Nikon Digital Camera 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.