How many pictures can 4GB hold? I am pretty sure you ended up on this page because you wanted an answer to that burning question.
If you continue reading, you will see a couple of tables that are there to give you a general idea as to how much pictures can be stored on 4 gigabyte.
How Many Pics Can Fit on 4GB?
To start, I should let you know that all the numbers used below are based on real world data. While they should give you a general idea of the storage capacity of 4GB, please do not take it as 100% accurate. 4GB of memory can hold a lot more or less photos than what is presented below. A lot of factors can influence storage capacity from picture size to the megapixel of the camera used to take the pics.
Estimates used:
1 MP = 1,000,000 pixels
1MB = 1,000,000 bytes, 1GB = 1,000MB
JPEG 100% Quality = Visually lossless JPEG compression with 1:10 ratio of RAW image
Photos – Compressed (JPEG 100% quality) Images per card. (info by Sandisk)
| Megapixels | File size (MB) | 4GB |
| 4MP | 1.2 | 2861 |
| 5MP | 1.5 | 2288 |
| 6MP | 1.8 | 1907 |
| 7MP | 2.1 | 1634 |
| 8MP | 2.4 | 1430 |
| 10MP | 3.0 | 1144 |
| 12MP | 3.6 | 953 |
| 14MP | 4.2 | 817 |
| 16MP | 4.8 | 715 |
| 22MP | 6.6 | 520 |
When it comes to the storage of RAW photos on 4GB, it is going to hold considerably less, as RAW photos are uncompressed, unlike JPG’s.
Photos – Uncompressed RAW (24 bits per pixel) Images per card
| Megapixels | File size (MB) | 4GB |
| 4MP | 12.0 | 286 |
| 5MP | 15.0 | 228 |
| 6MP | 18.0 | 190 |
| 7MP | 21.0 | 163 |
| 8MP | 24.0 | 143 |
| 10MP | 30.0 | 114 |
| 12MP | 36.0 | 95 |
| 14MP | 42.0 | 81 |
| 16MP | 48.0 | 71 |
| 22MP | 66.0 | 52 |
Hopefully the information presented above was able to clarify and answer some questions some of you had related to the storage capacity of 4GB and photos.
If you want to look at other storage sizes, I have guides on 1, 2, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 GB, 1TB & 2 TB.