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Mar 28, 2020 15:16:53   #
bobbyp7714 Loc: Orange MA
 
This may be a dumb question but I can't seem to find an answer. Is there any way you can tell how much space remains on an sd or micro card loaded into a camera? Thanks in advance.

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Mar 28, 2020 15:21:48   #
GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City
 
bobbyp7714 wrote:
This may be a dumb question but I can't seem to find an answer. Is there any way you can tell how much space remains on an sd or micro card loaded into a camera? Thanks in advance.


The frame counter usually show you.

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Mar 28, 2020 15:32:59   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
My cameras tells me how many more pictures will fit on the card in use.
Check your manual for the meaning of the display indicators.

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Mar 28, 2020 15:40:14   #
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Some cameras you go to menu and some it’s in the constant display.

Sometimes you hafta go in the menu to tell the camera what data to include in the constant display.

Some displays say 999 remains but cannot display a larger number even tho a large card still has 50% or even 90% remaining unused. Others display up to 9999, yet the card may offer storage for over 100,000 or much more.

As you’ve no doubt heard before: The dumbest question is the one you fail to ask :-)

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Mar 28, 2020 20:36:17   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
Most cameras say how many images can be stored per GB. You can use a calculator or just guestimage. If 400 RAW images fit on a 16GB card, you can guestimage that 32GB cards are about 50% full with 400 RAW images. Check your manual for your camera's specifics.

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Mar 29, 2020 06:24:17   #
alawry Loc: Timaru New Zealand
 
So far the answers are pretty vague and I can only agree. What I do is use a card reader to view the card in my PC, when I can get very accurate information, and also a pie graph showing a visual representation.. large cards like 32 or 64 I find a huge number of photos are still only a sliver of the circle is used. Never fails to amaze me just how much data for on a finger nail sized card. Mind you I thought that about a compact cassette, 3"floppy, cd, all in their day.

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Mar 29, 2020 07:54:17   #
LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY
 
Never gave it much thought. I just carry an extra card.

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Mar 29, 2020 08:43:13   #
Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina
 
I think the answer is it depends. If talking about unused bytes you would probably have to connect the card to a computer that can see it as another storage device and probably tell you the free bytes remaining. I am not sure any camera does this level of detail.

If we are talking in camera their is usually an estimate of the number of images remaining shown. This estimate may be limited by the number able to be displayed relative to the card size. Most cameras are 3 or 4 digit numbers, 0-9999 in other words.

But this number is related to the shooting mode, RAW, JPEG or both and the size of image and any compression applied. So what you see in camera is an estimate. Change the parameters and the number will likely change too.

Last is the estimated size table that is printed in most manuals. Usually this is a ballpark number per MB or GB based on the different file parameters.

Any number will be an estimate only... Experience tells me that I can shoot about 5,000 images to a 128GB card in RAW with my camera. So a 64GB card I would estimate about 2,500 images.

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Mar 29, 2020 08:54:23   #
cochese
 
Canon cameras usually have the number remaining in the display. That said the number will change. If you can fit 5000 at ISO 100 you may only fit 4500 at ISO 6400. The size of the files depends on what settings you use when you shoot, and what you shoot can change file size as well. Scenes with HDR will also require more space.

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Mar 29, 2020 12:05:17   #
wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
 
bobbyp7714 wrote:
This may be a dumb question but I can't seem to find an answer. Is there any way you can tell how much space remains on an sd or micro card loaded into a camera? Thanks in advance.


Not a dumb question. For Olympus, it is the same as Longshadow's camera. The camera looks at what size image you are shooting and then estimates how many shots are left on the chip based on the remaining space. Some cameras may be setup a little differently than that but should offer you information on what space is left.

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Mar 29, 2020 12:24:43   #
SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA
 
alawry wrote:
So far the answers are pretty vague and I can only agree. What I do is use a card reader to view the card in my PC, when I can get very accurate information, and also a pie graph showing a visual representation.. large cards like 32 or 64 I find a huge number of photos are still only a sliver of the circle is used. Never fails to amaze me just how much data for on a finger nail sized card. Mind you I thought that about a compact cassette, 3"floppy, cd, all in their day.


Vague how? No more vague than the question. Many cameras display how many more photos will fit. We can’t really give a more specific answer than that without knowing what camera the OP is using.

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Mar 29, 2020 12:33:41   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
SuperflyTNT wrote:
Vague how? No more vague than the question. Many cameras display how many more photos will fit. We can’t really give a more specific answer than that without knowing what camera the OP is using.


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Mar 29, 2020 12:45:37   #
nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY
 
bobbyp7714 wrote:
This may be a dumb question but I can't seem to find an answer. Is there any way you can tell how much space remains on an sd or micro card loaded into a camera? Thanks in advance.


How much SPACE, or how many more PICTURES? The camera tells you approximately how many more pictures. A computer tells you how much space on the card.

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Mar 29, 2020 12:51:40   #
SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA
 
nadelewitz wrote:
How much SPACE, or how many more PICTURES? The camera tells you approximately how many more pictures. A computer tells you how much space on the card.


You’re splitting hairs. When someone is asking how much space is left on an SD card in their camera it’s pretty safe to surmise they really want to know how many more photos they can take.

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Mar 29, 2020 12:59:20   #
Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina
 
And that varies depending on size, format and compression and ISO. It also can be changed as you are shooting multiple times even.

SuperflyTNT wrote:
You’re splitting hairs. When someone is asking how much space is left on an SD card in their camera it’s pretty safe to surmise they really want to know how many more photos they can take.

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