It's important to use one of the recommended SD cards in your camera, or you may experience freeze-up or video corruption issues.

We recommend only purchasing name brand SD cards through reputable resellers.  There are both counterfeit and underperforming SD cards out in the marketplace, which can prevent proper functioning of your HD HERO camera's features.

Here are the SD card requirements for each camera:

 

HERO3: Black Edition Camera

  • A Class 10 MicroSD card up to 64 GB is required.

 

HERO3: Silver Edition Camera

  • A Class 4 MicroSD card up to 64 GB is required.  
  • A class 10 MicroSD card up to 64 GB is required for 0.5 sec Time-lapse, 10/1 Photo Burst, and Protune.

 

HERO3: White Edition Camera

  • A Class 4 MicroSD card up to 64 GB is required.  
  • A class 10 MicroSD card up to 64 GB is required for 0.5 sec Time-lapse.

 

HD HERO2 Camera

  • A Class 4 SD card up to 32 GB is required.  
  • A class 10 SD card up to 32 GB is required to use 0.5 sec Time-lapse, 10/1 Photo Burst, and Protune.

 

HD HERO Original Camera & HD HERO 960 Camera

  • A Class 4 SD card up to 32 GB is required.