E-300 locks-up during write operation

[chii]

Hi guys,

Anyone of you encounter a lock-up when shooting RAW+SHQ suring the write operation?

This happened after shooting more than 20 over frames in quick succession after the buffer cleared. Spoilt my initial good impression of the camera.

Only remedy was to remove the battery as the switch did not work.


Prehaps there is a firmware bug


cheers
chii

[serene]

Mind giving more details about your settings? What do you mean by 20 pics in succession? Is this done manually? Also, what type of CF card are you using? I can try to simulate the problem on my set. Thanks
Serene

[chii]

Originally Posted by serene Mind giving more details about your settings? What do you mean by 20 pics in succession? Is this done manually? Also, what type of CF card are you using? I can try to simulate the problem on my set. Thanks Serene

Hi serene,

Settings as follows

control - manual
Iso -100
F-stop 4~5.6
S- 100/125
CF card is a 1Gig Lexar Professional 80X WA series
image format - Raw + Shq
color space - AdobeRGB
Flash : with & without (no compensation)

Sorry about the "20 pics in succession", I suppose it made no sense , cos i was rushing off to diner before I posted.

Here is what happened.

- I shot up till the camera buffer limit (single frame)
- waited for the write operation to complete before shooting again immediately.
- after repeating the above for a few sets of images, the camera locked up with the write led on & the Lcd & viewfinder displaying nothing.

Hope this helps
chii

[serene]

sorry for the delay. I could not try it out yet coz my CF card is quite full but I saw the following discussion at dpreview which may be of help. Please note the part about reformatting the Lexar card.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=11685204

[chii]

Originally Posted by serene sorry for the delay. I could not try it out yet coz my CF card is quite full but I saw the following discussion at dpreview which may be of help. Please note the part about reformatting the Lexar card. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=11685204

Hi serene,

Since I formated the card since that day, there has not been any recurence of the problem.

Prehaps it is true u need to "sync" the card to the camera.

cheers

[chancy]

Hello Chii,

Don't have an E300 on hand to be of help. Just glad to hear that the source of the problem could be verified & resolved :-)

Cheers,

[serene]

Originally Posted by chii Hi serene, Since I formated the card since that day, there has not been any recurence of the problem. Prehaps it is true u need to "sync" the card to the camera. cheers

Hi Chii
I just bought a Lexar, could u kindly advise how I should format and sync it to e-300. Thanks

[chii]

Originally Posted by serene Hi Chii I just bought a Lexar, could u kindly advise how I should format and sync it to e-300. Thanks

Hi serene,

-pop the card into the camera,
-click the "menu button".
-U should be able to see a "card setup" .
-choose the format the card option

cheers
chii

[serene]

Hi Chii
Thanks for your fast response. I hv already performed it successfully
The card is so much faster than my previous Kingston

[chii]

Originally Posted by serene Hi Chii Thanks for your fast response. I hv already performed it successfully The card is so much faster than my previous Kingston

It flies

[Merciless_Knight]

Originally Posted by chii It flies

But I find it quite slow when write raw file.

[chii]

Originally Posted by Merciless_Knight But I find it quite slow when write raw file.

ok woh...
ard 12sec for a full buffer.

If u use Raw + SHQ its slightly longer buts still acceptable.

btw u are comparing to which platform?

[chii]

Originally Posted by chancy Hello Chii, Don't have an E300 on hand to be of help. Just glad to hear that the source of the problem could be verified & resolved :-) Cheers,

NP its good to share tips & tricks