different USB ports, even on different computers.

    I also have a 16GB slower Sandisk card and with this one I never had an issue.

    Lexar will probably replace these cards, but right now I don’t trust to have my new raw files created on the Lexar cards.

    Any suggestions would be really welcome.

  11. John McLeod

    I have two SanDisk Extreme Pro SDXC 64GB cards in my D7100, If I remove the cards to use in my SanDisk Extreme Pro card reader, when I replace them in the camera I get card read error. The only way I can get rid of the error is to format the cards.This is very annoying. I have updated the camera’s firmware to C 1.02 & L 2.005. Hope you can help. I contacted Sandisk to replace one of the cards. They replaced the card and the camera still won’t recognise the card after use in the card reader. Any suggestions welcome.

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Try a different card reader, and also try using the same card reader with a different computer. It could be a reader issue, or a program on your computer that is doing something to the images or card.

  12. Ray Gillespie

    Hello , Will the Nikon D7100 handle a higher GB card like the SanDisk 128GB or 256GB at a 95 MB/s ? On your web site you only show Lexar brand as the one you recommend at the higher 128GB or 256GB ?
    I would like to get the largest amount that I can… Thank you

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Yes the D7100 can use any 128GB or 256GB SD card from SanDisk, Lexar, etc.

  13. Ranjan Kumar Mandal

    Hello D7100 Admin , I am confused on deciding which SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 card to buy…please help me out.
    Presently I am using a SanDisk Extreme 45 mb/s card & when I transfer the RAW Files by View NX2 via USB Cable of D 7100 , I have noted a read speed of maximum 20 mb/s.
    I intend to buy a 32 GB SDHC with a write speed that is actually suitable for my D 7100 & I dont end up wasting money on a too fast card that may not match my DSLR’s capability to handle that speed. I do mixed type of Photography….professionally I do wedding photography & by passion I love wildlife/ flying birds / landscapes.
    I was interested in few cards—* Sandisk Extreme 32 GB 60 Mb/s ** Lexar Professional 600x 32 GB *** Lexar Professional 400x 32 GB ….PLEASE SUGGEST SPECIFIC BRAND to me ?
    Shall I use a CARD READER to transfer my RAW Files from DSLR to my PC ? If yes then which card reader is better–Lexar or Transcend ?
    You may suggest any other brand/ quality ,other than what I have mentioned above. Expecting a reply at the earliest.

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Of the three cards you mention, the SanDisk Extreme 60MB/s 32GB card would provide the highest write speed. If you want faster, then the SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s will provide higher write speed in the D7100. An external card reader will provide faster download speed especially if you have USB 3.0. I prefer Lexar readers, they have a better build quality than Transcend. The transfer speed when connected to the camera is due to the limits of the camera and USB 2.0

  14. Ranjan Kumar Mandal

    Thanks D7100 Admin !
    I will go for the Sandisk Extreme 60 mb/s 32 GB as per your advice. I would love to get the Extreme Pro 95 mb/s but its cost is restricting me a bit now. I hope the type of Photography I do will be well supported by the Sandisk Extreme 60 mb/s 32 GB card.
    My PC has an USB 2.0 only. So would it be wise to buy a Card Reader of USB 3.0 or shall I get the normal USB 2.0 one?…..OR shall I just continue transferring files by camera’s USB Cable via View NX2 ?…Actually I am a bit scared of removing out & putting in the SDHC Card too often from the D 7100 Body as I felt that it may damage the PINS or may loosen the fitting of the card in the camera body’s card slot. Please suggest. Also if you suggest me to use a card reader, then please do kindly suggest a specific model/brand. Regards.

  15. Bill

    I tried several 64Gb micro SDXC cards with an adapter. I got an error message in the display. Should I be able to use micro SDXC cards with an adapter?

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Yes, you should be able to use the cards in an adapter. The adapter is just a passive device, it provides the physical connection. There is no difference to the camera whether you are using a microSD or standard SD. Now as far as the error, what is the message? There could be an issue with your particular adapter, cards or camera.

  16. Bill

    Well, I called Nikon, finally got through, they told me no micro SDXC with adapter. But on recommended card sites for D7100, I have seen micro cards listed. But I tried three cards, a SanDisk Ultra, a Samsung Evo, and some other Samsung, all SDXC, all 64Gb, and none work. The message I get is “Err.”

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Nikon support was mistaken about micro SD cards, they operate the same as full size cards when used in an adapter, the camera knows no difference. D7100 supports SDXC cards and microSDXC cards (in adapter). Since none of your cards work and the camera is giving Err message I would suspect a camera issue.

      1. Wojtek

        What you said is not really true.
        Micro and standard cards are not the same product with just a different size – they operate in different standards.
        In fact, many older cards (before UHS-I) worked with lower frequency (50% of frequency used by their bigger cousins) and in many cameras the microSDs worked significantly slower.

