Originally posted by kooldavid Hi all.
I'm a recent owner of a Pentax KX and I just want to know if this is normal.
I like to shoot in continuous mode, and it snaps 3 shots rapidly and then a delays for 1 second before shooting another snap. Is this normal?
I'm currently using SD class 4 card 16 gig. Would a higher class SD card increase my snaps beyond 3 shots per second?
There several reasons for which your camera will slow down in Hi continuous shooting. These include:
- the image files size is big and the buffer fills up quickly,
- the SD card is too slow, and the pictures must be stored in the buffer until they can be written,
- the in-camera post-processing (PP) requires a lot of CPU and slows down the camera,
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Your description is limited. From what you describe, I would suspect very strongly the PP. Do make sure that all in-camera PP is killed off, including the lens distortion correction, ...
Also your card is relatively slow. Get a class 10 if you want to do some long Hi continuous shooting sequences.
More, for long continuous shooting sequences, set the file type and size to JPEG 6Mp or less.
I would recommend also to do a search in
www.Pentaxforums.com for a number of relevant threads on continous shooting. There have been quite a few in the last 4 weeks.
Hope that the comments will help....