Question about sd and micro cards (Page 2): No, I'm not splitting hairs. His question could have two factually different answers, so I asked him. If that's all you have to say, why...

nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY

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.

No, I'm not splitting hairs. His question could have two factually different answers, so I asked him.

If that's all you have to say, why bother?

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

LFingar wrote:

Never gave it much thought. I just carry an extra card.

Pointing out the obvious is never encouraged, grin!
Smile,
JimmyT Sends

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

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.

I don't care how many bytes are remaining on the card,
I want to know how many more pictures it will hold.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

The nerd asks how many bytes are left?
The pragmatist asks how many photos can I take?

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Notorious T.O.D. wrote:

And that varies depending on size, format and compression and ISO. It also can be changed as you are shooting multiple times even.

Also splitting hairs. Most people aren’t making many changes in size, format and compression when they’re shooting. It’s also not an exact number but a ballpark calculation. And yes, it can change multiple times when you’re shooting. Pretty much every shot.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

nadelewitz wrote:

No, I'm not splitting hairs. His question could have two factually different answers, so I asked him.

If that's all you have to say, why bother?

Yeah, that wasn’t so much a question as a judgment.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

DirtFarmer wrote:

The nerd asks how many bytes are left?
The pragmatist asks how many photos can I take?

Smudgey Loc: Ohio, Calif, Now Arizona

If you download your photos after every shoot, it shouldn't matter.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Smudgey wrote:

If you download your photos after every shoot, it shouldn't matter.

Only when you fill a card in the middle of shooting something......

Smudgey Loc: Ohio, Calif, Now Arizona

Longshadow wrote:

Only when you fill a card in the middle of shooting something......

Carry extra cards, as the Boy Scouts say - "Be Prepared".

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Smudgey wrote:

Carry extra cards, as the Boy Scouts say - "Be Prepared".

Still have to stop (in the middle?) and change it.
If one knows how many remain on a card, it can be changed before starting to shoot.
I look at the remaining number before I start shooting, changing the card if the number is lower than what I anticipate shooting at that instance.
(I like to be more prepared.)

Smudgey Loc: Ohio, Calif, Now Arizona

Longshadow wrote:

Still have to stop (in the middle?) and change it.
If one knows how many remain on a card, it can be changed before starting to shoot.
I look at the remaining number before I start shooting, changing the card if the number is lower than what I anticipate shooting at that instance.
(I like to be more prepared.)

When I start any shoot - Weddings - Portraits - Vacations, what ever, all cards are empty and ready. I take 5 or 6 large capacity cards, , shoot in Raw and it has never been a problem. Shooting in Raw
32 gb card = 1,092 photographs 64 gb card = 2,184 photographs 128 gb card = 4,368 photographs 256 gb card = 8,732 photographs and if you shoot jpeg you can more than double that. No reason for a problem.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

When I started shooting events I was doing it with 8GByte cards. Had a smaller camera back in those days but I did have to change cards occasionally.

At least the events I shot were not flat out continually. There were breaks occasionally so in those breaks I would change cards if my card was more than half full. I always carried plenty of cards with me.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Smudgey wrote:

When I start any shoot - Weddings - Portraits - Vacations, what ever, all cards are empty and ready. I take 5 or 6 large capacity cards, , shoot in Raw and it has never been a problem. Shooting in Raw
32 gb card = 1,092 photographs 64 gb card = 2,184 photographs 128 gb card = 4,368 photographs 256 gb card = 8,732 photographs and if you shoot jpeg you can more than double that. No reason for a problem.

I don't. It depends where I am and what I'm shooting, like on vacation,
I'll use the same card from yesterday if it is only about half full. All cards are empty at the start of vacation.
Day trips are whatever is required.
I shoot RAW+JPEG and have eight cards in my card wallet, and four in their own holders.
(I have no idea how many fit on what card, they are some 8s, and 16s, I just use them.)
I can shoot up to 5,600 shots I suppose, but I never do.
I can get over 45,000 if I were to shoot medium JPEG only, which I never would.)

(I was a scout too, and a troop committee chairman.)

alawry Loc: Timaru New Zealand

I'd like to apologize to those who answered, and I wrote that the answers were vague, perhaps I used the wrong word. I had no thought of discrediting their answers. I was trying to address the fact that in camera, any remaining capacity estimate is only an estimate. Best wishes all, keep safe.