  17. Bill

    Which kind of sucks because I bought these cards for this camera. At least I got a good deal on them.

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Both cards have the same performance. The U3 is a newer speed rating, but this camera does not require U3 rated cards for video so both cards work the same.

  18. Mark

    Hi, I’m looking at buying the Kingston SD cards. example: 16GB, Class10 But also says 90mb/s R{reading} & 45mb/s W {writing} Have not seen both on any other cards, which is more important… R or W?
    Most cards only make mention of the mb size,

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hi Mark. The write speed is what is important for shooting in the camera. The read speed is when you download images from the card to the computer.

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Yes, the card will work. Because the D7100 is only UHS-I the card will revert to UHS-I speed.

  19. MArio

    I cam use microsd extreme plus 80mb/s with factory adapter? its fast enought to raw shoots?
    i have one SD ultra 40mb/s and have some lag in preview

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hi Mario,
      Yes, the microSD card in adapter will work fine. MicroSD to SD adapters do not affect perfromance or compatibility. The SanDisk Extreme Plus card supports a much higher write speed compared with the Ultra. You should see a significant improvement in continuous RAW shooting. You can refer to the D7100 SD Card Speed Test Results to see both cards tested in the camera.

  20. Luis Filipe Couto

    Dear Sir/Madam

    Using an eye-fi card in one slot of my D7100, can I upload pictures from both SD cards? Or only from the SD card with the wi-fi transmitter?

    Thanks in advance for your attention

    Regards

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hi Luis,
      The files need to be written to the Eye-Fi card for it to be able to upload them. If you have files on the other card you want to upload, you can use the Playback menu in the D7100 to copy files from your other card to the Eye-Fi card.

  21. Hassan

    Hello Admin,

    I am planning on purchasing D7100 and need your advise on the SD card. I was interested in ” Lexar Professional 1000x 128GB SDXC UHS-II/U3 Card (Up to 150MB/s read) w/Image Rescue 5 Software LSD128CRBNA1000 ” but am skeptical as a number of people have reported file corruption issues with the same brand. Can you please advise on the best card. I plan to use the card for both HD recording and storing pics.

    Thanks

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      I am not aware of any specific compatibility issue that would cause a problem. The SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I 95MB/s is the fastest card for the camera. You can use a UHS-II card, but the camera doesn’t take advantage of it. That would only benefit speed when transferring from the card using a UHS-II card reader.

  22. Maria Angeles

    Would the Sandisk 64GB SDXC UHS-I Class 10 Memory Card work? I just want to double check before I purchase it. Thank you!

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hi Maria,
      The card will work, but the description you provided could describe several of their cards: Ultra, Extreme, Extreme Pro, etc. But they all will work.

      1. Maria Angeles

        Thank you! I copied the name from groupon so it didn’t give me the exact card type. It is currently on sale for $20 so I will purchase it now that I know it will work!

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Yes. Just to clarify, UHS-3 is not a specific type of card. UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) is a speed rating. Both UHS-I and UHS-II can have that rating. And both UHS-I and UHS-II cards can be used in the D7100. Although the D7100 supports only UHS-I, the UHS-II cards are all backwards compatible and will work in UHS-I mode.

  23. Theresa

    hi sorry if this is silly question. i am just starting out in the photography field. i am getting the d7100 for my birthday in a few days and i don’t see Sony listed as a manufacture for the SD cards. I have a Sony SDXC 128gb 70mb UHS-I Class 10 (i believe). I want to see if i can use this and possibly purchase a second. should i just purchase a manufacture listed above?

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hi Theresa,
      Sony SD cards should work in the D7100. The list above only covers those that Nikon specifically tested, but there are many other SD cards available and compatibility is not a major issue with SD cards.

  24. Mithun

    I have a Nikon D7200 Camera and just recently bought a SanDisk Extreme Pro SDXC UHS-I 128GB card (95 MB/s) the moment I put this card in my Nikon D7200 shows as ERR message and not allows to take any pictures. I tried this in a Cannon camera, and it works. The card also reads if connected to computer, but not sure why Nikon can’t read this 128 GB card. Any help or pointers appreciated please.

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hello Mithun,
      The card type should work. Try formatting the card exFAT using your computer. Also check the card contacts and try to look into the SD card slot, it is possible there is an obstruction or contamination that is preventing a good contact in the camera. Also make sure the write lock is off. Try another card in the camera and see if it works.

  25. Silvio

    Hi,
    I have purchased sd card from Kingston, model 64GB SDXC UHS-I, Class 10.
    It is not correctly recognized by my D7100, once I insert card into camera, on the camera top display appears message: ” [Err] “.
    Any ideas what to do ?

