Compatibilty

I see that some Sony DVD's are Memory stick compatible. Does anyone
know if the CD400 CD-RW's are also viewable on a tv in the same way?

I also posted earlier about the CD400 if anyone can help.

I'm concerned about the delay (4 seconds?) before the camera is ready to take a picture. How does this work?

Are action shots out of the question?

Does a camera with a memory stick takes instant pictures then?

Does the CD400 take the picture, store it on some kind of RAM then copy it to the CD?

Xanthos Christodoulides said:

I see that some Sony DVD's are Memory stick compatible. Does anyone
know if the CD400 CD-RW's are also viewable on a tv in the same way?

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Umm....there are some DVD players that will play your pictures as a slide show right off the miniCD.

Xanthos Christodoulides said:

I also posted earlier about the CD400 if anyone can help.

I'm concerned about the delay (4 seconds?) before the camera is
ready to take a picture. How does this work?

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It takes a little time to write to the CD and while the camera is busy doing this, you have to wait.

Xanthos Christodoulides said:

Are action shots out of the question?

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You can take action shots, you just have to wait between them.

Either that or use the Burst 3 mode which takes 3 shots in close succession but then takes 15sec or so to write them to the disk.

Xanthos Christodoulides said:

Does a camera with a memory stick takes instant pictures then?

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No, still takes a second or so to write to the MS before the camera is ready for the next shot.

Xanthos Christodoulides said:

Does the CD400 take the picture, store it on some kind of RAM then
copy it to the CD?

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Takes the picture, processes the picture into a JPEG and then from memory writes it to the CD. The memory is big enough for 3 shots, but the cameras computer is full time busy writing to the CD thus you cannot take the next shot untill its done.

I know what you're thinking. Wouldn't a Hold 3 mode be nice. Take 3 shots, quickly, in my timing (rather than burst) and then let the camera write it to CD.

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Your not going to take my picture with that Nikon are you?

Xanthos Christodoulides said:

I'm concerned about the delay (4 seconds?) before the camera is
ready to take a picture. How does this work?

Are action shots out of the question?

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I do lots of action shots with my 300 (swim meets) and it did take some getting used to. You just have to half press the shutter while focusing on

the spot where the action is about to happen (easier in swim meets than other sports no doubt). Then there is almost no shutter lag. Write time is long when you use the 3 shot burst mode and can be irritating. When not using burst it isn't that bad. I find the lack of zoom much more of a problem with sports shots than the shutter lag or write time. We have MS cameras in our house too and have not noticed any real difference in ability to capture sports shots, except for running out of memory before the 2 day swim meet is over! Cindy

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http://www3.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=107742

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If one of us is laughing, and the other one isn't, one of us must be wrong...

About writing to the CD: you can take several pictures without delay - the CD has a big buffer, and I take at least three, maybe four pictures in a row while it is still recording to the CD. Yes, the red light is on, indicating that it is still recording to the CD, but you don't have to wait for it to go out. The only thing you have to watch for is NOT to turn off the camera while the red light is still on.

If you half-press the shutter to set the focus and wait for that golden moment, you can certainly take action shots!

Xanthos Christodoulides said:

I see that some Sony DVD's are Memory stick compatible. Does anyone
know if the CD400 CD-RW's are also viewable on a tv in the same way?

I also posted earlier about the CD400 if anyone can help.

I'm concerned about the delay (4 seconds?) before the camera is
ready to take a picture. How does this work?

Are action shots out of the question?

Does a camera with a memory stick takes instant pictures then?

Does the CD400 take the picture, store it on some kind of RAM then
copy it to the CD?

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Hi Agneta,

I have read your posts for a while now and because of them I'm SO tempted to get this camera. You sure make it sound great But what I wanted to ask you is this, do you have a gallery posted? I would love to see some of your images. Thanks for always sharing your opinion, it is great to get some real hands on insight to a camera. (Cindy is GREAT about that as well, but I am looking at the CD400, and know there are differences beyond megapixels.) The CD1000 that I have is probably much slower to write, has no burst mode and no full manual function -- and yet I still love that camera. OK, so it's the zoom, right? Of course. But I always like having something smaller to give me no excuse to leave the camera behind. Thanks for listening, sharing, and I hope for indulging me with some of your pictures.

Peggy

Agneta Sarinske said:

About writing to the CD: you can take several pictures without
delay - the CD has a big buffer, and I take at least three, maybe
four pictures in a row while it is still recording to the CD. Yes,
the red light is on, indicating that it is still recording to the
CD, but you don't have to wait for it to go out. The only thing
you have to watch for is NOT to turn off the camera while the red
light is still on.

If you half-press the shutter to set the focus and wait for that
golden moment, you can certainly take action shots!

