Canon 700D Memory Card Recommendations

The Canon 700D doesn’t come with a memory card as standard. Some retailers offer bundles that include basic accessories, including memory cards, but unless you’ve chosen one of those, you’ll have to pick up a memory card separately.

I hope that this post makes that easy so you can get out shooting!

The good news is that the 700D doesn’t require a particularly fast or fancy memory card by current standards. That means you don’t need to fork out the big bucks for the latest, greatest, and fastest memory cards out there.

But you still need to get a good one. Some are more reliable than others, and there’s a surprising number of counterfeits around.

Canon likes to use different model names in different parts of the world. That applies to this camera. In the Americas, it’s known as the Canon EOS Rebel T5i. In Japan, it’s known as the Kiss X7i. And it’s known elsewhere as the EOS 700D.

They all refer to the same camera with the same specs and features (although warranties and battery chargers differ).

Canon EOS 700D SD Card Quick Recommendations

Here are some quick recommendations for those who just want to cut to the chase. These will all work well, are readily available, and are typically good value. Any of them is a good choice for the 700D.

Canon 700D Memory Card Recommendations in Detail

Canon’s instruction manual for the 700D isn’t especially helpful. They refer to SD, SDHC, and SDXC cards, but they don’t really offer any guidance on which to get.

So what I’m trying to do here is cut through the jargon and provide some practical recommendations for what memory card to get so you can get out taking photos and shooting video with your 700D.

My priorities here are cards that not only work well in these cameras but are a combination of being reliable, readily available, have a good selection of memory sizes, and are good value.

There’s no point buying a high-end, super-fast, and expensive memory card because the 700D can’t take advantage of those—so I’m not including them here. I’m also not including every single card that will work in the camera, since that wouldn’t be especially helpful.

You might notice that some of the cards I’ve listed here are technically faster than this camera needs. Memory card manufacturers release new models of memory cards all the time. And because of the way the market works, sometimes these newer and faster cards can be cheaper and more readily available than the older, slower versions. That’s why some of the ones I’ve included here can end up being quite a lot faster than the minimum requirements of what the camera needs–but they’re likely also a good combination of value and availability. I’ll do my best to keep this list updated.

A natural question is what size to get. Many of these currently come in memory sizes from 64GB up to 512GB or 1TB. They’ll all work in the EOS 700D, and choosing between them basically comes down to the convenience of not running out of space to take new photos or shoot new video.

At the highest quality settings, the 700D shoots images that have a filesize up to about 18 megabytes each. Video filesizes are going to depend on how long the recording runs, of course. So for most users, the 32GB and 64GB are likely to be good choices in terms of cost and convenience.

So here are some recommendations for SD cards for the Canon 700D.

Things Worth Knowing

What Do All Those Codes on SD Memory Cards Mean?

Memory cards have a bunch of codes and acronyms that are used to describe their capabilities. Here are the main ones relevant to memory cards for the Canon EOS 700D. (I have more details on these ratings and codes on my Fastest SD Cards page.

Tip: Don’t buy an SD Express or SDUC card. Both might look just like regular SD cards, but they’re emerging standards, and this camera isn’t compatible with those types of cards.

As a technical matter, SD Express cards are designed to be backward compatible and will function in this camera, but the camera won’t be able to use any extra speed benefit, and it may, in fact, perform slower than a non-SD Express card. SDUC cards require a different interface and will not function in this camera.

SDXC vs SDHC

Recommendation: Both SDHC and SDXC cards are compatible. There’s no functional difference in speed—just storage space.

UHS-I

This refers to something known as Ultra High-Speed Bus, which is the technology behind how the camera interfaces with the card. So far there’s UHS-I (sometimes written, incorrectly, as UHS-1) and UHS-II.

Recommendation: As the instruction manual says, there’s no harm in using a card that’s rated with UHS-I (or even UHS-II), but it won’t give you any extra benefit in this camera.

V30 / U3

This is the speed class rating. Both the newer V30 rating and the older U3 rating are designed to support 4K video recording at a sustained video capture rate of 30MB/s. That’s plenty fast enough for this camera.

Recommendation: V30 cards are readily available and cost-effective. There’s no need to go up to a V60 or V90 card (and pay extra for them) because this camera can’t take advantage of the extra speeds those offer.

Basic Precautions

It’s a good idea to format the card in the camera, not on your computer, and to format it regularly. And while memory cards are remarkably resilient, just like any electronic product they can and do fail. So regular backups are very much recommended–here are some ideas.

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