Memory Card Capacity - Nikon D5200 Reference Manual

Memory Card Capacity

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on
a 8 GB SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I card at different image quality and size
settings.
Image quality
NEF (RAW)+ JPEG
3
fine
NEF (RAW)+ JPEG
3
normal
NEF (RAW)+ JPEG
3
basic
NEF (RAW)
JPEG fine
JPEG normal
JPEG basic
1 All figures are approximate. Results will vary with card type, camera settings, and scene recorded.
2 Maximum number of exposures that can be stored in memory buffer at ISO 100. Drops when long
exposure noise reduction (0 153) or auto distortion control (0 151) 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.
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File Names
Photographs are stored as image files with names of the form "DSC_nnnn.xxx, " where nnnn
is a four-digit number between 0001 and 9999 assigned automatically in ascending order by
the camera, and xxx is one of the following three-letter extensions: "NEF" for NEF images,
"JPG" for JPEG images, or "MOV" for movies. The NEF and JPEG files recorded at a setting of
NEF (RAW)+JPEG have the same file names but different extensions. Copies created with
image overlay (0 184) and movie edit options (0 107) have file names beginning with
"DSC_" ; copies created with the other options in the retouch menu have file names
beginning with "CSC" (e.g., "CSC_0001.JPG"). Images recorded with the Color space option
in the shooting menu set to Adobe RGB (0 152) have names that begin with an underscore
(e.g., "_DSC0001.JPG").
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Image size File size
Large 37.0 MB
Medium 32.2 MB
Small 28.5 MB
Large 30.9 MB
Medium 28.4 MB
Small 26.5 MB
Large 27.7 MB
Medium 26.6 MB
Small 25.6 MB
— 24.6 MB
Large 12.2 MB
Medium 7.4 MB
Small 3.8 MB
Large 6.2 MB
Medium 3.7 MB
Small 1.9 MB
Large 3.0 MB
Medium 1.9 MB
Small 1.0 MB
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No. of images
152
173
192
178
192
203
196
204
210
217
507
853
1600
1000
1600
3200
1900
3200
6000
2
Buffer capacity
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
35
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100