Memory Card Capacity - Nikon D90 User Manual

Memory Card Capacity

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on
a 2 GB Panasonic Pro HIGH SPEED card at different image quality and size settings.
Image quality
NEF +
3
JPEG fine
NEF +
3
JPEG normal
NEF +
3
JPEG basic
NEF (RAW)
JPEG fine
JPEG normal
JPEG basic
1 All figures are approximate. File size varies with scene recorded.
2 Maximum number of exposures that can be stored in memory buffer. Drops if ISO sensitivity is set to
P or higher, High ISO NR is on when ISO sensitivity is set to 800 or higher, or long exposure noise
reduction 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.
A
Custom Setting d6: CL mode shooting speed (pg. 182)
The maximum number of photographs that can be taken in a single burst can be set to any
amount between 1 and 4.
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Image size File size
L 16.9 MB
M 14.4 MB
S 12.4 MB
L 13.9 MB
M 12.6 MB
S 11.6 MB
L 12.3 MB
M 11.7 MB
S 11.2 MB
— 10.8 MB
L 6.0 MB
M 3.4 MB
S 1.6 MB
L 3.0 MB
M 1.7 MB
S 0.8 MB
L 1.5 MB
M 0.9 MB
S 0.4 MB
1 1
No. of images
89
104
118
106
116
124
118
123
128
133
271
480
1000
539
931
2000
1000
1800
3800
2
Buffer capacity
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
25
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100