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4Gb Microdrive?
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 11:03:39 GMT, Terry wrote:
John Bean wrote: On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 07:28:50 +0000 (UTC), Turbohat wrote: why? are microdrives heavier on batteries than solid state CF cards? Yes, they have motors and other bits. That's true, but I haven't noticed any significant difference in shots per battery charge between my 4 GB microdrive and my 1 GB SanDisk CF. I can fill a 4GB card on a single charge, shooting raw. Interesting, I don't get anywhere near that. The best I can do is about 1/2 full on a single battery. And that's with no LCD use, anti-shake set to exposure-only mode, and being pretty careful to shut off the camera when not in use (between shot sequences). YMMV, I guess. Yes, I notice when this topic comes up on the forums I see figures from about 100 to 200 shots quoted. I get about 300, the 4GB disk holds 334. The original battery works rather better than the non-branded one I have but even it gives about 200 raw shots on a microdisk. I've never compared it with CF but it seems reasonable there will be a difference, but if there is none that's even more reason to use one. -- John Bean I don't read books, but I have friends who do (George W. Bush) |
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4Gb Microdrive?
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 11:03:39 GMT, Terry wrote:
John Bean wrote: On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 07:28:50 +0000 (UTC), Turbohat wrote: why? are microdrives heavier on batteries than solid state CF cards? Yes, they have motors and other bits. That's true, but I haven't noticed any significant difference in shots per battery charge between my 4 GB microdrive and my 1 GB SanDisk CF. I can fill a 4GB card on a single charge, shooting raw. Interesting, I don't get anywhere near that. The best I can do is about 1/2 full on a single battery. And that's with no LCD use, anti-shake set to exposure-only mode, and being pretty careful to shut off the camera when not in use (between shot sequences). YMMV, I guess. Yes, I notice when this topic comes up on the forums I see figures from about 100 to 200 shots quoted. I get about 300, the 4GB disk holds 334. The original battery works rather better than the non-branded one I have but even it gives about 200 raw shots on a microdisk. I've never compared it with CF but it seems reasonable there will be a difference, but if there is none that's even more reason to use one. -- John Bean I don't read books, but I have friends who do (George W. Bush) |
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