Nikon S3 User Manual
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T
echnical Notes
File Storage
The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored in
internal memory and on a 256-megabyte memory card in different image modes.
Image mode
Internal memory (12 MB)
256 MB memory card
High (2816
★
)
4
80
Normal (2816)
9
165
Normal (2048)
16
300
PC screen (1024)
57
1025
TV screen (640)
123
2200
• All fi gures are approximate. The number of images that can be stored varies with
the make of memory card and the type of scene recorded.
Image File and Folder Names
On the memory card, pictures are identifi ed by fi le names with three parts: a four let-
ter identifi er, a four-digit fi le number assigned automatically by the camera in ascend-
ing order, and a three-letter extension (e.g., “DSCN0001.JPG”). Movies are recorded
as QuickTime movie fi les and can be played back on a computer after transfer.
Type
Identifi er Extension
Original
Still picture
DSCN
.JPG
17
Movie
DSCN
.MOV
40
Time-lapse movie
INTN
.MOV
38
Copy
Cropped copy
RSCN
.JPG
42
Small copy
SSCN
.JPG
70
Copy created using D-lighting option
FSCN
.JPG
43
Audio fi
le
Voice recording
DSCN
.WAV
34
Voice memo (appended to original still)
DSCN
.WAV
44
Voice memo (appended to cropped copy)
RSCN
.WAV
44
Voice memo (appended to small copy)
SSCN
.WAV
44
Voice memo (appended to D-lighting copy)
FSCN
.WAV
44
When a picture is viewed on the camera, the fi le number and extension appear in the
top right corner of the display. The identifi er is not displayed, but is visible when the
picture is transferred to a computer.