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Memory card capacity – Nikon D3000 User Manual

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Memory Card Capacity

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on
a 4 GB Lexar Media Professional 133× card at different image quality and size
settings.

Image quality

Image size

File size

1

No. of images

1

Buffer capacity

2

NEF (RAW)+

JPEG basic

3

L 9.8

MB

227

6

NEF (RAW)

8.6 MB

235

6

JPEG fine

L 4.7

MB

541

100

M 2.7

MB

951

100

S 1.3

MB

2000

100

JPEG normal

L 2.4

MB

1000

100

M 1.4

MB

1800

100

S 0.7

MB

3900

100

JPEG basic

L 1.3

MB

2000

100

M 0.7

MB

3400

100

S 0.4

MB

6900

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 at ISO sensitivities over ISO

800 (

0 62) or if Noise reduction (0 122) or Active D-Lighting (0 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.