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Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

Hello, miaowcat (and I am a cat lover too, his name is Jack Frost)

Yes, I do have pictures - but I am at work now, so I will get to posting when I get home. Most of mine are on Imagestation, and I understand that you need to register these days to see them - are you registered there? If not, I will upload some to pbase, where I have only recently uploaded some pictures. Or you could send me your e-mail address - or e-mail me - mine is posted here.

I do love this camera, and I say that just having purchased the 717!!! They are simply different, and I love them both for different reasons. Since I know my cd400 better, I think those pictures are my best at this time - and I bet many people could not tell the difference between the two (now I am only speaking of my own poor excuses for photography).

Thank you for replying!!! I am so addicted to this hobby that I can't wait for more time to spend on it - it has enriched my life immeasurably!

miaowcat said:

I have read your posts for a while now and because of them I'm SO
tempted to get this camera. You sure make it sound great But
what I wanted to ask you is this, do you have a gallery posted? I
would love to see some of your images. Thanks for always sharing
your opinion, it is great to get some real hands on insight to a
camera. (Cindy is GREAT about that as well, but I am looking at the
CD400, and know there are differences beyond megapixels.) The
CD1000 that I have is probably much slower to write, has no burst
mode and no full manual function -- and yet I still love that
camera. OK, so it's the zoom, right? Of course. But I always like
having something smaller to give me no excuse to leave the camera
behind. Thanks for listening, sharing, and I hope for indulging me
with some of your pictures.

Peggy

Agneta Sarinske said:

About writing to the CD: you can take several pictures without
delay - the CD has a big buffer, and I take at least three, maybe
four pictures in a row while it is still recording to the CD. Yes,
the red light is on, indicating that it is still recording to the
CD, but you don't have to wait for it to go out. The only thing
you have to watch for is NOT to turn off the camera while the red
light is still on.

If you half-press the shutter to set the focus and wait for that
golden moment, you can certainly take action shots!

Click to expand...

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Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

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Well thanks to Agneta and Cindy I've now decided that this is the right camera for me....

One more question though

Does this camera have a facility for a bit more zoom. 3x is probably ok, and the double up with the digital zoom is going to help, but what about a convertor for say a 10x

Does the 4 megapixels mean that if I used software to really zoom into a particular area of a shot, that it would be sharper than a 2mp camera or is that irrellavent?

Is that 2 questions? Sorry.

Xanthos

Errr...I too have a cat. Called Candy(now about 16 yrs old), who had a daughter called Cindy. Just had to let you know ;-)

Agneta Sarinske said:

I do love this camera, and I say that just having purchased the
717!!! They are simply different, and I love them both for
different reasons. Since I know my cd400 better, I think those
pictures are my best at this time - and I bet many people could not
tell the difference between the two (now I am only speaking of my
own poor excuses for photography).

Thank you for replying!!! I am so addicted to this hobby that I
can't wait for more time to spend on it - it has enriched my life
immeasurably!

miaowcat said:

I have read your posts for a while now and because of them I'm SO
tempted to get this camera. You sure make it sound great But
what I wanted to ask you is this, do you have a gallery posted? I
would love to see some of your images. Thanks for always sharing
your opinion, it is great to get some real hands on insight to a
camera. (Cindy is GREAT about that as well, but I am looking at the
CD400, and know there are differences beyond megapixels.) The
CD1000 that I have is probably much slower to write, has no burst
mode and no full manual function -- and yet I still love that
camera. OK, so it's the zoom, right? Of course. But I always like
having something smaller to give me no excuse to leave the camera
behind. Thanks for listening, sharing, and I hope for indulging me
with some of your pictures.

Peggy

Agneta Sarinske said:

About writing to the CD: you can take several pictures without
delay - the CD has a big buffer, and I take at least three, maybe
four pictures in a row while it is still recording to the CD. Yes,
the red light is on, indicating that it is still recording to the
CD, but you don't have to wait for it to go out. The only thing
you have to watch for is NOT to turn off the camera while the red
light is still on.

If you half-press the shutter to set the focus and wait for that
golden moment, you can certainly take action shots!

Click to expand...

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Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

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Thanks for the quick response, Agneta. I can view your Imagestation gallery (but couldn't access your e-mail address or I'd have mailed you instead!) if you will be so kind as to send me the link.

Thanks,

Peggy

Agneta Sarinske said:

I do love this camera, and I say that just having purchased the
717!!! They are simply different, and I love them both for
different reasons. Since I know my cd400 better, I think those
pictures are my best at this time - and I bet many people could not
tell the difference between the two (now I am only speaking of my
own poor excuses for photography).

