Sports shooting: recording options
p.1 #1Sports shooting: recording options
For years shooting sports I've always had my bodies set to record to both cards simultaneously. Reasoning has been an insurance policy to cover if a card fails in some manner.
For those who shoot sports, what are your recoding preferences?
For those who shoot sports, what are your recoding preferences?
Jul 15, 2026 at 05:13 AM
p.1 #2Sports shooting: recording options
I shoot to one card. I do not shoot professionally and shoot with 2 (or sometimes 3) cameras. Never had card issues. If I would have them, there is no real harm since I do not do it professionally and in case a card in one of the camera fails, in most cases I still have some coverage from the other camera.
Jul 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM
p.1 #3Sports shooting: recording options
I shoot to two cards simultaneously. Rarely have had to use the second card but I have and was glad to have the backup.
Jul 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
p.1 #4Sports shooting: recording options
Investing in good high quality cards would be the starting point. Shooting in both the cards will give you piece of mind for sure, but if you are doing that on 2/3 bodies then that lot of duplication. I personally shoot one card and overflow to another.
Jul 19, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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p.1 #5Sports shooting: recording options
If the body in my hand has two slots for cards then they are populated. Since the cards are present, simultaneous recording provides a backup which is insurance for any potential failure. When you are shooting for a client, backups become an important aspect, JMTC 
Jul 21, 2026 at 05:05 AM
p.1 #6Sports shooting: recording options
I dont shoot backups usually. I use the second card as overflow or sometimes I use it to copy my protected files if I am trying to transfer something quickly, not during a break like half-time, ect... I also stopped shooting raw during games and only shoot jpgs. I don't end up doing anything with the raw files anyway so its a waste of space and time for me personally.
Jul 21, 2026 at 09:29 AM
p.1 #7Sports shooting: recording options
RAW to one card, jpeg to the other as backup.
Jul 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
p.1 #8Sports shooting: recording options
I like shooting to two cards simultaneously just for the backups of my kids. Then dump to a ssd right after.
Sep 18, 2026 at 12:57 PM