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Issues with Kodak digital camera saving images
For some reason my nice new Kodak CD33 3.1MP camera seems to take a bit of
time writing images to my 128MB SD card. Is this normal, or should I buy myself a Kodak SD card? I purchased the cheapest 128MB SD card I could find at Fry's electronics. I do not even recognize the name of the designer, as they are an off brand. I can live with the time delay, but it does get annoying. John -- 1 Pet 3:15-But sanctify the Lord God[a] in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear CERM-Church Education Resource Ministries Founder and director http://johnw.freeshell.org/bible |
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Issues with Kodak digital camera saving images
"Bible John" wrote in message ... For some reason my nice new Kodak CD33 3.1MP camera seems to take a bit of time writing images to my 128MB SD card. Is this normal, or should I buy myself a Kodak SD card? I purchased the cheapest 128MB SD card I could find at Fry's electronics. I do not even recognize the name of the designer, as they are an off brand. I can live with the time delay, but it does get annoying. John -- 1 Pet 3:15-But sanctify the Lord God[a] in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear CERM-Church Education Resource Ministries Founder and director http://johnw.freeshell.org/bible "You get what you pay for." Luke 2:12 |
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:34:19 -0700, Bible John wrote:
For some reason my nice new Kodak CD33 3.1MP camera seems to take a bit of time writing images to my 128MB SD card. Is this normal, or should I buy myself a Kodak SD card? I purchased the cheapest 128MB SD card I could find at Fry's electronics. And, you now question if "cheapest" == "fastest" ? |
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Issues with Kodak digital camera saving images
Bible John wrote:
For some reason my nice new Kodak CD33 3.1MP camera seems to take a bit of time writing images to my 128MB SD card. Is this normal, or should I buy myself a Kodak SD card? I purchased the cheapest 128MB SD card I could find at Fry's electronics. I do not even recognize the name of the designer, as they are an off brand. I can live with the time delay, but it does get annoying. John Don't know anything about that camera, whether it saves fast or not. But I do know that there is no need to buy the Kodak brand which will have a premium price. Any major brand such as San-Disk, Lexar, Crucial, etc. will be high quality and most card are guaranteed. If you can, see if you can't borrow a card or use one at a store to see how long it takes to save. Two points. One, the speed of saving in cheaper cameras is usually limited by the camera not the card. Second, all cards are the same (not brands, but versions) and later versions may be quite a bit faster and more expensive. 128MB SD cards are not very expensive and some are practically free after rebate. 128 MB may be all you need with a 3.1MP camera but most people want at least 512 MB cards. |
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1 Pet 3:15-But sanctify the Lord God[a] in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear CERM-Church Education Resource Ministries Founder and director http://johnw.freeshell.org/bible "George E. Cawthon" wrote in message ... Two points. One, the speed of saving in cheaper cameras is usually limited by the camera not the card. Second, all cards are the same (not brands, but versions) and later versions may be quite a bit faster and more expensive. 128MB SD cards are not very expensive and some are practically free after rebate. 128 MB may be all you need with a 3.1MP camera but most people want at least 512 MB cards. Not me. 3.1MP is plenty enough for me. I used a 2.1mp camera for years. The public tells people they need stuff that they do not. Most people do not need a 7.2 or 10MP camera, yet most people are told by the public that they do. I am smarter than the average sheep, and will not buy a product I do not need nor will I follow the public's consumeristic cravings. John |
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Issues with Kodak digital camera saving images
Bible John wrote:
For some reason my nice new Kodak CD33 3.1MP camera seems to take a bit of time writing images to my 128MB SD card. Is this normal, or should I buy myself a Kodak SD card? I purchased the cheapest 128MB SD card I could find at Fry's electronics. I do not even recognize the name of the designer, as they are an off brand. I can live with the time delay, but it does get annoying. John John, First, yes, it may take some time to write the file to the card, but you probably don't have to wait before taking another picture. Kodak cameras have buffers which will usually save from 2 to 6 pictures before you actually HAVE to wait until the files are written to the card. A faster card MAY help, or it may not. The limiting factor is usually the speed of the camera, not of the card. |
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Issues with Kodak digital camera saving images
Yes I am aware that I can take 2-4 pictures in the time frame it takes to
