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Hi all

I have a fuji x-t1. I wonder how to shoot quick consecutive pictures without delay. I know about burst mode (CL and CH), but that is not what i mean.

When shooting a single shot, it takes a few second before being able to shoot a next one. Is this due to buffering ?

I've seen other cameras being able to shoot almost instantly after the first shot. Can this be achieved with the x-t1 ?

Thanks for the input
 
I’m not an X-T1 user but that sounds like it shouldn’t be happening.
Have you got ‘auto review’ enabled? (Whereby the camera shows you the shot you just took, for a few seconds).
If so, you can disable it in the camera settings.
If you’re shooting long exposures in low light, it could be the noise reduction feature (Which can be disabled) - but I doubt that’s it.
Might also be worth checking you have a reasonably fast SD card, and/or re formatting the one(s) you have.
 
iancbradley said:
I’m not an X-T1 user but that sounds like it shouldn’t be happening.
Have you got ‘auto review’ enabled? (Whereby the camera shows you the shot you just took, for a few seconds).
If so, you can disable it in the camera settings.
If you’re shooting long exposures in low light, it could be the noise reduction feature (Which can be disabled) - but I doubt that’s it.
Might also be worth checking you have a reasonably fast SD card, and/or re formatting the one(s) you have.
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Hi.

I tried with the different autopreview settings (continuous, 1.5s, 0.5s and off), but same result.

I'm not taking any long exposures here, so could not be the noise reduction.

Maybe worth to check my SD-card indeed, as i think it might not be the fastest.

But can i expect snappy clicks on after the other without any delay or is this wishfull thinking?
 
Fast SD cards can make a HUGE difference on that. Get the fastest you can afford, even for stills
 
Hopefully someone will come on here with specific experience of the X-T1, but my X-T20 lets me take pictures half a second apart or faster - I don't notice any blanking or buffering.

Before you decide to send the camera to Fuji for investigation / repair, I think it's worth doing these things:

- either manually go through camera settings and look for anything you've 'accidentally' set to some special value, such as in the auto focus or battery performance settings; OR

- do a factory reset (in the 'Setup' menu), which will take everything back to normal (although you will have to re enter any user data and sets custom settings, if you use them);

- AND format your SD card, from the camera ('Setup'/'User Setting'/'Format')

You could also check that you have the latest firmware - if you bought the camera used, the previous owner might have missed an update.
 
eric333 said:
El Vuelo del Escorpion said:
Fast SD cards can make a HUGE difference on that. Get the fastest you can afford, even for stills
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But probably not worth buying UHS-II cards as the X-T1 doesn’t have the hardware to support it. The card will work but only at UHS-I speeds.
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I thought so too with my xt30 as it only supports uhsi speeds but a uhs2 card eliminated any bottlenecks from my card. When my buffer fills, I can start shooting again a lot faster as the the blinky write light goes away a lot quicker. Was worth it for me.
 
getochkn said:
eric333 said:
El Vuelo del Escorpion said:
Fast SD cards can make a HUGE difference on that. Get the fastest you can afford, even for stills
Click to expand...
But probably not worth buying UHS-II cards as the X-T1 doesn’t have the hardware to support it. The card will work but only at UHS-I speeds.
Click to expand...
I thought so too with my xt30 as it only supports uhsi speeds but a uhs2 card eliminated any bottlenecks from my card. When my buffer fills, I can start shooting again a lot faster as the the blinky write light goes away a lot quicker. Was worth it for me.
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It depends on your previous card.

There are faster & slower cards within the UHS-I spec.

You might have been able to achieve similar results with a better UHS-I card without spending so much on a UHS-II card. They are still quite expensive.
 
eric333 said:
getochkn said:
eric333 said:
El Vuelo del Escorpion said:
Fast SD cards can make a HUGE difference on that. Get the fastest you can afford, even for stills
Click to expand...
But probably not worth buying UHS-II cards as the X-T1 doesn’t have the hardware to support it. The card will work but only at UHS-I speeds.
Click to expand...
I thought so too with my xt30 as it only supports uhsi speeds but a uhs2 card eliminated any bottlenecks from my card. When my buffer fills, I can start shooting again a lot faster as the the blinky write light goes away a lot quicker. Was worth it for me.
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It depends on your previous card.

There are faster & slower cards within the UHS-I spec.

You might have been able to achieve similar results with a better UHS-I card without spending so much on a UHS-II card. They are still quite expensive.
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So is the Card most probably the bottleneck?
 
eric333 said:
getochkn said:
eric333 said:
El Vuelo del Escorpion said:
Fast SD cards can make a HUGE difference on that. Get the fastest you can afford, even for stills
Click to expand...
But probably not worth buying UHS-II cards as the X-T1 doesn’t have the hardware to support it. The card will work but only at UHS-I speeds.
Click to expand...
I thought so too with my xt30 as it only supports uhsi speeds but a uhs2 card eliminated any bottlenecks from my card. When my buffer fills, I can start shooting again a lot faster as the the blinky write light goes away a lot quicker. Was worth it for me.
Click to expand...
It depends on your previous card.

There are faster & slower cards within the UHS-I spec.

You might have been able to achieve similar results with a better UHS-I card without spending so much on a UHS-II card. They are still quite expensive.
Click to expand...
Not on boxing day when I got a 128gb lexar uhs2 for $30. Lol.
 
Michael Hossain said:
Hi all

I have a fuji x-t1. I wonder how to shoot quick consecutive pictures without delay. I know about burst mode (CL and CH), but that is not what i mean.

When shooting a single shot, it takes a few second before being able to shoot a next one. Is this due to buffering ?

I've seen other cameras being able to shoot almost instantly after the first shot. Can this be achieved with the x-t1 ?

Thanks for the input
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Run an experiment. Put the camera in manual focus. Then focus and fire off images as fast as you can. Then put it in AF and do the same. Is there any difference?

In AF if you are set the release to "focus" then it could be the issue.
 
Hi,

That makes sense. I've seen this setting but i've never really paid attention to it or try to understand what it is for.

Now that you say it, it is indeed always waiting for focus. I've noticed that if there is no focus, for example in very dark environment, it is not taking the shot.

I'll try this in the evening. Thanks a lot.
 
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