Nikon D300 User Manual page 327

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While it is possible that you could reach

single burst, it is improbable. Your camera is limited by the

size of its buffer and the type of image you are shooting.

There's a list in your camera user's manual that specifies how

large your camera's buffer is for each image type. In case

you're interested in the raw buffer capacity data, the D300S

list is on manual page 394, while the D300 list is on manual

Here's a summary of what the two user's manuals report:

▪ NEF (RAW) files – The D300S holds 18 to 45 images,

and the D300 holds 18 to 27 images—according to

whether you are shooting in

whether you are using compression or not.

▪ TIFF files – The D300S holds 16 to 27 images, and the

D300 holds 16 to 29 images—according to whether you

are shooting L, M, or

▪ JPEG files – The D300S holds 44 to 100 images, and

the D300 holds 43 to 100 images—according to whether

you are shooting in L, M, or

Basic; and finally, whether you have selected

So, unless you are shooting the smaller

you'll fill up your camera buffer long before you reach the

maximum of 100 shots specified by

Here are the screens and steps used to configure

continuous release

Size priority

compression.

size; in Fine, Normal, or

Max. continuous

color depth and

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