Card capacity on Camera

[JeanH]

Could anyone please tell me how many pictures can be stored on a camera card of 4 gigabyte, using a camera capable of taking pictures at  4 megapixels?

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

Depends on the file type and filesize (higher quality images are larger files).

As a rough guide a 4 megapixel camera will create jpeg files of around 2.0MB each so a 4GB card would hold around 2000 images.
If you are shooting in RAW it will be less than 2000 and if using lower resolution jpeg it will be more than 2000.

[Little Nell]

To give you a rough guide, it could be as many as Glen said, but I suggest you refer to the camera's manual.  If you don't have it, then search for one online - they can be found quite easily.

Nell

[Nick29]

With most cameras you can reduce the resolution to increase the number of pictures which can be stored.  Generally, you don't need very high resolutions unless you're going to print at A4 or larger sizes.

[Roger The Hat]

....and bear in mind your memory card may have a "working" capacity of something less than 4gb, so don't run out of space!

[km1971]

All my cameras - both DSLR and compact - have said on the screen the number of shots left. The processor knows the resolution setting and the free capacity of the card. So putting a blank card in will tell you the capacity. Most only allow three digits so 999 means 1000 and above,

4Mb is a bit low - implying it is a few years old. You may find that it only supports cards up to say 2Gb. So you need to check the manual. Or put in a smaller (empty) card and see what it says then.

What is the make and model number?

Ken

[JeanH]

I hope someone can help me with this question as well.  I have a Lumix 12 MEGA PIXELS camera and am using a 1GB SD memory card at the moment.
As we are going on holiday I thought I would purchase a larger capacity card.  The one I got is a 16GB MFC SD HC card
(Invoice specification is: 16GB class 10 SDHC memory card ultra fast high speed MFC 16GB SDHC Memory card class 10).
Someone has just told me that this card is only for Video Cam Corders.
I am hoping I can use this card in my camera as I dont want to have to buy yet another card.  Regards JeanH

[Calverley Lad]

The idenification 'class 10' is the crucial info to me.
The card will save the data pretty quickly, like mine.
(Less time waiting between photos!)
To me a good choice for a card.
 Regards Brian

[JeanH]

But is it ok to use in my camera?