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File Size Comparison of Twelve JPG Picture Sets - Nikon CoolPix P80
SAMPLE IMAGES & CORRESPONDING FILE SIZES (MB)
CAMERA NAME WIDEST LENS SETTING ZOOMED TO APPX 50% FULL ZOOM (OPTICAL) AVERAGE FILE SIZE (MB)

& ASPECT RATIO 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 10 2.737 2.724 2.411 2.502 2.589 2.878 2.576 2.929 2.677 2.957 3.118 2.736
2 8 2.100 2.097 2.055 1.920 1.956 2.201 2.133 2.157 2.151 2.284 2.448 2.137
3 5 1.666 1.873 1.648 1.589 1.707 1.763 1.650 1.953 1.944 1.958 1.863 1.783
4 3 0.923 0.830 0.807 0.844 0.844 0.895 0.840 0.888 0.850 0.988 0.943 0.877
5 2 0.611 0.616 0.622 0.582 0.637 0.552 0.540 0.667 0.609 0.570 0.613 0.602
6 1 0.420 0.436 0.447 0.360 0.359 0.400 0.445 0.502 0.488 0.463 0.417 0.431
7 PC 0.286 0.276 0.245 0.247 0.276 0.256 0.285 0.284 0.263 0.260 0.278 0.269
8 TV 0.128 0.126 0.123 0.119 0.125 0.119 0.109 0.136 0.110 0.120 0.130 0.122
9 3:2 2.517 2.450 2.205 2.260 2.333 2.515 2.314 2.387 2.414 2.738 2.576 2.428
10 16:9 1.879 1.899 1.674 1.617 1.738 1.876 1.859 1.972 1.673 2.031 2.111 1.848
11 1:1 2.265 2.338 2.399 2.309 2.194 2.285 2.460 2.323 2.283 2.546 2.498 2.355
average file set size (MB) 1.41 1.42 1.33 1.30 1.34 1.43 1.38 1.47 1.41 1.54 1.55

SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE NOTES:

PICTURE FILE JPG FILE 1. all pictures taken by the camera are saved as JPG files, since the Nikon P80 does not have the capabilty to
REMARKS
DESCRIPTION START END save other file formats; however, the setting is always maintained at high to preserve as much detail from
1 foliage in window DSCN0287 DSCN0297 compression - besides, there is no worry about lack of space in the memory cards since there are several
WIDEST LENS SETTING

2 planted aquarium DSCN0298 DSCN0308 SD cards in use (one 4GB, one 2GB, one 256MB, and one 128MB)
3 steps and plant DSCN0309 DSCN0319 2. each column represents a set of eleven pictures taken of the same subject or scene with only the different
4 potatoes in bag DSCN0323 DSCN0333 image sizes provided in the camera menu as the variable
5 living room DSCN0334 DSCN0344 3. as always, lighting and subject affect file size; darker scenes or subjects with fewer detail would result in
6 camera and tablet DSCN0345 DSCN0355 smaller file sizes, and relatively brighter scenes or those with complex detail have bigger file sizes
50% ZOOM

7 plastic bag DSCN0356 DSCN0366 4. with the internet, upload and download speeds usually limit the acceptable file size to send; the pictures
8 book and blanket DSCN0368 DSCN0378 uploaded to my websites are routinely resized to about 400 pixels on the short side, 60-80% JPG quality,
9 buddha and coins DSCN0379 DSCN0389 and typically under 100KB - this saves my online storage space and does not make the viewer wait too long
10 potted plants DSCN0392 DSCN0403
100% ZOOM

5. for those of you who are statistically inclined, you might question the small number of samples and wonder
11 guava leaves DSCN0403 DSCN0413 how the results would be if we took 10 or 30 or 50 more sets (columnar sets); indeed, more samples would
12 fire tree & pines DSCN0414 DSCN0424 mean more accurate results - however, for practicality, twelve sets of shots are fine for this initial study

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