Thank you for replying!!! I am so addicted to this hobby that I
can't wait for more time to spend on it - it has enriched my life
immeasurably!

miaowcat said:

I have read your posts for a while now and because of them I'm SO
tempted to get this camera. You sure make it sound great But
what I wanted to ask you is this, do you have a gallery posted? I
would love to see some of your images. Thanks for always sharing
your opinion, it is great to get some real hands on insight to a
camera. (Cindy is GREAT about that as well, but I am looking at the
CD400, and know there are differences beyond megapixels.) The
CD1000 that I have is probably much slower to write, has no burst
mode and no full manual function -- and yet I still love that
camera. OK, so it's the zoom, right? Of course. But I always like
having something smaller to give me no excuse to leave the camera
behind. Thanks for listening, sharing, and I hope for indulging me
with some of your pictures.

Peggy

Agneta Sarinske said:

About writing to the CD: you can take several pictures without
delay - the CD has a big buffer, and I take at least three, maybe
four pictures in a row while it is still recording to the CD. Yes,
the red light is on, indicating that it is still recording to the
CD, but you don't have to wait for it to go out. The only thing
you have to watch for is NOT to turn off the camera while the red
light is still on.

If you half-press the shutter to set the focus and wait for that
golden moment, you can certainly take action shots!

Click to expand...

--
Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

Click to expand...

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Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

Xanthos, I believe that there is an adapter available for use with the CD400. I am sure others will have more information, but you might want to check the Sony site and also do a search here on STF. If I'm not mistaken, the adapter is the same one I have for my S85 and it allows you to use 52mm filters as well.

Peggy

Xanthos Christodoulides said:

One more question though

Does this camera have a facility for a bit more zoom. 3x is
probably ok, and the double up with the digital zoom is going to
help, but what about a convertor for say a 10x

Does the 4 megapixels mean that if I used software to really zoom
into a particular area of a shot, that it would be sharper than a
2mp camera or is that irrellavent?

Is that 2 questions? Sorry.

Xanthos

Errr...I too have a cat. Called Candy(now about 16 yrs old), who
had a daughter called Cindy. Just had to let you know ;-)

Agneta Sarinske said:

I do love this camera, and I say that just having purchased the
717!!! They are simply different, and I love them both for
different reasons. Since I know my cd400 better, I think those
pictures are my best at this time - and I bet many people could not
tell the difference between the two (now I am only speaking of my
own poor excuses for photography).

Thank you for replying!!! I am so addicted to this hobby that I
can't wait for more time to spend on it - it has enriched my life
immeasurably!

miaowcat said:

I have read your posts for a while now and because of them I'm SO
tempted to get this camera. You sure make it sound great But
what I wanted to ask you is this, do you have a gallery posted? I
would love to see some of your images. Thanks for always sharing
your opinion, it is great to get some real hands on insight to a
camera. (Cindy is GREAT about that as well, but I am looking at the
CD400, and know there are differences beyond megapixels.) The
CD1000 that I have is probably much slower to write, has no burst
mode and no full manual function -- and yet I still love that
camera. OK, so it's the zoom, right? Of course. But I always like
having something smaller to give me no excuse to leave the camera
behind. Thanks for listening, sharing, and I hope for indulging me
with some of your pictures.

Peggy

Agneta Sarinske said:

About writing to the CD: you can take several pictures without
delay - the CD has a big buffer, and I take at least three, maybe
four pictures in a row while it is still recording to the CD. Yes,
the red light is on, indicating that it is still recording to the
CD, but you don't have to wait for it to go out. The only thing
you have to watch for is NOT to turn off the camera while the red
light is still on.

If you half-press the shutter to set the focus and wait for that
golden moment, you can certainly take action shots!

Click to expand...

--
Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

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Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

Hi Peggy,

The Sony site does have a selection of x2 convertors I can use with the right adapter. Maybe a trek to my nearest dealer would be the next thing for me to do. Trouble is there are not that many around here.

Thanks ladies. You've been fantastic.

miaowcat said:

Peggy

Xanthos Christodoulides said:

One more question though

Does this camera have a facility for a bit more zoom. 3x is
probably ok, and the double up with the digital zoom is going to
help, but what about a convertor for say a 10x

Does the 4 megapixels mean that if I used software to really zoom
into a particular area of a shot, that it would be sharper than a
2mp camera or is that irrellavent?

Is that 2 questions? Sorry.

Xanthos

Errr...I too have a cat. Called Candy(now about 16 yrs old), who
had a daughter called Cindy. Just had to let you know ;-)

Agneta Sarinske said:

I do love this camera, and I say that just having purchased the
717!!! They are simply different, and I love them both for
different reasons. Since I know my cd400 better, I think those
pictures are my best at this time - and I bet many people could not
tell the difference between the two (now I am only speaking of my
own poor excuses for photography).

