Top LCD & Shots Remaining

[K1W1]

Over tens of thousands of images my average file size is almost exactly 10MB. I can fit 1300-1500 images on my card.

That is why an accurate number counting up would be much more useful than an inaccurate number counting down.

So why are you complaining about the camera when you are using a variation of 200 (almost 15%) in what you say you can get on a card yet you say you know exactly how many images will fit.

You are either just stirring for the sake of it or you are so confused you are arguing against yourself.

[ssil2000]

this seems weird, my counter is spot on within 5 or so images, doesnt matter if i switch between jpg and raw either...

further proof that the d300 is a rubbish camera!

[Rooz]

this seems weird, my counter is spot on within 5 or so images, doesnt matter if i switch between jpg and raw either...

further proof that the d300 is a rubbish camera!

lol. i never noticed anything unusul about the counter. 394 shots every time i load the card. as you shoot it can vary, especially if you shoot in say auto iso in varying light. but as i mentioned to VR in another thread on this, mine never varies to that degree. certainly it never varies to the point where i notice.

not that hard for me, i just look for when the card has around 20 shots left, then i take it out and put another one in. cant really understand why its such an issue TBH.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

My D300 shows 199 Raw shots available on an emty 4GB card. Takes at least 300 though.

I really like the implicit warning of that top panel when it's showing eg 30 shots remaining though.

[accord2003]

I get the same too. it shows around 150 but i usually get more than that. I wonder if it could be the loseless raw compression. some images are able to compress more than others. Therefore, the count is never accurate. just wondering.

[Gasbull12]

I'll attempt to clarify what I was trying to say earlier. Regarding the rectangle in the Control Panel which, by default, shows the number of shots remaining, it is not an option to have "shots taken" in that box. However, If you don't want to see shots remaining in that box, you can replace shots remaining with your ISO setting (or max ISO if using auto). You will see either your set ISO, or your Max auto ISO setting in the rectangle when the power is on. When the power is off, the Control Panel defaults to shots remaining.

You can see the number of shots taken in the display, either immediately after the shot is taken, or by pressing the playback button.

[Visual Reality]

Thanks Gasbull. I didn't know you could do that, but it doesn't sound very useful to me to have ISO there so I'll just leave it.

I shoot in lossless compressed NEF. Are you guys getting spot-on results shooting in JPEG?

And no I haven't shot tens of thousands on the D300 - but I'm close to that if you combine my D80 and D300 totals. My D80 was the same way, and I suspect it is the compressed NEF that it isn't able to estimate.

Although like I said over many thousands of images the average file size is 10MB so I don't see why they couldn't use that number.

[XaiLo]

VR, I suggest either it's broken or it averages until it learns how you're shooting... at least it's a genius in the end.

[Rooz]

the d80 and d300 should have different file sizes for sure. my file sizes are on average 15-19mb. but i have noticed my file sizes even in a single shoot can range from 11mb-19mb. i shoot lossless compressed NEF.

in one particualr example the differences are; f stop, (f2.8 vs f4), shutter speed, exposure mode, (Ap vs M), metering method, (spot vs matrix), iso (200 vs 640). i dont know why or if any of those make any difference at all, just pointing out the only differences in a single shoot that made shots vary from 11mb-19mb.

so with such a wide range of image file sizes its hardly surprising that the counter cant be exactly right.

[Visual Reality]

You're saying they can't use the figure of 10 to come up with a more accurate number? The way it is, its like they are expecting 20MB files which would be more like uncompressed. Not that hard to change in a firmware fix, guess it didn't make the list of priorities.