Nikon Coolpix 4200

[Diver Ah Ger]

I just got the coolpix 4200 and housing. Tried using it a couple of times and find that everytime i take a pic, i have to wait very long in order to be able to take the 2nd time. I think the camera is like recharging the flash or something (correct me if I'm wrong).

Any idea what I can do about it? I think I have to wait about 5 secs before i can take teh next pic. Which I feel that, by the time the cam is ready, the subject might have moved away.

[kthan]

a few possible reasons i can think of:

1. You are not using a fast speed CF card
2. The camera has a long write time
3. you are shooting RAW

2 and 3, you can try buying another camera. For 1, try a high speed card and see if the same problem persist. I presume the battery is fresh and fully charged.

Anyone else can chip in?

Eric

[Astin]

The "wait very long" is because the camera needs to write to the memory card and recharge the flash, Nikon decided to freeze the camera during these 2 actions, its the same problem for Coolpix 4100, 4200, 5100, 5200 digicam.

[lovells19]

er.. it uses a SD card,

i think number 2 applies

number 3, i don't think it writes in raw though..

when i shoot raw my camera takes about 6sec to get ready for the next shot. maybe try shootin in burst mode or multishot mode?

[xpgel]

Most of the coolpix camera are slow untill you want to throw the camera away.

I'm using a coolpix 5400, the camera is rock solid, it takes good pic but the speed puts
me off, i did check on this forum, the guys here said no point in getting a high speed card
when your camera IO system too slow.

The write time is 8secs for a FINE pic quality pic. I shoot in RAW mode @ times by the time it writes the file you can sleep.

I did buy another camera for my GF, Panasonic it uses SD card the speed @ which it writes
pics is amazing.

This is one reason for me upgrade to DSLR. may be next year

[Astin]

Originally Posted by xpgel Most of the coolpix camera are slow untill you want to throw the camera away. I'm using a coolpix 5400, the camera is rock solid, it takes good pic but the speed puts me off, i did check on this forum, the guys here said no point in getting a high speed card when your camera IO system too slow. The write time is 8secs for a FINE pic quality pic. I shoot in RAW mode @ times by the time it writes the file you can sleep. I did buy another camera for my GF, Panasonic it uses SD card the speed @ which it writes pics is amazing. This is one reason for me upgrade to DSLR. may be next year

It is true that the Panasonic digicam is a lot faster than Nikon digicam in write speed.