Why does my Nikon D7000 suddenly show fewer photos remaining on a formatted 16GB SD card?
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I use a 16GB SDHC card in a Nikon D7000 and shoot RAW. The camera used to show roughly 400+ photos remaining, but now it shows only about 230. I transferred images to my computer, deleted them from the card, and even formatted the card in-camera, but the remaining-shot count still stays around 230. What could cause this, and what should I check on the D7000?
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user4584
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- What does the computer say about its capacity? Is there still a 16GB partition, or has it perhaps been resized?
- Are you still recording RAW only, or perhaps RAW+FINE? (I guess not though since my 16GB card shows 440 images as well for RAW (14-bit lossless compression), but still 312 for RAW+FINE)
- Did you put another card into the second card slot and chose its role as Backup card? This is most probable. The number of images you can shoot when Card 2 is set to Backup is the lower number of images that you can store on either card. If the second card has only 8 GB space left, then it does not matter whether you've got 8 GB or 800 GB on the first card. (Ok, in the latter case science might perhaps be interested in the card.)
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The D7000’s remaining-shot number is only an estimate, and it can change based on settings and card-slot configuration.
Most likely causes from the answers:
- Dual card slot behavior: If you have cards in both slots and slot 2 is set to Backup, the camera will show the lower remaining capacity of the two cards. A partly full or smaller second card can make the count drop even if the first card is empty.
- Recording settings changed: Switching from RAW only to something like RAW+JPEG/FINE will reduce the estimated number sharply.
- Estimate is approximate: The camera’s display is not an exact capacity calculation; it updates based on recent file sizes and settings.
What to check:
- Whether there is a card in both SD slots.
- The Role played by card in Slot 2 setting.
- Whether you are still shooting RAW only and with the same RAW options as before.
- On a computer, confirm the card still shows its full normal capacity.
If the card was formatted in-camera and settings are unchanged, the second-slot/backup setting is the strongest explanation.
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