Memory card 120/160mb/s

[davholla]

I have a Canon 7DMK II and sometimes it takes time for photos to write with a 120 mb/s card (this is shooting raw, insects and birds lots of photos).
Would (and I guess yes) a 160mb/s card make a big difference?
Any good places to buy one in the UK?

 

[Kodiak Qc]

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Like for many things, "capacity" is only one feature.

Among other features is the "read/write" speed of a
given card. Your camera manual will recommend a
list of features a card should have to optimize your
camera operations.

 

[mikew]

Do some serious checking before you spend on faster cards,the chances are the camera cannot match the speed of the cards you have.

 

[rob-nikon]

This may help.

https://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/canon-7d-mark-ii/fastest-sd-cf-card-comparison/

It's possible the cards write speed won't increase that much from a 120mb/s to 160mb/s card 'upgrade'.

Camera setting can also impact speed transfer. The RAW type and size, if it's RAW and JPEG, if you are writing to both cards as backup with a slower second card, number of continuous shots taken, time allowed to let the buffer clear between bursts, all of these could cause potential slow downs.