macaquerouge
New Member
I got a D70 with a 1GB memory card. The frame counter reads 95 pictures. I thought at about 5MB a picture, the counter should be closer to 200!
Tried different cards and different D70's in the store, same thing. The salesmen, of course, knew nothing about it.
Tried shooting, and realized the camera actually takes close to 200 pictures on this card! The counter reasses the number of images left after each picture, for ex&le:
95 (initially)
94 (after 1 picture)
94 (after 2)
93 (after 3)
93 (after 3)
etc.
I suppose it has to do with lossless compression: the amount of space taken by a picture is only determined after the picture has been taken and compression is complete.
Thought other D70 users should know...
Also, does anyone else have a D70 that behaves differently? Should I take any action with the store or with Nikon?
Thanks.
Tried different cards and different D70's in the store, same thing. The salesmen, of course, knew nothing about it.
Tried shooting, and realized the camera actually takes close to 200 pictures on this card! The counter reasses the number of images left after each picture, for ex&le:
95 (initially)
94 (after 1 picture)
94 (after 2)
93 (after 3)
93 (after 3)
etc.
I suppose it has to do with lossless compression: the amount of space taken by a picture is only determined after the picture has been taken and compression is complete.
Thought other D70 users should know...
Also, does anyone else have a D70 that behaves differently? Should I take any action with the store or with Nikon?
Thanks.