No, he told the camera 'supposed' to have capacity for storing 57 shots, then it actually stored 101 pix. It happened to me too, with different cards, different figures and more or less same 1:2 ratio between calculated pictures and true capacity.
Dario Bonazza Keith Whaley wrote: > But, that doesn't address his question, which asks why the total number > of shots that showed up in his folder exceeds the number he said he put > in there.. > He took 57 shots, up- or downloaded them to his computer and now his > folder contains 101 images. > Where did the extra images come from? > > keith whaley > > graywolf wrote: > > > > Welcome to the world of jpeg. Compression varies depending upon the picture. > > Large monotone areas compress more than areas with a lot of small detail. If you > > compare the photos to their compressed sizes you will see what I mean. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Ok here are the facts: > > > * Camera - *ist D > > > * CF card - Lexar 256 MB 12X > > > * Camera shows 57 available shots when card is empty and the camera is in > > > best (***) JPEG mode. > > > * I filled up the card until it the camera showed 0 available shots. > > > * I downloaded the shots into a folder on my computer. > > > * I was shooting in best JPEG > > > * The Pentax photo browser confirms the shots were taken in Best JPEG mode, > > > they are all 3008 x 2008 pixels. > > > * There is ZERO chance I put any other shots in this folder. > > > > > > Now the problem. I have 101 shots in this folder. How did that happen? > > > > > > The Computer shows the files to vary in size by as much as one MB from about > > > 1.9 - 3.02. > > > > > > C onfused ry > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.528 / Virus Database: 324 - Release Date: 10/16/2003 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > graywolf > > http://graywolfphoto.com > > > > "You might as well accept people as they are, > > you are not going to be able to change them anyway." >
