What is the number
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Bikerbrent
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Kevin is right. Take a picture and you will see the number decrease to 52 when you turn off the camera.
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
I think you have it backwards. Well at least for my D750 It tells me how many photos I have taken. I just checked mine and it goes UP when I shoot. And even more confusing is when I format cards it goes to 586 which is not right either since I have 2 32GB cards in there which will hold a lot more photos. So I am confused.
Danno
Senior Member
On my D7200 It does get smaller and when I reformat the cards it will tell me the approximate number of photos I can take. I shoot RAW in the first card and RAW JPEG on the second card. So the most I can shoot is what the second card will hold... or that is how the manual reads.
Horoscope Fish
Senior Member
Number of shots remaining, in total between the two cards, on my D750.
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@Horoscope Fish,
Paul, I'm not arguing with what you are saying but the manual clearly states it reflects Slot 1 only, even when two cards are inserted. See my post above yours. I don't have a 750 so I can't say anything definitive except what I read. Ha!
Paul, I'm not arguing with what you are saying but the manual clearly states it reflects Slot 1 only, even when two cards are inserted. See my post above yours. I don't have a 750 so I can't say anything definitive except what I read. Ha!
Horoscope Fish
Senior Member
I think we're saying the same thing... The manual says the number equates to, "the number of photographs that can be taken", I said the number of shots remaining. Same-same, no? As for the display, the OP was asking about the top-mounted LCD when the camera is turned OFF, specifically, and when my D750 is turned off, the top-mounted LCD displays icons for both Slot 1 and for Slot 2 but only one number, the total number of shots remaining, or that can be taken.
My brain *is* a little fried around the edges today, though, and it's entirely possible I'm making absolutely NO SENSE whatsoever... If that's the case, please just ignore me and carry on.
@Horoscope Fish,
You are absolutely correct Paul. The manual doesn't make sense, however. I wasn't questioning the pictures left that could be taken, only that the manual stated the reference to "Slot 1" only. I just checked my D7100 and with both SD cards in the slots, it is reading 435 (camera on or off, makes no difference). Then I took the card out of Slot 2 and the number dropped to 305. As you stated, it does reflect both cards, but that could also be misleading. I have Slot 1 set up for RAW and Slot 2 for jpeg. By looking at my numbers it doesn't make sense. By removing the card from Slot 2, I drop only 130 shots. If jpeg is a compressed file requiring less storage space, how can Slot 1 have capacity for 305 more shots and Slot 2 only 130?
I had not checked my camera prior to this, only read the manual. My mistake. Ha!
You are absolutely correct Paul. The manual doesn't make sense, however. I wasn't questioning the pictures left that could be taken, only that the manual stated the reference to "Slot 1" only. I just checked my D7100 and with both SD cards in the slots, it is reading 435 (camera on or off, makes no difference). Then I took the card out of Slot 2 and the number dropped to 305. As you stated, it does reflect both cards, but that could also be misleading. I have Slot 1 set up for RAW and Slot 2 for jpeg. By looking at my numbers it doesn't make sense. By removing the card from Slot 2, I drop only 130 shots. If jpeg is a compressed file requiring less storage space, how can Slot 1 have capacity for 305 more shots and Slot 2 only 130?
I had not checked my camera prior to this, only read the manual. My mistake. Ha!