S3 shooting speed issues

Mr Keepsake · Feb 20, 2005

I have an S3 that I use in the "mom & pop" portrait studio environment. I love the results but the camera seems real slow when shooting big jpg's and wicked slow in RAW.

I did a little web research and found out that if you use the xD flash cards that the S3 takes, you will DOUBLE the speed the camera can write to the card. This could make the camera more usable in the situations mentioned above.

The new xD cards are only available as large as 512 right now but i'm sure it wo't be long before larger one's become available. Also, I learned that if you have xD cards larger than 256, you need a special xD card reader that can handle the larger cards. The xD cards are cheaper and use less battery power too!

This coupled with a [hope to be soon] firmware update could make this camera REALLY shine!

Just thought I'd pass the info along.....

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Thanks,

Bob

greentoe · Feb 20, 2005

... shipping soon, probably.

-gt

Mr Keepsake said:
I have an S3 that I use in the "mom & pop" portrait studio
environment. I love the results but the camera seems real slow
when shooting big jpg's and wicked slow in RAW.

I did a little web research and found out that if you use the xD
flash cards that the S3 takes, you will DOUBLE the speed the camera
can write to the card. This could make the camera more usable in
the situations mentioned above.

The new xD cards are only available as large as 512 right now but
i'm sure it wo't be long before larger one's become available.
Also, I learned that if you have xD cards larger than 256, you need
a special xD card reader that can handle the larger cards. The xD
cards are cheaper and use less battery power too!

This coupled with a [hope to be soon] firmware update could make
this camera REALLY shine!

Just thought I'd pass the info along.....
--
Thanks,

Bob

Radu Grozescu · Feb 21, 2005

Mr Keepsake said:
I have an S3 that I use in the "mom & pop" portrait studio
environment. I love the results but the camera seems real slow
when shooting big jpg's and wicked slow in RAW.

You may consider shooting tethered to a computer.

This way you will get the same speed as using xD cards, instant preview both for you and your client and "unlimited" storage.

You will also save the time for downloading the images after the session and may even find a workflow which will allow you to get the final order (and payment) before the client steps out of the door

My clients love to be able to see the images on the screen almost in real time, and I use a Nikon D 100 which is much slower shooting tethered than the S3.

Radu Grozescu

http://www.RaduGrozescu.com
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