Memory Card Capacity

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on a 128 GB ¹ card at different image area, image quality, and image size settings. Actual capacity varies with shooting conditions and the type of card.

[FX (36 × 24)] Selected for Image Area
[DX (24 × 16)] Selected for Image Area

[FX (36 × 24)] Selected for Image Area

This category also includes images taken with non-DX lenses when [On] is selected for [Image area] > [Auto DX crop].

Image quality	Image size	File size	Number of exposures remaining²	Buffer capacity ^{2, 3}
NEF (RAW), Lossless compressed, 12-bit	Large	Approx. 20.2 MB	3500 frames	184 frames
	Medium	Approx. 14.6 MB	4700 frames	79 frames
	Small	Approx. 11.1 MB	6200 frames	84 frames
NEF (RAW), Lossless compressed, 14-bit	Large	Approx. 25.1 MB	3000 frames	146 frames
NEF (RAW), Compressed, 12-bit	Large	Approx. 18.4 MB	4700 frames	186 frames
NEF (RAW), Compressed, 14-bit	Large	Approx. 22.6 MB	3900 frames	152 frames
NEF (RAW), Uncompressed, 12-bit	Large	Approx. 33.1 MB	3500 frames	133 frames
NEF (RAW), Uncompressed, 14-bit	Large	Approx. 38.0 MB	3000 frames	105 frames
JPEG fine⁴	Large	Approx. 10.8 MB	8400 frames	200 frames
	Medium	Approx. 6.9 MB	13,900 frames	200 frames
	Small	Approx. 3.8 MB	25,600 frames	200 frames
JPEG normal⁴	Large	Approx. 5.7 MB	16,500 frames	200 frames
	Medium	Approx. 3.5 MB	27,000 frames	200 frames
	Small	Approx. 2.0 MB	48,700 frames	200 frames
JPEG basic⁴	Large	Approx. 2.6 MB	31,400 frames	200 frames
	Medium	Approx. 1.8 MB	51,300 frames	200 frames
	Small	Approx. 1.1 MB	88,600 frames	200 frames

[DX (24 × 16)] Selected for Image Area

This category also includes images taken with DX lenses when [On] is selected for [Image area] > [Auto DX crop].

Image quality	Image size	File size	Number of exposures remaining²	Buffer capacity ^{2, 3}
NEF (RAW), Lossless compressed, 12-bit	Large	Approx. 9.8 MB	7600 frames	200 frames
	Medium	Approx. 7.2 MB	10,100 frames	129 frames
	Small	Approx. 5.6 MB	13,000 frames	142 frames
NEF (RAW), Lossless compressed, 14-bit	Large	Approx. 11.9 MB	6700 frames	200 frames
NEF (RAW), Compressed, 12-bit	Large	Approx. 9.0 MB	10,000 frames	200 frames
NEF (RAW), Compressed, 14-bit	Large	Approx. 10.8 MB	8500 frames	200 frames
NEF (RAW), Uncompressed, 12-bit	Large	Approx. 15.1 MB	7600 frames	200 frames
NEF (RAW), Uncompressed, 14-bit	Large	Approx. 17.2 MB	6700 frames	200 frames
JPEG fine⁴	Large	Approx. 5.6 MB	17,400 frames	200 frames
	Medium	Approx. 3.7 MB	26,300 frames	200 frames
	Small	Approx. 2.3 MB	42,400 frames	200 frames
JPEG normal⁴	Large	Approx. 2.9 MB	33,600 frames	200 frames
	Medium	Approx. 2.0 MB	48,700 frames	200 frames
	Small	Approx. 1.3 MB	75,000 frames	200 frames
JPEG basic⁴	Large	Approx. 1.6 MB	60,900 frames	200 frames
	Medium	Approx. 1.1 MB	88,600 frames	200 frames
	Small	Approx. 0.8 MB	121,000 frames	200 frames

Figures are for a Sony CEB-G128 128 GB CFexpress memory card (as of December 2019).
Number of pictures that can be saved to memory card or stored in memory buffer varies with scene recorded.
Maximum number of exposures that can be stored in memory buffer at ISO 100. May drop in some situations, including when:
- An optimal-compression (c) JPEG option is selected for [Image quality]
- [On] is selected for [Auto distortion control]
Figures assume a size-priority option (an option not marked with c) is selected for [Image quality]. Selecting an optimal-compression (c) option increases file size; the number of images and buffer capacity drop accordingly.

Maximum Number of Photo per Burst

The maximum number of photographs that can be taken in a single burst can be set to any amount between 1 and 200 using Custom Setting d2 [Max. continuous release].