How many photos does a 1GB memory card for digital camera hold?

Answer 1

You're looking at around 2mb-3mb for a reasonably decent size image so maybe 400 or so. I've got a 1gb card on a Canon EOS 300D and at the top JPG quality get around 300 or so photos.

Answer 2

I don't know what size your camera is, but here's my stock answer to this question:

Put the card in your camera and see how many frames it says you can still hold on the card. That's the only really accurate way. Well, even that is an approximation, because the camera does not know how large your next picture will be. It's like your car predicting how many miles of fuel you have remaining in the tank when it doesn't know if you are about to smach the gas pedal to the floor. For instance, if you take a picture with a lot of more-or-less uniform sky in it, the memory used for a full 5 MP picture will be considerably lower than a 5 MP picture with huge amounts of detail.

If you are thinking of buying a 1 GB card and don't have one to check by putting in your camera, look in your owner's manual.

If you lost your manual, you can do some estimates and some calculations. A 5 MP camera will make files about 3-3.5 MB in size for an "average" full size, maximum resolution picture. Sometimes more and sometimes less. The theoretical MAXIMUM would be 5 MB, right?

One billion divided by 5 million = 200 pictures.

If the file size if more like 3.5 MP, though:

One billion divided by 3.5 million = 285 pictures.

Do the math to draw your own conclusions about lesser file sizes.

If you shoot a mid-size photo with "normal" resolution, you might even be able to get about a thousand on the card. Check your manual for details.

http://www.lexar.com/digfilm/capacity_chart.html

Answer 3

A six megapixal photograph takes up approximately 3 megabytes of storage. a three megapixel photos takes up some million.5 megabytes of area. A 1gb memory card incorporates 1024 megabytes of area, much less a splash for the formatting. Do the mathematics.

Answer 4

Read the Manuel.

Also it varies hugly on how many Megapixels (mp's). For instance, I have a 4 Mp camera and would get about 1,200 pictures on a 1 GB card to give you an idea.

Hope I helped,
jujola11

Answer 5

It depends what size the pics are and what quality they are. So it can vary by a lot depending on those 2 factors.

Answer 6

It depends on how many mp's your camera is, but it should hold plenty

Answer 7

Also depends on the format of the photos. jpeg / bitmap, ect...Read the owners manual !

Answer 8

Why don't you search through the other hundred or so times this question has been asked and see what the answers were? It would save you 5 points, and save us having to see this question again and again.