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Memory Card Capac ity
The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on
a 4GB SanDisk Extreme III 30 MB/s Edition SDHC card at different image quality and
size settings.
Image quality Image size File size1No.
of images1Buffer capacity2
NEF +
JPEG fine3
L 16.7MB 180 7
M 14.0MB 210 7
S 12.1MB 238 7
NEF +
JPEG normal3
L 13.4MB 215 7
M 12.3MB 235 7
S 11.3MB 252 7
NEF +
JPEG basic3
L 12.0MB 238 7
M 11.5MB 250 7
S 11.0MB 259 7
NEF (RAW) — 10.6MB 268 11
JPEG fine
L 5.9MB 549 63
M 3.3MB 969 100
S 1.5MB 2100 100
JPEG normal
L 3.0MB 1000 100
M 1.7MB 1800 100
S 0.8MB 4100 100
JPEG basic
L 1.5MB 2100 100
M 0.9MB 3600 100
S 0.4MB 7700 100
1 All figures are approximate.
File size varies with scene recorded.
2 Maximum number of exposures that can be stored in memor y buffer.
Drops if ISO sensitivity is set to
Hi0.3 or higher, High ISO NR is on when ISO sensitivity is set to 800 or higher, or long exposure noise
reduction or auto distortion control (0150) is on.
3 Image 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.