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Memory Card Capacity

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on a 4 GB SanDisk Extreme SDHC card at different image quality and size settings.

Image quality	Image size	File size 1	No. of images 1	Buffer capacity 2
NEF (RAW)+	L	19.8 MB	151	9
JPEG fine 3
NEF (RAW)	—	12.9 MB	226	13
	L	6.8 MB	460	100
JPEG fine	M	3.9 MB	815	100
	S	1.8 MB	1700	100
	L	3.4 MB	914	100
JPEG normal	M	2.0 MB	1500	100
	S	0.9 MB	3300	100
	L	1.7 MB	1700	100
JPEG basic	M	1.0 MB	3000	100
	S	0.5 MB	6000	100

1 All figures are approximate. File size varies with scene recorded.

2Maximum number of exposures that can be stored in memory buffer at ISO 100. Drops when noise reduction (0 134) is on.

3Image size applies to JPEG images only. Size of NEF (RAW) images can not be changed. File size is the total for NEF (RAW) and JPEG images.

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