Memory Card Capacity - Nikon D3000 User Manual

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on
a 4 GB Lexar Media Professional 133x card at different image quality and size
settings.
No. of images1
227
NEF (RAW)+ L 9.8 MB
JPEG basic 3
NEF (RAW) -- 8.6 MB 235 6
L 4.7 MB 541 100
JPEG fine M 2.7 MB 951 100
S 1.3 MB 2000 100
L 2.4 MB 1000 100
JPEG normal M 1.4 MB 1800 100
S 0.7 MB 3900 100
L 1.3 MB 2000 100
JPEG basic M 0.7 MB 3400 100
S 0.4 M B 6900 100
1 All figures are approximate. File size varies with scene recorded.
Buffercapacity2
6
2 Maximum number of exposures that can be stored in memory buffer. Drops at ISO sensitivities over ISO
800 (_ 62) or if Noise reduction (_ 122) or Active D-Lighting (_ 64) 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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