Can i use a Micro sd card?

[jpgreenwood]

I need a new SD card for my Olympus Pen E-P7. Im looking at a 128GB.
Can i use a Micro SD card in an adaptor?
What are the pro's and cons?
Thanks

 

[g4aaw]

I've done that in the past, but only as a temporary arrangement. The more mechanical connectors in the system, the less reliable it's likely to be!

 

[the_accidental]

They're also _generally_ not as fast, if you need the more modern faster standards. I don't know what standard a E-P7 supports, you'd need to check.

Some of the newer standards use additional pins on the card, so it's not enough for the card to support them the adapter must also.

I don't know of any pros of using a microSD card, unless you wanted to re-use the card in other devices at some point. But cards are relatively cheap, so doesn't seem worth it.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Yes, I have done it in an emergency in my A7R3 no less. It works but only as an emergency.

 

[hunnymonster]

Echoing the others - yes, but experience suggests that the MicroSD are less reliable than their full-size equivalent (also tend to be slower - not sure I've ever seen a UHS-II MicroSD either

 

[A_S]

do it on my remotes all the time. have a few scandisc ones. never had a problem