Number of pictures that can be stored on a memory device
The following assumptions were made to calculate the number of images per card:
MP = 1,000,000 pixels
1MB = 1,000,000 bytes, 1GB = 1,000MB
TIFF image has 24 bit color depth, one of 16,777,216 colors per pixel
JPEG 100% Quality = Visually lossless JPEG compression with 1:10 ratio of RAW image
Photos - Compressed (JPEG 100% quality) Images per card.
NOTE: JPEG is the most common file format for consumer cameras.
Megapixels |
File size (MB) |
1GB |
2GB |
4GB |
8GB |
16GB |
32GB |
64GB |
128GB |
4MP |
1.2 |
715 |
1430 |
2861 |
5722 |
11444 |
22888 |
45776 |
91552 |
5MP |
1.5 |
572 |
1144 |
2288 |
4577 |
9155 |
18310 |
36620 |
73240 |
6MP |
1.8 |
476 |
953 |
1907 |
3814 |
7629 |
15258 |
30516 |
61032 |
7MP |
2.1 |
408 |
817 |
1634 |
3269 |
6539 |
13078 |
26156 |
52312 |
8MP |
2.4 |
357 |
715 |
1430 |
2861 |
5722 |
11444 |
22888 |
45776 |
10MP |
3.0 |
286 |
572 |
1144 |
2288 |
4577 |
9155 |
18310 |
36620 |
12MP |
3.6 |
238 |
476 |
953 |
1907 |
3814 |
7629 |
15258 |
30516 |
14MP |
4.2 |
204 |
408 |
817 |
1634 |
3269 |
6539 |
13078 |
26156 |
16MP |
4.8 |
178 |
357 |
715 |
1430 |
2861 |
5722 |
11444 |
22888 |
22MP |
6.6 |
130 |
260 |
520 |
1040 |
2080 |
4161 |
8322 |
16644 |
Photos - Uncompressed RAW (24 bits per pixel) Images per card
Megapixels |
File size (MB) |
1GB |
2GB |
4GB |
8GB |
16GB |
32GB |
64GB |
128GB |
4MP |
12.0 |
71 |
143 |
286 |
572 |
1144 |
2288 |
4576 |
9152 |
5MP |
15.0 |
57 |
114 |
228 |
457 |
915 |
1831 |
3662 |
7324 |
6MP |
18.0 |
47 |
95 |
190 |
381 |
762 |
1525 |
3050 |
6100 |
7MP |
21.0 |
40 |
81 |
163 |
326 |
653 |
1307 |
2614 |
5228 |
8MP |
24.0 |
35 |
71 |
143 |
286 |
572 |
1144 |
2288 |
4576 |
10MP |
30.0 |
28 |
57 |
114 |
228 |
457 |
915 |
1830 |
3660 |
12MP |
36.0 |
23 |
47 |
95 |
190 |
381 |
762 |
1524 |
3048 |
14MP |
42.0 |
20 |
40 |
81 |
163 |
326 |
653 |
1306 |
2612 |
16MP |
48.0 |
17 |
35 |
71 |
143 |
286 |
572 |
1144 |
2288 |
22MP |
66.0 |
13 |
26 |
52 |
104 |
208 |
416 |
832 |
1664 |
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