What is the burst depth (cache size) when shooting (1) JPEG and (2) RAW? Some reviewers say 200 JPEG; others say 34 JPEG or 22 RAW. Write times to clear cache?
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Would someone who owns the camera please be a mensch, set continuous shooting, hold the shutter button down until the camera slows down, and let us know how many frames they got?
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It has a High speed burst mode setting [10.5 shots per second] (within manual setting) however the quality is compromised and locked at 2304x1728 and cannot be changed. As you take more pictures the shooting may slow down. There also is the standard continuous shooting mode [3.9 shots per second] (within auto). Essentially the same as above goes for this mode even though it is slower, you will be able to take pictures at a better resolution.
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Since this is a 24MP sensor, when set to large file format the image size is 4000 by 6000 pixels for a total of 24 million pixels. That is the size of the raw and large jpeg image sizes. Smaller sizes can be selected in the menu.
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A Sandisk Ultra (15MB/s) writes at about 9-10 so anything faster would be wasted, generally. I tested shooting RAW+JPEG continuous (11-13MB per shot, max 0.9 fps) and got a small delay of 21 instead of 28 shots in 30 sec. Perhaps an Extreme III 20MB/s card would help, if the camera can in fact write any faster. The manual says class 4 for video but my 1st gen EyeFi (2.3MB/s write) keeps up fine. This is just not a camera that needs a fast card. FWIW, for burst shooting, try "low light" mode. min iso 320 and 1/4 res, but does 3 fps jpeg
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I pretty much only use .jpeg, although I did do a .tif unintentionally. There are other formats. As far as not being able to reset--I have to go in and rest all the time.
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16x9 actual will give you a little more time for the HD 2 gigabyte limit but it's still limited. Again if you reduce resolution you will get a hudge boost in recording time. The file size limit is the OS limitation not the cameras. I suppose if they went with a linux platform they could have longer continuous recording with bigger files. Again unless you are recording a non stop production like A LONG PLAY you'll normally not run into the file size limit. Each time you stop and start a new recording a new file is created and the limit restarts. So you could have 10 - 600 meg files on a 8 gig card and still have space for morve videos. 16x9 actual will give you a little more time for the HD 2 gigabyte limit but it's still limited. Again if you reduce resolution you will get a hudge boost in recording time. The file size limit is the OS limitation not the cameras. I suppose if they went with a linux platform they could have longer continuous recording with bigger files. Again unless you are recording a non stop production like A LONG PLAY you'll normally not run into the file size limit. Each time you stop and start a new recording a new file is created and the limit restarts. So you could have 10 - 600 meg files on a 8... » Read More 16x9 actual will give you a little more time for the HD 2 gigabyte limit but it's still limited. Again if you reduce resolution you will get a hudge boost in recording time. The file size limit is the OS limitation not the cameras. I suppose if they went with a linux platform they could have longer continuous recording with bigger files. Again unless you are recording a non stop production like A LONG PLAY you'll normally not run into the file size limit. Each time you stop and start a new recording a new file is created and the limit restarts. So you could have 10 - 600 meg files on a 8 gig card and still have space for morve videos. « Show Less
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You can set it to burst mode 10 frames per second. Good to have a class 10 SDHC card to, will speed up time between shots (image capture to memory).
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It depends on the resolution of the photos. Anywhere from about 1200 to 4700 according to information online. I shoot high resolution so I guess I could get about 1200 photos. But I don't use it to store my photos, I download them and save to a disc. I'm a reporter/photographer and I have never used the card to capacity. Even when shooting constantly for a weekend event will not fill the card to capacity.
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I carry 2 64GB cards for my D5100. I use a single card for a shoot and move them as soon as practical onto a more stable platform (backed up). Then I return the card to my cycle. This lets me shoot as much as I want without fear of running out of space. I also shoot jpg & raw. They are so cheap (I saw them for $15.99 the other day) that I cannot see a reason not to use them. The other people fearing about loss of the pictures are right though, do not store your pictures on here. Move them as soon as possible.
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In my 5D MK3 I use 32GB UDMA 7 Compact Flash and 32GB SDHC. There are slots for both, and a control option to choose which drive you wish to write to. CF has the faster transfer rate.
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anyone know which card slot is considered as primary card? CF or SD? or is it user definable?it is handy when using 'jpeg to secondary and raw to cf" config.
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I'd say - Depends upon how fast and furious you shoot, and how often you download. I use San Disk Extreme II and III, 1g and 2g cards, and download almost every day. You get about 285 full res pics on a 1g card. I suggest getting the fastest cards you can afford as the speed of the card will partially determine how fast the buffer clears, which in turn, effects how many shots you get on a single burst in burst mode. Personally, I use several smaller cards - 1 and 2 gig - rather than a larger card. Avoids the "all your eggs in one basket" syndrome, plus I'd have to work to hard to fill up those 4 gig things in a day. Just me though. You may want larger cards if you shoot video, which I do not.
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The writing speed is said to be 190 mb/s and read to be 245mb/s. Looking at reviews this seamed to perform very well and close to the statement. I did a lot of research and found this to be the fastest at the time without spending over $150. I bought this one for my bro in law and I have the 32gb and both are really fast! I can vouch for the 32gb going up to 145 mb/s write I saw it when transferring a larger amount of pictures once. However the 64 is supposed to out perform the 32, either way tho, I doubt you will be disappointed. Evey person that has one of these that ik personally and online are more than satisfied! The writing speed is said to be 190 mb/s and read to be 245mb/s. Looking at reviews this seamed to perform very well and close to the statement. I did a lot of research and found this to be the fastest at the time without spending over $150. I bought this one for my bro in law and I have the 32gb and both are really fast! I can vouch for the 32gb going up to 145 mb/s write I saw it when transferring a larger amount of pictures once. However the 64 is supposed to out perform the 32, either way tho, I doubt you will be disappointed. Evey person that has one of these that ik personally and... » Read More The writing speed is said to be 190 mb/s and read to be 245mb/s. Looking at reviews this seamed to perform very well and close to the statement. I did a lot of research and found this to be the fastest at the time without spending over $150. I bought this one for my bro in law and I have the 32gb and both are really fast! I can vouch for the 32gb going up to 145 mb/s write I saw it when transferring a larger amount of pictures once. However the 64 is supposed to out perform the 32, either way tho, I doubt you will be disappointed. Evey person that has one of these that ik personally and online are more than satisfied! « Show Less
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JPEG with film simulation is pretty vivid. RAW needs further processing, obviously.
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You need to buy a card and a much bigger one if you don't want to be constantly deleting stuff. I would consider 16gb the minimum. I have a 32gb class 10 GSkill that seems really fast for video and burst modes, but the same size Patriot and Mushkin class 10 cards are much slower and make the camera seem unresponsive. I even had to RMA the PAtriot one it was so slow, but the new one is acceptable. I got the GSkill on sale for $9.99, just watch New egg, they go on sale all the time. The faster the card the better. I will try a SanDisk Extreme when the price comes down.
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Depends on what you need. 45mb/s works well for just portraits. And even fine for speed as long as you shoot in jpeg. But I was shooting fast in RAW on full frame and 45 was not doing it for me.But if it says 45 then it is. But if you have no problems no need to upgrade
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A word about the D800. I downloaded the 20 megabite sample jpeg image files nikon provides and tried my hand at working with them in photoshop and Topaz filters. I see some color banding in the shadows, hmm? Has any one else tried working them?The other thing is that I noticed is with 36mp images at 20MB's your post processing times to slow to a crawl.