Thank you for replying!!! I am so addicted to this hobby that I
can't wait for more time to spend on it - it has enriched my life
immeasurably!

miaowcat said:

I have read your posts for a while now and because of them I'm SO
tempted to get this camera. You sure make it sound great But
what I wanted to ask you is this, do you have a gallery posted? I
would love to see some of your images. Thanks for always sharing
your opinion, it is great to get some real hands on insight to a
camera. (Cindy is GREAT about that as well, but I am looking at the
CD400, and know there are differences beyond megapixels.) The
CD1000 that I have is probably much slower to write, has no burst
mode and no full manual function -- and yet I still love that
camera. OK, so it's the zoom, right? Of course. But I always like
having something smaller to give me no excuse to leave the camera
behind. Thanks for listening, sharing, and I hope for indulging me
with some of your pictures.

Peggy

Agneta Sarinske said:

About writing to the CD: you can take several pictures without
delay - the CD has a big buffer, and I take at least three, maybe
four pictures in a row while it is still recording to the CD. Yes,
the red light is on, indicating that it is still recording to the
CD, but you don't have to wait for it to go out. The only thing
you have to watch for is NOT to turn off the camera while the red
light is still on.

If you half-press the shutter to set the focus and wait for that
golden moment, you can certainly take action shots!

Click to expand...

--
Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

Click to expand...

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Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

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miaowcat said:

Xanthos, I believe that there is an adapter available for use with
the CD400. I am sure others will have more information, but you
might want to check the Sony site and also do a search here on STF.
If I'm not mistaken, the adapter is the same one I have for my S85
and it allows you to use 52mm filters as well.

Peggy

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Yes you can get adapter rings to fit various sizes of add-on filters and lenses. The lousy zoom is the one thing I really hate about the camera, too bad the 400 didn't improve on that. The digital zoom is no good either - at least in the 300. I have a Tiffen 2x teleconverter that I would not recommend. If you are going to get an add-on tele then everybody on this forum seems to love the Olympus if you can find it. From what I've read here you can do no wrong with it. Cindy

peggy said:

Xanthos Christodoulides said:

One more question though

Does this camera have a facility for a bit more zoom. 3x is
probably ok, and the double up with the digital zoom is going to
help, but what about a convertor for say a 10x

Does the 4 megapixels mean that if I used software to really zoom
into a particular area of a shot, that it would be sharper than a
2mp camera or is that irrellavent?

Is that 2 questions? Sorry.

Xanthos

Errr...I too have a cat. Called Candy(now about 16 yrs old), who
had a daughter called Cindy. Just had to let you know ;-)

Agneta Sarinske said:

I do love this camera, and I say that just having purchased the
717!!! They are simply different, and I love them both for
different reasons. Since I know my cd400 better, I think those
pictures are my best at this time - and I bet many people could not
tell the difference between the two (now I am only speaking of my
own poor excuses for photography).

Thank you for replying!!! I am so addicted to this hobby that I
can't wait for more time to spend on it - it has enriched my life
immeasurably!

miaowcat said:

I have read your posts for a while now and because of them I'm SO
tempted to get this camera. You sure make it sound great But
what I wanted to ask you is this, do you have a gallery posted? I
would love to see some of your images. Thanks for always sharing
your opinion, it is great to get some real hands on insight to a
camera. (Cindy is GREAT about that as well, but I am looking at the
CD400, and know there are differences beyond megapixels.) The
CD1000 that I have is probably much slower to write, has no burst
mode and no full manual function -- and yet I still love that
camera. OK, so it's the zoom, right? Of course. But I always like
having something smaller to give me no excuse to leave the camera
behind. Thanks for listening, sharing, and I hope for indulging me
with some of your pictures.

Peggy

Agneta Sarinske said:

About writing to the CD: you can take several pictures without
delay - the CD has a big buffer, and I take at least three, maybe
four pictures in a row while it is still recording to the CD. Yes,
the red light is on, indicating that it is still recording to the
CD, but you don't have to wait for it to go out. The only thing
you have to watch for is NOT to turn off the camera while the red
light is still on.

If you half-press the shutter to set the focus and wait for that
golden moment, you can certainly take action shots!

Click to expand...

--
Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

Click to expand...

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Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

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CindyD or SarahD
If one of us is laughing, and the other one isn't, one of us must be wrong...

miaowcat said:

Thanks for the quick response, Agneta. I can view your Imagestation
gallery (but couldn't access your e-mail address or I'd have mailed
you instead!) if you will be so kind as to send me the link.

Thanks,

Peggy

Hi Peggy,

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I just sent you an e-mail - I am home early - and I will do some more uploading when I have come back home after a few errands. I am just so tickled that someone is interested! I am extremely humbled by the skills and knowledge of the people on this forum. I have been reading here for over two years since I got my first camera, the F505V. I print quite a few posts and save in a binder for further study.

Jack says hi-miaouw - I'll upload a picture of him when I get home. He is quite convinced of his own good looks!