save the image to the card. I doubt a new card will help, as I tested this with the internal RAM, and its still slow. Internal RAM is always faster than external RAM (I know this from experience with PDA's). Well with the exception of CF, which with some cards seems to be nearly as fast as internal RAM. But only high end cameras use CF. Low end cameras did at one time use CF, but not anymore. But what I do not understand is why my old Vivitar 3625 2.1MP camera saved pictures faster than my newer Kodak, and why the Kodak still has this time delay even when I take images using the 1.1MP mode. I can take more pictures while the light flashes, but I just hate that delay. The Vivitar may have this one advantage, but overall the Kodak is ages ahead of the Vivtar especially with the lens system. The images come out so much cleaner! You cant always base a cameras quality on the MP I have learned from experience. On the Vivitar if I took a picture using the low res 800x600 setting, the images always seemed to come back fuzzy. I do not have this problem with the Kodak. John -- John John, First, yes, it may take some time to write the file to the card, but you probably don't have to wait before taking another picture. Kodak cameras have buffers which will usually save from 2 to 6 pictures before you actually HAVE to wait until the files are written to the card. A faster card MAY help, or it may not. The limiting factor is usually the speed of the camera, not of the card. |
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Issues with Kodak digital camera saving images
"Bible John" wrote in message ... -- 1 Pet 3:15-But sanctify the Lord God[a] in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear CERM-Church Education Resource Ministries Founder and director http://johnw.freeshell.org/bible "George E. Cawthon" wrote in message ... Two points. One, the speed of saving in cheaper cameras is usually limited by the camera not the card. Second, all cards are the same (not brands, but versions) and later versions may be quite a bit faster and more expensive. 128MB SD cards are not very expensive and some are practically free after rebate. 128 MB may be all you need with a 3.1MP camera but most people want at least 512 MB cards. Not me. 3.1MP is plenty enough for me. I used a 2.1mp camera for years. The public tells people they need stuff that they do not. Most people do not need a 7.2 or 10MP camera, yet most people are told by the public that they do. I am smarter than the average sheep, and will not buy a product I do not need nor will I follow the public's consumeristic cravings. John You don't have a clue, do you? |
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Issues with Kodak digital camera saving images
Bible John wrote:
-- 1 Pet 3:15-But sanctify the Lord God[a] in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear CERM-Church Education Resource Ministries Founder and director http://johnw.freeshell.org/bible "George E. Cawthon" wrote in message ... Two points. One, the speed of saving in cheaper cameras is usually limited by the camera not the card. Second, all cards are the same (not brands, but versions) and later versions may be quite a bit faster and more expensive. 128MB SD cards are not very expensive and some are practically free after rebate. 128 MB may be all you need with a 3.1MP camera but most people want at least 512 MB cards. Not me. 3.1MP is plenty enough for me. I used a 2.1mp camera for years. The public tells people they need stuff that they do not. Most people do not need a 7.2 or 10MP camera, yet most people are told by the public that they do. I am smarter than the average sheep, and will not buy a product I do not need nor will I follow the public's consumeristic cravings. John Have no idea what you are talking about. So I reread my statement and found an error. Suppose to say "All cards are Not the same............" I didn't say anything about the need for a higher definition camera, just that many people preferred a higher capacity card. My 4MP camera will take 256 pictures at max resolution on a 512 MB card and I need that much when traveling because I have no other storage. Not sure how many shots you would get on a 128MB card with a 3.1MP camera but it sure wouldn't be enough for me or many other people before they get back to their computer. As for your comments on 3.1MP cameras, buy what you want. |
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Issues with Kodak digital camera saving images
"Bible John" wrote in message ... -- I am smarter than the average sheep, and will not buy a product I do not need nor will I follow the public's consumeristic cravings. Most peoples' consumeristic cravings, as you call them, are engendered by research before buying and a desire to get something pretty decent. I'm unfamiliar with the camera you have chosen - I use Canons with pixel counts of 4 and almost 6 times yours. Strikes me that 3.1 pixels nowadays is a pretty down-to-a-price rather than up-to-a-quality sort of camera, and I doubt you can expect up-to-a-quality performance. Compound this with your carefully searching out the cheapest card money can buy and, well, caveat emptor. |
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