Nikon D3X Memory Card Capacity, ❚❚FX format (36 × 24) Image Area

Memory Card Capacity

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on a 4 GB SanDisk Extreme IV (SDCFX4) card at different image quality, image size, and image area settings.

❚❚FX format (36 × 24) Image Area

Image quality	Image size	File size 1	No. of images 1	Buffer capacity 2
NEF (RAW), Lossless	—	27.6 MB	100	24
compressed, 12-bit
NEF (RAW), Lossless	—	35.6 MB	77	28
compressed, 14-bit
NEF (RAW),	—	23.0 MB	137	26
Compressed, 12-bit
NEF (RAW),	—	29.4 MB	114	34
Compressed, 14-bit
NEF (RAW),	—
Uncompressed,		38.9 MB	100	22
12-bit
NEF (RAW),	—
Uncompressed,		50.6 MB	77	21
14-bit
	L	73.5 MB	53	22
TIFF (RGB)	M	41.5 MB	94	23
	S	18.6 MB	210	30
	L	14.1 MB	277	44
JPEG fine 3	M	7.9 MB	491	78
	S	3.6 MB	1000	80
	L	7.1 MB	552	61
JPEG normal 3	M	4.0 MB	976	80
	S	1.8 MB	2100	83
	L	3.6 MB	1000	69
JPEG basic 3	M	2.1 MB	1800	82
	S	0.9 MB	4100	83

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