Nikon D5100 Mode D'Emploi
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Memory Card Capacity
The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on
an 8 GB Toshiba R95 W80MB/s UHS-I SDHC card at different image quality and size
settings.
an 8 GB Toshiba R95 W80MB/s UHS-I SDHC 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 fine
3
Large
23.9 MB
244
10
Medium
20.8 MB
279
Small
18.4 MB
311
11
NEF (RAW)+ JPEG normal
3
Large
20.4 MB
285
10
Medium
18.6 MB
307
Small
17.4 MB
325
12
NEF (RAW)+ JPEG basic
3
Large
18.3 MB
311
10
Medium
17.5 MB
324
Small
16.9 MB
333
12
NEF (RAW)
—
16.4 MB
343
16
JPEG fine
Large
7.1 MB
844
100
Medium
4.4 MB
1400
Small
2.0 MB
3300
JPEG normal
Large
3.9 MB
1600
Medium
2.2 MB
2900
Small
1.0 MB
6200
JPEG basic
Large
1.8 MB
3300
Medium
1.1 MB
5700
Small
0.5 MB
11400
1 All figures are approximate. File size varies with scene recorded.
2 Maximum number of exposures that can be stored in memory buffer at ISO 100. Drops if long exposure
2 Maximum number of exposures that can be stored in memory buffer at ISO 100. Drops if long exposure
noise reduction (
0 154) or auto distortion control (0 153) 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.
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File Names
Photographs are stored as image files with names of the form “DSC_nnnn.xxx,” where nnnn
is a four-digit number between 0001 and 9999 assigned automatically in ascending order by
the camera, and xxx is one of the following three letter extensions: “NEF” for NEF images,
“JPG” for JPEG images, or “MOV” for movies. The NEF and JPEG files recorded at settings of
NEF (RAW)+JPEG have the same file names but different extensions. Copies created with
image overlay (
is a four-digit number between 0001 and 9999 assigned automatically in ascending order by
the camera, and xxx is one of the following three letter extensions: “NEF” for NEF images,
“JPG” for JPEG images, or “MOV” for movies. The NEF and JPEG files recorded at settings of
NEF (RAW)+JPEG have the same file names but different extensions. Copies created with
image overlay (
0 181) and movie edit options (0 111) have file names beginning with
“DSC_” ; copies created with the other options in the retouch menu have file names
beginning with “CSC” (e.g., “CSC_0001. JPG”). Images recorded with the Color space option
in the shooting menu set to Adobe RGB (
beginning with “CSC” (e.g., “CSC_0001. JPG”). Images recorded with the Color space option
in the shooting menu set to Adobe RGB (
0 153) have names that begin with an underscore
(e.g., “_DSC0001.JPG”).