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Pic quality question JPG size

Started Feb 27, 2017 | Discussions thread
Lemming51
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chart on p. 72 of the instruction manual
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oppy wrote:

You set the quality to 18 megapixels. The file size is in megabytes. Different units.

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Large JPG file is approx. 18 megapixels, but the file size is about 6.4 megabytes. The file size will vary with the subject matter of the photo, the more details and higher the ISO the larger the JPG will be.

RAW files is 18 megapixels, but about 24.5 megabytes.

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