    Thanks
    Silvio

  26. Venu

    Hello,
    In my Nikon D7100 I am using Transcend SDXC Ultimate 600x (64GB, Class 10) card. Majorly I shoot only RAW. Sometimes for friends I should in RAW+JPEG also. So I was thing to buy Samsung Evo Plus SDXC (64GB, Class 10) and use in it Slot 2 for JPEG only leaving slot 1 for RAW.
    Should both the cards be filled with the same speed cards or the above mix is fine?
    I am not worried about transfer speed in my computer.
    Thanks in advance.

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hello,
      The mix is fine. The camera does not write to both cards at the same time, it will be slightly slower than using faster speed cards in both slots or writing all images to the first (faster) card. But if you wish to separate images and don’t need the very fastest speed possible it is OK to use a mix of speeds.

  27. Ian

    I have a new D7100 using two SanDisk Ultra Plus DSXC I 80 MB/S Class 10? I am getting the ERR message which I can clear by switching the camera off and back on. I have noticed that this seems to happen when shooting at the Ch setting and when maybe the light is not that bright – is there a connection or is a card or format error ? The cards have been formatted in the camera.

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hi Ian,
      The Ultra Plus isn’t a very fast card when it comes to write speed, but that alone should not cause issues. Is the issue only with this card, or have you tried other cards? There are several possible causes for the “Err” message.

  28. Ian Harman

    Going to try a different card (Extreme Pro) next and see what happens. If it happens again then I’m guessing it might be down to a camera fault?

    1. Ian Harman

      Just formatted an Extreme Pro and shot 84 shots without stopping and no issue. Maybe a rogue card or could the lens be to blame? Using a Tamron 150-600 which I have used before on my D5300 with no issue. Just fitted the Tamron and shot another 60 frames without stopping – no problem so its looking like a card fault. Thank you for your help.

  29. Nick Arroyo

    A 64 gb sandisk extreme plus micro sd card using the sd adaptor gives err message with the d7100. Put the card in d7000 and it works fine. Formatting in the d7000 made no difference. Updating the firmware, changing lenses and batteries also made no difference. These cameras have worked with every sd card even those not on the list for years (used professionally)

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hi Nick,
      Check the adapter, sometimes the connections in them go bad and cause intermittent issues.

  30. Connie

    I had received 2 SanDisk Extreme PRO 32GB UHS-I Class 10 U3 V30 SDHC Memory Card, Up to 95MB/s for Christmas and neither will work in my 7100. I just get error codes. They won’t format on camera and if I format on computer and then put in camera they still don’t work. They work fine on a D7000. I had sent camera in for repair and they said it was the cards that were defective. SanDisk replaced both of them and now one will work when I put it in (I haven’t tested read and write though) and one acts just like the other 2 did. What should I do? Get different cards or have camera looked at again?

  31. Bailey

    Hi ya’ll! I am an action and adventure style photographer, and need a high capacity SD card that will handle burst shots well. Suggestions? I’m going through Adorama for most of my gear needs, too.

  32. Dominick Reale

    Will a San Disk Extreme Plus 64 GB lead to any of the issues mentioned above? 90 MB/s SDXC I V30 Class 10.

  33. Ken McLauchlan

    I have a SanDisk Extreme PRO 64 GB 95 MB/S in Slot 1, and nothing in Slot 2. When I connect the camera to the USB-3 port on my MacBook Pro (OS 10.11.6) it will read about 70 percent of the new photos into the Photos app. I then have to turn the camera off and turn it back on again to get the remaining 30 percent of the new photos read into the Photos app. This does not seem to be related to the total number of photos on the card. I do not have this problem when I read photos from my Olympus TG4, which has a Transcend 32 GB 30 MB.S 200x card. What could be causing the issue with the SanDisk?

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hello Ken,
      The D7100 only uses USB-2, so if you have a USB-2 port available on your MacBook, try using that. It sounds like it could have to do with MacBook power management. The camera might misinterpret reduced power from the USB and cause a disconnection.

  34. Vaida

    Hi. Can I use this card for Nikon d7100: 64GB SanDisk Extreme Pro SDXC Class 10 UHS-I Class 3 170MB/s?

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hello Vaida. Yes, the Extreme Pro 170MB/s card will work in the D7100. It will function the same as the Extreme Pro 95MB/s card. The faster speed only works in SanDisk card readers. Otherwise in the camera the cards work the same.

  35. Aaron

    Hi, may i know whether the new Sandisk Extreme Pro SDXC UHS-1 V30 with 170mb/s can help speed up the write speed to more than 95mb/s?

  36. George Thomas

    Hi all,
    I just purchased 2 X SanDisk 128GB Ultra SDXC UHS-I Memory Card – 120MB/s, C10, U1, Full HD, SD Card – SDSDUN4-128G-GN6IN cards for my Nikon D7100, Will they work in my camera?

