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 average file sizes.
Image
quality
RAW
Super fine
Fine
Standard
Economy
Approximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB CompactFlash card.
Image
quality
RAW
Super fine
Fine
Standard
Economy
* The figures in parentheses apply to the DiMAGE 5 only.
Approximate file sizes.
Image
2560 X 1920
size
(2048 X 1536)*
9.5MB
(6.1MB)
14.1MB
(9.1MB)
2.1MB
(1.6MB)
1.1MB
(0.9MB)
0.65MB
(0.59MB)
Image
2560 X 1920
size
(2048 X 1536)*
1 (2)
1 (1)
7 (9)
15 (16)
22 (27)
1600 X 1200 1280 X 960
–
5.6MB
3.6MB
1.0MB
0.66MB
0.6MB
0.41MB
0.38MB
0.29MB
1600 X 1200 1280 X 960
–
2 (2)
17 (15)
28 (23)
33 (26)
50 (38)
46 (41)
67 (54)
640 X 480
–
–
0.96MB
0.27MB
0.2MB
0.15MB
640 X 480
–
–
4 (4)
16 (16)
80 (57)
115 (81)
135 (104)
45