Memory Card Capacity
The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on a 8 GB SanDisk Extreme SDHC card at different image quality and size settings.
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NEF (RAW), Lossless | — | 15.5 MB | 291 | 11 | |
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NEF (RAW), Lossless | — | 19.4 MB | 223 | 10 | |
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NEF (RAW), Compressed, | — | 13.6 MB | 398 | 15 | |
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NEF (RAW), Compressed, | — | 16.7 MB | 330 | 12 | |
| L | 7.8 MB | 813 | 31 | |
JPEG fine 3 | M | 4.4 MB | 1400 | 100 | |
| S | 2.0 MB | 3100 | 100 | |
| L | 3.9 MB | 1600 | 100 | |
JPEG normal 3 | M | 2.2 MB | 2800 | 100 | |
| S | 1.0 MB | 6000 | 100 | |
| L | 2.0 MB | 3100 | 100 | |
JPEG basic 3 | M | 1.1 MB | 5500 | 100 | |
| S | 0.5 MB | 11000 | 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 if Optimal quality is selected for JPEG compression or long exposure noise reduction is on.
3Figures assume JPEG compression is set to Size priority. Selecting Optimal quality increases the file size of JPEG images; number of images and buffer capacity drop accordingly.
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The maximum number of photographs that can be taken in a single burst can be set to any amount between 1 and 100.
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