  37. ronrock

    USING >128GB SD MEMORY CARDS ON D7100
    So, time has past and I wanted to share some information with SD cards > 128Gb on the D7100. Firstly, it would appear that D7100 only supports upto 64Gb. But I can say, I have used 2x128Gb cards for a long time with no problems. The other day I was at Costco and they had a 400Gb card for a good price. So, I grabbed one. Threw it into the camera and no problems with taking photos. Wow, I thought. So, I copied all my photos from the old SD onto the new larger SD, using my laptop ie. by plugging one SD into my SD card slot and the other via USB adapter. Happy with this outcome, plugged it back into the D7100 and damn, the D7100 could not view any of the pics!!! However, new photos were able to be taken and stored on the card. I can tell you I spent a LOT of time experimenting with formatting, copying in different combinations, reading blogs, etc. NO LUCK. HOWEVER, as a last ditched attempt, I tried to copy data using the cameras ‘copy’ feature. This was a pain as I had to copy a directory at a time since I had lots of pics on my card. VIOLA. Now, the camara was ABLE to read the contents of the new larger card ie. I could preview all pics. And yes, I’m now using the larger SD card and things seem to be working just fine. Hope you find this interesting as Nikon was not much help and there is NO information on the web in relation to this very matter. The great thing is now, I can freely shoot RAW to the larger card and FINE to the smaller (128Gb) second card.

  38. ronrock

    USING >128GB SD MEMORY CARDS ON D7100
    So, time has past and I wanted to share some information with SD cards > 128Gb on the D7100. Firstly, it would appear that D7100 only supports upto 64Gb. But I can say, I have used 2x128Gb cards for a long time with no problems. The other day I was at Costco and they had a 400Gb card for a good price. So, I grabbed one. Threw it into the camera and no problems with taking photos. Wow, I thought. So, I copied all my photos from the old SD onto the new larger SD, using my laptop ie. by plugging one SD into my SD card slot and the other via USB adapter. Happy with this outcome, plugged it back into the D7100 and damn, the D7100 could not view any of the pics!!! However, new photos were able to be taken and stored on the card. I can tell you I spent a LOT of time experimenting with formatting, copying in different combinations, reading blogs, etc. NO LUCK. HOWEVER, as a last ditched attempt, I tried to copy data using the cameras ‘copy’ feature. This was a pain as I had to copy a directory at a time since I had lots of pics on my card. VIOLA. Now, the camara was ABLE to read the contents of the new larger card ie. I could preview all pics. And yes, I’m now using the larger SD card and things seem to be working just fine. Hope you find this interesting as Nikon was not much help and there is NO information on the web in relation to this very matter. The great thing is now, I can freely shoot RAW to the larger card and FINE to the smaller (128Gb) second card.

  39. ronrock

    USING >128GB SD MEMORY CARDS ON D7100
    So, time has past and I wanted to share some information with SD cards > 128Gb on the D7100. Firstly, it would appear that D7100 only supports upto 64Gb. But I can say, I have used 2x128Gb cards for a long time with no problems. The other day I was at Costco and they had a 400Gb card for a good price. So, I grabbed one. Threw it into the camera and no problems with taking photos. Wow, I thought. So, I copied all my photos from the old SD onto the new larger SD, using my laptop ie. by plugging one SD into my SD card slot and the other via USB adapter. Happy with this outcome, plugged it back into the D7100 and damn, the D7100 could not view any of the pics!!! However, new photos were able to be taken and stored on the card. I can tell you I spent a LOT of time experimenting with formatting, copying in different combinations, reading blogs, etc. NO LUCK. HOWEVER, as a last ditched attempt, I tried to copy data using the cameras ‘copy’ feature. This was a pain as I had to copy a directory at a time since I had lots of pics on my card. VIOLA. Now, the camara was ABLE to read the contents of the new larger card ie. I could preview all pics. And yes, I’m now using the larger SD card and things seem to be working just fine. Hope you find this interesting as Nikon was not much help and there is NO information on the web in relation to this very matter. The great thing is now, I can freely shoot RAW to the larger card and FINE to the smaller (128Gb) second card.

  40. Roger

    Thank you for this information, it’s really helpful. I was about to buy two super duper fast cards which would have been a waste of money!

  41. Roger

    Thank you for this information, it’s really helpful. I was about to buy two super duper fast cards which would have been a waste of money!

  42. Barak Zabel

    I just got my Nikon 7100 and am going to Europe for 2.5 weeks and want to take great pictures. I am looking at getting two of these cards. Will I have any issues since the MB is higher than the max the camera will handle?
    SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Memory Card – C10, U3, V30, 4K UHD, SD Card – SDSDXXD-128G-GN4IN

    1. D7100 Admin Post author

      Hello. The cards will work fine in the camera. It supports the full capacity.

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