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Memory Card Capacity

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on a 64 GB Sony G-series QD-G64E XQD card at different image quality and size settings when FX (36 × 24) is selected for Choose image area (as of July 2018).

Z 7:

Image quality Image size File size 1 No. of images 1 Buffer capacity 2
NEF (RAW) Lossless compressed 12-bit Large 44.7 MB 748 23
Medium 31.5 MB 1000 19
Small 24.5 MB 1400 19
14-bit Large 55.8 MB 654 19
Compressed 12-bit 40.7 MB 1000 23
14-bit 49.4 MB 845 19
Uncompressed 12-bit 74.1 MB 748 23
14-bit 85.1 MB 654 18
TIFF (RGB) Large 134.6 MB 412 21
Medium 76.5 MB 723 22
Small 34.8 MB 1500 25
JPEG 3 Fine Large 17.2 MB 1900 25
Medium 11.7 MB 3200 25
Small 6.8 MB 6500 25
Normal Large 11.8 MB 3700 25
Medium 7.0 MB 6400 25
Small 3.5 MB 12,700 25
Basic Large 3.8 MB 7500 25
Medium 2.6 MB 12,300 25
Small 1.6 MB 24,100 25

All figures are approximate. File size, and with it the buffer capacity and number of images that can be recorded, varies with scene recorded.

Maximum number of exposures that can be stored in memory buffer at ISO 100. May drop in some situations, for example at image qualities marked with a star (“m”) or if auto distortion control is on.

Figures assume size-priority JPEG compression. Selecting an image-quality option marked with a star (“m”; optimal compression) increases the file size of JPEG images; number of images and buffer capacity drop accordingly.

Z 6:

Image quality Image size File size 1 No. of images 1 Buffer capacity 2
NEF (RAW) Lossless compressed 12-bit Large 22.5 MB 1300 35
Medium 16.1 MB 1900 26
Small 12.7 MB 2500 26
14-bit Large 28.2 MB 1100 43
Compressed 12-bit 20.4 MB 1800 37
14-bit 24.8 MB 1500 43
Uncompressed 12-bit 38.5 MB 1300 33
14-bit 44.1 MB 1100 34
TIFF (RGB) Large 69.3 MB 759 27
Medium 39.5 MB 1300 31
Small 18.4 MB 2800 35
JPEG 3 Fine Large 9.4 MB 3400 44
Medium 6.6 MB 5600 50
Small 4.0 MB 10,400 51
Normal Large 6.4 MB 6700 44
Medium 3.9 MB 10,900 50
Small 2.1 MB 19,900 51
Basic Large 2.3 MB 13,000 46
Medium 1.7 MB 20,800 50
Small 1.2 MB 35,200 50

All figures are approximate. File size, and with it the buffer capacity and number of images that can be recorded, varies with scene recorded.

Maximum number of exposures that can be stored in memory buffer at ISO 100. May drop in some situations, for example at image qualities marked with a star (“m”) or if auto distortion control is on.

Figures assume size-priority JPEG compression. Selecting an image-quality option marked with a star (“m”; optimal compression) increases the file size of JPEG images; number of images and buffer capacity drop accordingly.