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Hi,

I have a Nikon D3100 with a Canon 32MB card but can only take 25 pictures with the size set on small. What am I doing wrong or do I need a different card? I am new to the digital SLR world.
Thank You,
Steph

dannydperez

Something is definitely wrong. You should be able to store hundreds, maybe thousands set on small. Maybe your card is corrupted?? Try copying your pics onto your computer, then put the card back into your camera and format it. Hope this helps. I usually only use 4 or 8 gb cards, and can shoot hundreds of RAW files, along with short video clips on one card.

Al Loc: Southern Delaware

Hi,
Here's a few ideas for you. I'm sure you are aware that anytime you put a memory card in your camera you should format it by going to the setup menu and selecting "format memory card". If this is new to you then what this does in the simplist terms is it "synchs" the card to your specific camera and makes for a much happier experience (especially when you try to download all your shots to your computer). Just a word of warning - whenever you format a card any pictures on it will be lost so make sure that you have saved your shots to whatever program you use to store and organize your photos before you format the card. Next go into the shooting menu and select "image quality" so you can set the camera for the type of image files you will be using (since you are new to digital, a good starting point would be 'JPEG fine'). Now go to "image size" in the shooting menu and select 'Large'. At this point your card should be properly prepared for whatever shots you send it. A 32mb memory card at the above settings should now be able to store hundreds of high quality images for you.

Chris

Depending on how many megapixel your camera is does matter on how many pictures you get on your memory card. 32 mb is not a large card but even if you're 10mp or above you should get more than 25 with small. The other possibility is that part of your card has gone bad. I had one do that I had a 512 mb that now only retains 9mb.

Al Loc: Southern Delaware

As to my earlier response to your question - I stand corrected I mistakenly was thinking gb not mb. A 32mb card is small. A 32gb card is huge (sometimes I just get sooo confused). Anyway, a good idea to think about is picking up a few extra cards with a bit more memory capacity. I shoot a lot of wildlife and carry a book of cards (mostly 4gbs) whenever I'm out and about. It never hurts to have another card just in case, and that 32Mb card you are using is way too small.

dicspics Loc: southwest fla. 10 mins from the gulf

you can only take 10 or 20 pics with a 32mb card.. go to the store and buy a 4gb card, try to get the fastest card you can afford, because it will download the pics much faster

dannydperez

Good catch about the MEGAbyte vs. GIGAbyte. My bad!

61jhawk Loc: Tarrant County, Texas

32 mb is a small card that some makers put in the camera just to get you started. Think in terms of GB(gigabites) not mb. A 4 GB card will hold about300 RAW files for me and over twice that if I am shooting jpeg.