Nikon D90 - Manual (Page 282)

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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.
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.
Image quality Image size File size 1 No. of images 1 Buffer capacity 2
NEF +
JPEG fine 3
L 16.9 MB 89 7
M 14.4 MB 104 7
S 12.4 MB 118 7
NEF +
JPEG normal 3
L 13.9 MB 106 7
M 12.6 MB 116 7
S 11.6 MB 124 7
NEF +
JPEG basic 3
L 12.3 MB 118 7
M 11.7 MB 123 7
S 11.2 MB 128 7
NEF (RAW) — 10.8 MB 133 9
JPEG fine
L 6.0 MB 271 25
M 3.4 MB 480 100
S 1.6 MB 1000 100
JPEG normal
L 3.0 MB 539 100
M 1.7 MB 931 100
S 0.8 MB 2000 100
JPEG basic
L 1.5 MB 1000 100
M 0.9 MB 1800 100
S 0.4 MB 3800 100
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 or Active D-lighting 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.