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IMAGE-FILE SIZE AND COMPACTFLASH CARD CAPACITY
The number of images that can be stored on a CompactFlash card is determined by
the size of the card and the file size of the images. The actual file size is determined by
the scene; some subjects can be compressed further than others. The tables below list
approximate file sizes based on average file sizes.
Image
quality
Image
size
2560 X 1920
(2048 X 1536)*
1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480
RAW
Super fine
Fine
Standard
Economy
1 (2) – – –
1 (1) 2 (2) 4 (4) 16 (16)
7(9) 17 (15) 28 (23) 80 (57)
15 (16) 33 (26) 50 (38) 115 (81)
22 (27) 46 (41) 67 (54) 135 (104)
Approximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB CompactFlash card.
Image
quality
Image
size
2560 X 1920
(2048 X 1536)*
1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480
RAW
Super fine
Fine
Standard
Economy
9.5MB (6.1MB) – – –
14.1MB (9.1MB) 5.6MB 3.6MB 0.96MB
2.1MB (1.6MB) 1.0MB 0.66MB 0.27MB
1.1MB (0.9MB) 0.6MB 0.41MB 0.2MB
0.65MB (0.59MB) 0.38MB 0.29MB 0.15MB
Approximate file sizes.
* The figures in parentheses apply to the DiMAGE 5 only.