
IMAGE-FILE SIZE AND COMPACTFLASH CARD CAPACITY
The number of images that can be stored on a CompactFlash card is determined by the size of the card and the file size of the images. The actual file size is determined by the scene; some subjects can be compressed further than others. The tables below list approximate file sizes based on aver- age file sizes.
Approximate file sizes.
Image size | 2560 X 1920 | 1600 X 1200 | 1280 X 960 | 640 X 480 |
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RAW | 9.5MB | – | – | – |
Super fine | 14.1MB | 5.6MB | 3.6MB | 0.96MB |
Fine | 2.1MB | 1.0MB | 0.66MB | 0.27MB |
Standard | 1.1MB | 0.6MB | 0.41MB | 0.2MB |
Economy | 0.65MB | 0.38MB | 0.29MB | 0.15MB |
Approximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB CompactFlash card.
Image size | 2560 X 1920 | 1600 X 1200 | 1280 X 960 | 640 X 480 |
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quality |
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RAW | 1 | – | – | – |
Super fine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Fine | 5 | 11 | 15 | 27 |
Standard | 8 | 16 | 21 | 31 |
Economy | 13 | 22 | 26 | 35 |
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